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Human intervention behind starting blocks for sprint races due to poor track conditions at Kanteerava stadium in a national meet. This has been a common practice for decades in Indian athletics. Read shorturl.at/vLkjZ Photos Pushkar V Deccan Herald Dr. Adille. J. Sumariwalla. OLY Siddaramaiah

Introduction of age-verification tests at the sub-junior level saw two states being barred from participating at the ongoing U-13 boys nationals. AIFF's mandate to curb over-age menace prevalent in Indian football. Deccan Herald #IndianFootball Link: shorturl.at/AfC9Y

Given the dreaded send-off at the 17th min of a crucial quarterfinal game at the Paris Olympics, Amit Rohidas#30 ଅମିତ ରୋହିଦୀସ shares his account of how he spent the remaining 43 mins & more in a match that a 10-man India famously won. shorturl.at/S3NUo Deccan Herald Hockey India

A possible 5-10 marks as grace for performing student athletes in schools, colleges & universities across Karnataka could become reality soon. Deccan Herald Siddaramaiah Dr. K Govindaraj #sports #Karnataka Read: shorturl.at/03U3i

The correlation between geography of Bengaluru & physics of badminton. Deccan Herald #badminton #bengaluru

Reporters may go or may not, but the photojournalist brigade of Bangalore is always at the right place at the right time 😃 K MURALI KUMAR Pushkar V Chethan Shivakumar Krishnakumar P S Shailendra Bhojak #Badminton #SeniorNationals

Once a tennis player is on court, he/she is on his/her own - a trait that made the sport special. Not anymore. Rules of the sport has changed and the tennis community, with varied reactions to it, is divided like never before. shorturl.at/EPOyB Deccan Herald #tennis

Karnataka Judo Association not conducting trails to select a team resulted in the state's young judokas missing an opportunity to win medals, cash prize & a chance at representing the country. shorturl.at/7bL7H Deccan Herald #Judo

7 months have passed since Chief Minister Siddaramaiah handed job offer letters to 11 Karnataka athletes who are international medallists. And their wait to get hired continues. Deccan Herald #sports #Karnataka deccanherald.com/india/karnatak…

50 years since India won its first and only Hockey World Cup. @deccanherald Hockey India deccanherald.com/sports/hockey/…

The Kapil Dev-Grant Thronton Invitational became the first domestic professional event where women pros went head-to-head with their male counterparts. Mysuru's Pranavi Urs ended as the best lady golfer at tied-18th. Deccan Herald Kapil Dev - Grant Thornton PGTI deccanherald.com/sports/other-s…

National records in 100m, 200m & 4x100m relay were broken within a span of 6 weeks recently. This is the beginning of running faster & clocking new marks regularly, say India's top male sprinters. Deccan Herald Athletics Federation of India James Hillier Read: shorturl.at/vGry9

For one last time, after doing it for 20 years, we sat in the living room glued to the television to watch Rafa walk into Philippe-Chatrier at Roland Garros. Beyond sport. This is about bringing families, friends, unknown people together. Merci Rafa. #rafaelnadal #FrenchOpen

Does fandom need to be made a show of? Or are we addicted to celebrating 'celebrities' over honouring our own lives? 4th June, 2024: The MG Road Metro station shut at 6pm. 3 lakh fans, 3000 police amidst a trophy that lost its sheen within minutes of winning it after 18 years.

The numbers suggest that the Indian women's football team is in desperate need of a rejig. Newly-appointed head coach Crispin Chetrri says he has a vision & is adamant about implementing it without fearing implications. Deccan Herald Indian Football Team Link rb.gy/2e8n7s

Another league of a niche sport has kicked-off in India. Will the initial promise of progress turn into reality in the future? Deccan Herald Rugby India Rugby Premier League Rahul Bose Link: shorturl.at/KTozv

What is 'choking' in sports? What are the factors causing it? What are the repercussions of labelling an athlete/ team as 'chokers'? How do the ones at the receiving end shut the outside noise & quieten the demons within? Link shorturl.at/iCQK3 Deccan Herald Dr Nanaki J. Chadha

The thinker and not the talker of the Indian men's hockey team for over a decade retires. But his graceful playing skills on the field will forever be remembered and spoken about. Link: shorturl.at/t0t8T Deccan Herald Lalit Upadhyay Hockey India

"... young athletes, workers & volunteers who were giving finishing touches to the stadium as India's champion athlete went around thanking dozens of women working at the stadium" ✍️🏽 BIJU CYRIAC 📸 Syed Asif The Times Of India Neeraj Chopra Classic

"Inspiring is not enough. Talent needs to be supported. Because those inspired will demand support to get better," says Olympic gold medal-winning javelin thrower Thomas Röhler of Germany. Read: shorturl.at/QhaEc Deccan Herald Neeraj Chopra Classic #athletics #javelinthrow