Andrew Amsan
Senior Correspondent with The Indian Express
Articles By Andrew Amsan
Asian Youth Athletics Championships: Despite hurdles, Philip Maheswaran Thabitha wins 2 golds in 2 days
At the Asian Youth Athletics Championships, Hong Kong, on Friday the young athlete's desire was fulfilled when she bagged a gold in the 100 metres hurdles with a personal best time of 13.86s
Brothers, hawkers, top ice skaters: For this Delhi duo, lack of funds hurdle in way of dream career
The brothers are among the country’s top ice figure skaters and their journey from a two-room rented house in congested Paharganj to the glitzy world of ice-skating can easily inspire a Bollywood script.
Youth Olympics medallist Praveen Chitravel recalibrates his technique
When Praveen arrived at the centre, the first area the coach worked on was his landing. The 18-year-old had a tendency to land on his toes which led to many injuries and back related issues.
ISSF World Cup 2019: Shooting needs more spectators, sponsors, says Rio silver-medallist Sergey Kamenskiy
Sergey Kamenskiy, who has four world championship medals (two gold), has already booked an Olympic quota for his country in the 10m air rifle event at the Championships in Korea last year.
ISSF World Cup: No nervous 19 for shooter Elavenil Valarivan
Elavenil Valarivan, 19, is a 2017 national champion and has made strides in Air-rifle, a discipline where there are already half a dozen world-class shooters. Her recent exploits have seen her earmarked as an Olympic-medal prospect.
Caster Semenya’s fight begins, with Dutee Chand by her side
Dutee Chand believes that the overwhelming support Caster Semenya has received will hold her in good stead during this difficult period.
A real quick Valentine’s Day date: A 26-year-old checks out Bumble
Among the sea of applications available on the market is Bumble, launched in 2014 by Tinder co-founder Whitney Wolfe, a platform that likes to put itself across as a “women-oriented” application.
Asian gold medalists Arpinder Singh, Tajinder Toor to train abroad; Neeraj Chopra awaits visa
Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, along with five other national campers, is all set to travel to South Africa to train at the North-East University in Potchefstroom city.
Hockey World Cup 2018: Every day a field day in Odisha’s Sundargarh district
From Dilip Tirkey to nearly 50 others, including members of the squad that left a mark in the ongoing World Cup, players have emerged from grounds of Sundargarh.
World Cup fever grips the cradle of Indian hockey
Sundargarh, often referred to as the cradle of Indian hockey, has produced more than sixty international players, including two from the current World Cup squad.
Hockey World Cup 2018: Chance sighting of mural sees artist meeting his muse
English defender Samantha Quek, who is in Bhubaneswar as a commentator for the ongoing World Cup, spotted a mural of her while taking a taxi ride and was deeply moved.
Home away from home: Riding on crowd support, Malaysia come back to draw with Pakistan
At the same venue four years ago, the Pakistan players went overboard in their victory celebrations and even made offensive gestures at the crowd.
Athletics fraternity remembers humble hero Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri
Better known as a war veteran, Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri was also a senior technical official who had decades of experience in officiating several international-level meets.
Diary of a Jumpy Kid: Tejaswin Shankar
Indian Express takes a peek into freshman Tejaswin Shankar’s diary and gets a feel of his life-changing season that saw chants of ‘TJ, TJ’ reverberate through their home stadium.
Hindi rock band Bandish all set to get unchained
After lead guitarist Desmond's demise, Hindi rock band Bandish Unchained is ready to hit the road again in a new avatar.
Delhi: Rapper pens ‘protest song’ against pollution
He was particularly annoyed at how the issue of air pollution would be raised every year — and soon get buried under other “distracting” events.
Delhi air pollution: ‘We are currently training in a gas chamber’ admit athletes
The PM 2.5 levels around the stadium were recorded around 196 µg/m3 (average in the last 24 hours), nearly three times the Indian standards (60 µg/m3) for permissible levels.
Delhi Half Marathon: With a point to prove, little-known Abhishek Pal puts acclaimed compatriots in the shade
Uttar Pradesh’s Abhishek Pal clocked 1:04.13s to edge Avinash Sable (1:04:14) as Asian marathon champion Gopi T managed 1:04:15s for third spot.
Youth Olympic 2018: A coach’s labour fuels triple-jumper Praveen Chitravel’s bronze
For Praveen Chitravel, whose father works as a watchman in the same school he once studied, winning a medal at one of the world’s biggest stage is like a dream come true.
Galina Bukharina: The no-nonsense Russian coach behind India’s quarter-mile success
A champion athlete Galina Bukharina is currently chiselling India's relay squads. The 73-year-old Russian ensures that when it comes to discipline and a strong work ethic, she gives no quarter to the quarter-milers.
