Boxing
The Patiala Worksheet: The Weight Class That Vanished From the Circular, Not the Arena
The Weight-Class Shuffle: Indian Boxing's Real Transfer Window
Six Boxers in Paris, Zero Medals: Indian Boxing's Real Fight Is Being Fought in a Patiala Register and a Railway Leave Application
Paris's Empty Column: Indian Boxing Didn't Lose in the Weight Classes, It Lost on the Payroll
After Paris's Zero, Indian Boxing's Verdict Will Be Written in the Next Entry List
The Empty 75kg Corner: Who Pays When Boxing Redraws Its Divisions
Six Boxers in Paris, Zero Medals: Indian Boxing's Real Fight Is Being Fought in a Patiala Register and a Railway Leave ApplicationThe weigh-in room at the NIS camp in Patiala opens at six in the morning and...
Paris's Empty Column: Indian Boxing Didn't Lose in the Weight Classes, It Lost on the PayrollI didn't get up from my seat after Nishant Dev's 71kg quarterfinal ended. Tha...
After Paris's Zero, Indian Boxing's Verdict Will Be Written in the Next Entry ListI spent an entire day at the last tournament of the domestic season reading...
The Empty 75kg Corner: Who Pays When Boxing Redraws Its DivisionsThere are four rings inside the SAI NIS hall in Patiala. On the morning I...
The 48-Kilogram Ledger: LA 2028's Weight Set Is Fixed, and Indian Boxing's Entry List Is Already MovingOn the first floor of the National Institute of Sports in Patiala, in the las...
Where the Money Went: Indian Boxing's Real Federation Is the Payroll Office, Not the BFIIn April 2026, when the national camp at SAI NIS Patiala shut down, a...
Paris 2026's Zero: Indian Boxing's Crisis Was Weight-Class Arithmetic, Not a Talent CollapseAugust 4, 2026, North Paris Arena. Nishant Dev lost his 71kg quarterfinal 1-4...
The Patiala Worksheet: The Weight Class That Vanished From the Circular, Not the ArenaEarly in December an entry list arrived on my laptop from Patiala — a morning...
Indian Boxing's Transfer Window: The Kilos Change, the Payroll Doesn'tIndian Boxing's Transfer Window: The Kilos Change, the Payroll Doesn't On a...
Vikas Krishan, Tokyo and That Shoulder: When the Body Becomes the RefereeJuly 24, 2026, Tokyo. In the corner of the Ryogoku ring, Vikas Krishan tried ...
The Weight-Class Shuffle: Indian Boxing's Real Transfer Window31 July 2026. The Kokugikan in Tokyo. Amit Panghal walks out of the ring afte...
Paris's Empty Column: Indian Boxing Didn't Lose in the Weight Classes, It Lost on the PayrollI didn't get up from my seat after Nishant Dev's 71kg quarterfinal ended. Tha...
After Paris's Zero, Indian Boxing's Verdict Will Be Written in the Next Entry ListI spent an entire day at the last tournament of the domestic season reading...
The Empty 75kg Corner: Who Pays When Boxing Redraws Its DivisionsThere are four rings inside the SAI NIS hall in Patiala. On the morning I...
The 48-Kilogram Ledger: LA 2028's Weight Set Is Fixed, and Indian Boxing's Entry List Is Already MovingOn the first floor of the National Institute of Sports in Patiala, in the las...
Where the Money Went: Indian Boxing's Real Federation Is the Payroll Office, Not the BFIIn April 2026, when the national camp at SAI NIS Patiala shut down, a...
Paris 2026's Zero: Indian Boxing's Crisis Was Weight-Class Arithmetic, Not a Talent CollapseAugust 4, 2026, North Paris Arena. Nishant Dev lost his 71kg quarterfinal 1-4...
The Patiala Worksheet: The Weight Class That Vanished From the Circular, Not the ArenaEarly in December an entry list arrived on my laptop from Patiala — a morning...
Indian Boxing's Transfer Window: The Kilos Change, the Payroll Doesn'tIndian Boxing's Transfer Window: The Kilos Change, the Payroll Doesn't On a...
Vikas Krishan, Tokyo and That Shoulder: When the Body Becomes the RefereeJuly 24, 2026, Tokyo. In the corner of the Ryogoku ring, Vikas Krishan tried ...
The Weight-Class Shuffle: Indian Boxing's Real Transfer Window31 July 2026. The Kokugikan in Tokyo. Amit Panghal walks out of the ring afte...