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Punjab’s Rural Olympics on Deathbed?

Punjab’s Rural Olympics on Deathbed?

25.02.16 - Amandeep Sandhu

On the morning of 4 February 2016, I headed south from Ludhiana city, Punjab, towards the Grewal Stadium, the venue for the annual Kila Raipur games. The games, popularly known as the "rural Olympics,” are an annual three-day sports festival held in Punjab. They include ...

On The Road To Rio: Olympian Khushbir Kaur

On The Road To Rio: Olympian Khushbir Kaur

25.02.16 - SUDESHNA BANERJEE

Khushbir Kaur was always destined to be a race walker.
At the tender age of nine and a half months, the girl from Rasulpur Kalan village near Amritsar in Punjab gave her parents a glimpse of her precocious talent as she walked her very first steps.

AT ...

Kavita Raut wins SAG marathon gold, books Rio Olympic berth

Kavita Raut wins SAG marathon gold, books Rio Olympic berth

25.02.16 -

Indian long-distance runner Kavita Raut booked her spot for the Rio Olympics in women’s marathon after winning the event in the 12th South Asian Games, a perfect end to the country’s memorable athletics campaign in the event this month.

The 30-year-old Raut easily clinched the marathon ...

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