Boxing
The Payroll Is the Real Federation: Who Writes India's Selection Paper in the World Boxing Era2026-10-25The register was open inside the NIS gate at Patiala before the January dark...
The LA28 Pathway and the Injury Ledger: Where the Body Breaks in Olympic Boxing's New Qualification Cycle2026-10-25In March 2026 the SAI national camp at Patiala shut down and 46 camp boxers...
The Shoulder That Speaks Before the Bell: A Ledger of Indian Boxing's Injuries2026-10-25July 2026, Tokyo. Before the bell, Vikas Krishan rolls his left shoulder thre...
The 50-Kilogram Line: The Divisions Moved, the Bodies Were Left Behind2026-10-26The story reached me in Delhi, on an entry list lying on my desk, before it...
Indian Boxing After the IBA–IOC Divorce: An Empty Season, Recorded in the Paperwork2026-10-25Liverpool, September 2026. Three hours before the first bell of World Boxing'...
The 50-Kilogram Line: The Divisions Moved, the Bodies Were Left BehindThe story reached me in Delhi, on an entry list lying on my desk, before it...
Indian Boxing After the IBA–IOC Divorce: An Empty Season, Recorded in the PaperworkLiverpool, September 2026. Three hours before the first bell of World Boxing'...
The 75-Kilogram Ledger: Lovlina's Second Bronze and Indian Boxing's Unread Balance SheetAugust 2026, Paris. In the corner of Court Philippe-Chatrier the scoreboard...
Pencil Marks on the Patiala Scale: Indian Boxing's Real Federation Is a Job CardThe scale in the NIS hall in Patiala switches on at 6:40 a.m. Three people ar...
The Payroll Is the Real Federation: Who Writes India's Selection Paper in the World Boxing EraThe register was open inside the NIS gate at Patiala before the January dark...
The Clearance Date, Not the Medal Date: Indian Boxing's Unaudited Injury LedgerOn my desk at the 2026 Women's World Championships in New Delhi lay a single...
The LA28 Pathway and the Injury Ledger: Where the Body Breaks in Olympic Boxing's New Qualification CycleIn March 2026 the SAI national camp at Patiala shut down and 46 camp boxers...
After Paris, Indian Boxing's Qualification Map Moved — Its Employment Map Did NotAugust 2026, Paris. The 71kg quarterfinal ended at the North Paris Arena and...
From the Amman Entry List to the Liverpool Calendar: Where India's Boxing Qualification Machine Is StuckThe press room in Amman was small, and the entry list taped to its wall was t...
The Shoulder That Speaks Before the Bell: A Ledger of Indian Boxing's InjuriesJuly 2026, Tokyo. Before the bell, Vikas Krishan rolls his left shoulder thre...
Nine Quotas, Six Boxers, Zero Medals: What the Indian Boxing Ledger Shows When You Open ItThe Paris draw sheet lay open in front of me with six Indian names on it —...
Three Kilograms of Difference: The Patiala Sparring Board, the Third-Round Ledger, and the Entry List With Four Empty SlotsHook That February morning in the second hall at Patiala, the names written i...