Measurement in sports is not limited to field and courts. So where else do they play a role.
Two times world championship bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain brought laurels to the state of Assam by being awarded the Arjuna award in the year 2020 by the President of India Mr. Ram Nath Kovind for her outstanding performance in boxing. She is the first Assamese woman to qualify for the Olympics, and is the state’s second boxer to represent the country after Shiva Thapa. She was the sixth individual from Assam to win the Arjuna Award in 2020.
Healing and Managing Sports Injuries is a specialised job done by sports physiotherapists.
An exceptional Indian footballer who played in the 1966 Asian Games and represented India on such a great platform and did his part for the golden age of Indian football. A player, having such lethal kicks it is said, that the ball used to get torn due to the impact.
Bir Bahadur Singh’s career can be summed up as illustrious but even after that, this footballer has to meet with a tragic life and eventually, a tragic end.
From where does the willingness of not giving up comes in the player in times when performance is not up to the mark.
Did you know India has won a Gold medal in the Asian Games? It was the last gold medal of India that was won in the Asian Games. Midfield maestro Mohammad Yousuf Khan, also best known as the “Galloping Horse” and was rightfully said so as he used to gallop on the pitch like a horse, played a vital role in the win. He was one of the best all-rounder players in Indian football history.
After all these years of glory, there was an unfortunate turn of events when he developed Parkinson’s disease. The legs that created magic on the field by then, struggled to even carry him, and as usual, he was later forgotten by the nation.