Tag: Boria Majumdar

At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the Indians were the only contingent apart from the Americans not to perform the raised-arm salute as a mark of obeisance to the German Chancellor. British-loyalist newspapers were more focused on the defiant US contingent, making only a brief mention of what the Indians did. Boria Majumdar traces the background to the Indian decision not to salute Hitler.

As PT Usha travels to Paris as the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), Boria Majumdar reflects on her feat as an athlete 40 years ago in Los Angeles, when history of sorts was made: the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) picked five women in a contingent of eight athletes. With minimal preparations, Usha came within 1/100 of a second to win an Olympic bronze medal in hurdles in the 1984 Summer Games.

Academics in various disciplines are writing about sport. Sport in Society is a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary forum for academics to discuss the growing relationship of sport to significant areas of modern life. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Country image and satire in sport management: analyzing America through sports in South Park by Yoav Dubinsky.

Sport in Society is a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary forum for academics to discuss the growing relationship of sport to significant areas of modern life. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: THE BODILY EXPERIENCE OF DISABLED ATHLETES. A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF POWERCHAIR FOOTBALL by Remi Richard, Eric Perera & Nathalie Le Roux.

The considerable growth of interest in commerce, media and politics and their relationship to sport in international academia has resulted in academics in various disciplines writing about sport. Sport in Society is a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary forum for academics to discuss the growing relationship of sport to significant areas of modern life.

The considerable growth of interest in commerce, media and politics and their relationship to sport in international academia has resulted in academics in various disciplines writing about sport. Sport in Society is a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary forum for academics to discuss the growing relationship of sport to significant areas of modern life.

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