Boxing
IBA vs World Boxing: Indian boxing's next fight is in the files, not the ring
The 50kg Cut and the 19-Week Gap: Indian Boxing's Medical Record That No Scoresheet Carries
Six Quotas, Three Routes, One Blank Date: The Real Ledger of Indian Boxing
Six Quotas, Thirteen Weight Classes, Zero Medals: The Indian Boxing Ledger After Paris
Half a Kilo, Six Boxers and an Empty Ring: The Arithmetic from Paris to Los Angeles
Six Quotas, Thirteen Weight Classes, Zero Medals: The Indian Boxing Ledger After ParisThe scorecard came up after the 71kg quarterfinal: 1-4. Four judges went with...
Half a Kilo, Six Boxers and an Empty Ring: The Arithmetic from Paris to Los AngelesDecember 2026, Bhiwani. A digital scale hung on the wall of the back room at...
Fourteen Cleared, Not One From the Camp: Inside Indian Boxing's Empty Transfer WindowA circular dated 12 January 2026. One page, fourteen names, and a line at the...
IBA vs World Boxing: Indian boxing's next fight is in the files, not the ringIn September 2026 the world's senior boxers had not one world championship bu...
Indian Boxing's Real Scorecard: Six Quotas, Zero Medals and an Empty HallOn a March 2026 night in Amman, the Prince Hamza hall was almost empty by the...
The 50kg Cut and the 19-Week Gap: Indian Boxing's Medical Record That No Scoresheet CarriesThe scale in that Paris weigh-in room was not measuring an athlete's weight. ...
Indian boxing's empty calendar: six quotas, zero medals and a season with no date on filePatiala, June 2026. Two sheets of paper hung on the wall of the SAI boxing...
Los Angeles Weight Sheet: The 2028 Category Card and Indian Boxing's Missing ColumnIn the second week of the Paris Olympics, from the media tribune at the North...
Six Quotas, Three Routes, One Blank Date: The Real Ledger of Indian BoxingIn November 2026, at the K.D. Jadhav Hall in New Delhi, I carried two things...
The Patiala Mess, the Railway Posting and the Empty Hall: Indian Boxing's Real CalendarThree rows of chairs around the ring were empty. It was an afternoon session ...
Six Boxers, Zero Medals in Paris: The Fault Was the Qualification Map, Not the Talent3 August 2026, North Paris Arena. The 71kg quarterfinal, Nishant Dev against...
Kilos Changed, Careers Stranded: The Indian Boxing Ledger Nobody ReadsI counted the pages first. Then I counted the names. The attendance register...
Half a Kilo, Six Boxers and an Empty Ring: The Arithmetic from Paris to Los AngelesDecember 2026, Bhiwani. A digital scale hung on the wall of the back room at...
Fourteen Cleared, Not One From the Camp: Inside Indian Boxing's Empty Transfer WindowA circular dated 12 January 2026. One page, fourteen names, and a line at the...
IBA vs World Boxing: Indian boxing's next fight is in the files, not the ringIn September 2026 the world's senior boxers had not one world championship bu...
Indian Boxing's Real Scorecard: Six Quotas, Zero Medals and an Empty HallOn a March 2026 night in Amman, the Prince Hamza hall was almost empty by the...
The 50kg Cut and the 19-Week Gap: Indian Boxing's Medical Record That No Scoresheet CarriesThe scale in that Paris weigh-in room was not measuring an athlete's weight. ...
Indian boxing's empty calendar: six quotas, zero medals and a season with no date on filePatiala, June 2026. Two sheets of paper hung on the wall of the SAI boxing...
Los Angeles Weight Sheet: The 2028 Category Card and Indian Boxing's Missing ColumnIn the second week of the Paris Olympics, from the media tribune at the North...
Six Quotas, Three Routes, One Blank Date: The Real Ledger of Indian BoxingIn November 2026, at the K.D. Jadhav Hall in New Delhi, I carried two things...
The Patiala Mess, the Railway Posting and the Empty Hall: Indian Boxing's Real CalendarThree rows of chairs around the ring were empty. It was an afternoon session ...
Six Boxers, Zero Medals in Paris: The Fault Was the Qualification Map, Not the Talent3 August 2026, North Paris Arena. The 71kg quarterfinal, Nishant Dev against...
Kilos Changed, Careers Stranded: The Indian Boxing Ledger Nobody ReadsI counted the pages first. Then I counted the names. The attendance register...