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P is for none other than (P)V. Sindhu the youth icon who made India proud at the Olympics – #BlogchatterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019
P is for none other than (P)V. Sindhu the youth icon who made India proud at the Olympics – #BlogchatterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019 Image Courtesy: Wikipedia.org I have already written about Saina Nehwal, the Olympic bronze medallist from India. As everyone is aware India has produced another swashbuckling star in the sport of Badminton. This is […]
O is for Naomi (O)saka, the young and upcoming tennis maestro from Japan – #BlogchatterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019
O is for Naomi (O)saka, the young and upcoming tennis maestro from Japan – #BlogchatterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019 Image Courtesy: Wikipedia.org Most of the sportspersons I have been writing about till now have been established personalities in their respective fields of endeavour. Some of them belong to a bygone era and many of my readers have […]
N is for Saina (N)ehwal the girl from Haryana who is among the best in Badminton – #BlogchatterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019
N is for Saina (N)ehwal the girl from Haryana who is among the best in Badminton – #BlogchatterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019 Image Courtesy: Wikipedia.org Today is the fourteenth day of the A to Z blogging challenge 2019. Till now I have brought you the stories of sportspersons from Hockey, Cricket, Football and several other fields of […]
M is for Cassius (M)arcellus Clay Jr. aka (M)uhammed Ali the greatest puncher of them all – #AtoZChallenge #BlogchatterAtoZ 2019
M is for Cassius (M)arcellus Clay Jr. aka (M)uhammed Ali the greatest puncher of them all – #AtoZChallenge #BlogchatterAtoZ 2019 Image Courtesy: Wikipedia.org Today I am bringing you the story of a sportsperson from the sport of Boxing. This boxer is none other than Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. aka Muhammed Ali. Clay was born on January 17, 1942, […]
L is for (L)ionel Messi, a small man but a towering figure in the football field – #AtoZChallenge #BlogchatterAtoZ 2019
L is for (L)ionel Messi, a small man but a towering figure in the football field – #AtoZChallenge #BlogchatterAtoZ 2019 Image Courtesy: Wikipedia.org Till now I have brought you stories of sportspersons from diverse sporting arias like Cricket, Hockey, Gymnastics and Tennis. But I have not yet touched on an extremely popular sport that is […]
K is for Mary (K)om or Magnificent Mary who could throw many a knockout punch – #BlogchatterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019
K is for Mary (K)om or Magnificent Mary who could throw many a knockout punch – #BlogchatterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019 Image Courtesy: Wikipedia.org I am a feminist and an admirer of women who stand shoulder to shoulder with men in our society which has always had a patriarchal mindset. Being an IIT graduate, I am afraid […]
J is for (J)esse Owens who dented Hitler’s Aryan myth – #BlogchatterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019
J is for (J)esse Owens who dented Hitler’s Aryan myth – #BlogchatterAtoZ #AtoZChallenge 2019 Image Courtesy: Wikipedia.org In this A to Z journey, till now I have brought to you stories of sportspersons from Tennis, Chess, Gymnastics, Cricket and Hockey. Today I will move over to track and field and bring you the story of […]
I is for Sir (I)an Botham the ever-green all-rounder from England – #AtoZChallenge #BlogchatterAtoZ 2019
I is for Sir (I)an Botham the ever-green all-rounder from England – #AtoZChallenge #BlogchatterAtoZ 2019 Image Courtesy: Wikipedia.org I am once again writing about a cricketer today. This time I will be comparing two great all-rounders who played cricket when I was in school. The players are from England and India, namely Ian Botham and […]
H is for (H)arold Larwood the demolition man of Body Line fame – #AtoZChallenge #BlogchatterAtoZ 2019
H is for (H)arold Larwood the demolition man of Body Line fame – #AtoZChallenge #BlogchatterAtoZ 2019 Image Courtesy: Wikipedia.org On reading the title of this post the questions that might have risen in the minds of most people are ‘Harold who?’ and ‘Body what?’. Let me assure my friends of the younger generation that Body […]
G is for (G)undappa Viswanath’s artistry vs Sunil (G)avaskar’s mastery in batsmanship – #AtoZChallenge #BlogchatterAtoZ 2019
G is for (G)undappa Viswanath’s artistry vs Sunil (G)avaskar’s mastery in batsmanship – #AtoZChallenge #BlogchatterAtoZ 2019 Today’s letter is G and I am planning to bring you an article which is somewhat different from the usual stories of sportspersons that I have been presenting till now. Instead of bringing you the story of one particular […]
