SPORTSTIALITY

The Olympics is an unmatched experience; an event like no other. As athletes from the world unite with an abounding sense of patriotism to see their long-held dreams bear results, it is the onus of the host city to meet their expectations and provide them with the very best.  India has often expressed a desire to host the Olympics. India is in a race for hosting 2036 Olympics. India had also showed interest in hosting 2030 Asian Games, 2026 Youth Olympic Games. The Gujarat government has begun engaging with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for hosting the 2036 Summer Olympic Games in Ahmedabad and the committee members are scheduled to visit the complex in 2025. The Gujarat government is in the process of building a large sports complex in Ahmedabad, keeping in mind the possibility of India hosting the first ever Summer Olympic Games in 2036.  Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra has revealed that the country is looking at a ...

Gender equality has been an issue in society since the beginning of time. In recorded history, one can find many accounts of where women faced issues of equity in relationships, their career, education, and athletic opportunities. Sports is one of the most powerful platforms for promoting gender equality and empowering women. Sport has the power to change lives. The ability to drive gender equality by teaching women and girls teamwork, self-reliance and confidence. Women in sport defy gender stereotypes and social norms, make inspiring role models, and show men and women as equals. But there have been many excuses as to why women shouldn't participate fully in sports over the years, including women being too emotional to compete or being physically incapable of enduring a marathon, or that it would be too inappropriate for women to dress in a way that allows the full range of physical movement.  The debate around gender equality in sports remains a controversial topic, ...

• What is the bitterness in the sports world?  - For me it's Favouritism or Partiality. And which has drastically increased too much.  Favouritism has corrupted sports world from elementary level to professional leagues since athletic competitions came to exists. A coach's job is to mentor the athletes and teach them skillfully including leadership, confidence and respect, while giving equal opportunities to each and every players.  The world of sports is filled with politics and most of the coaches gravitate towards few athletes they favour more than others. Usually, if we see the athletes who have played for the club team or the coach the longest are showed the most favouritism.  Some coaches tend to choose familiar faces to get the job done without even considering the skills the new athletes may bring to the table. Favouritism confuses other players and make them second guess if they are good enough to play the sport which can cause stress and pressur...

The Olympic symbol widely known throughout the world as the Olympic rings. Which is the visual representation of olympism for billions of people. The design was first created by Pierre De Coubertin. The Olympics rings remain a global representation of the Olympic Movement and its activity.  ▪︎ The Olympic symbol comprises five rings of five different colours. Which is Blue, Yellow, Black, Green and Red. The ring symbolise the union of the five continents, the participation of athletes at this games and express the activity of the Olympic Movement.  The five rings represented the five participating continents of the time : Africa, Asia, America, Europe and Oceania. While the colours of the five rings together with the white background of the flag could compose the colours of every nation's flag at the time of it's inception as the official Olympic Symbol in 1914.  The first ever Olympic flag was presented to the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) at the 19...

When someone is cured   from an illness, it means it’s gone forever. Some illnesses can’t be cured and depression is one of them. The most common signs of depression is feeling down for a long time, restlessness, not enjoying things and generally not being interested in anything.  Depression is a very heavy word itself and it is as heavy as disease like cancer. There is so many effective treatments are available still depression is an incurable disease. Depression is the most frequently diagnosed mental illness.  We all know that sports are great for our physical health like strengthen our muscles, and improve our overall well-being. But sports also have many psychological benefits like sports calm our mind, improve our mood, helps to find against addictions.  According to the research on depressions and anxiety papers shows that the psychological and physical benefits of exercise can also help improve mood and reduce anxiety. People who have depression o...

Women's now a days have the most opportunities ever and this applies for sports too. Women fought their way towards equality and opportunity to participate in all the sorts of sports that men do. There are several female sporting legends have been inspiring thousands of young girls in the country to follow their dreams fearlessly.  But there are scores of other Indian women who with their strong grit and determination are carving a niche for themselves the world over in their respective sports fields. Here I mention three phenomenal strong ladies might not be as popular and well known as their famous counterparts but that hasn't stopped them from proving their emerging victories.  Poulomi Ghatak. Poulomi Ghatak was one of the biggest name in women's table tennis in the last couple of decades. She is one of the most successful names in Women's Table Tennis in India. She made it to the pages of history when she represented India at the 2010's Commonwealth ...