In 2018, Emerging Sports put together Asia’s first and largest ever sports literary festival bringing together some of the biggest names from Indian and international sports. In the first edition, the festival hosted 12 sessions over two days with nearly 50 speakers in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Packed audiences heard India’s Olympic Gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, former Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson, field hockey guru Ric Charlesworth, multiple gold-medal-winning Olympic swimmer Stephanie Rice, fast-bowling legend Jeff Thomson, Indian Test batsman Ajinkya Rahane and former Test player Mohammed Kaif. There was also a phalanx of other Indian sporting talent – from wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, gymnast Dipa Karmakar, hockey greats Dhanraj Pillay, Dilip Tirkey and Sardar Singh.
Held just before the 2018 Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar, a conclave of national and international sportswriters, authors, athletes, players, coaches met and exchanged views.
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Australian Swimming Champion Stephanie Rice was just 20 when she bagged 3 gold medals at the Beijing Olympics
Hon’ble Chief Minister of Odisha, Shri Naveen Patnaik Ji was invited along with other esteemed dignitaries to light
Richard “Ric” Charlesworth is an Australian sports consultant, former hockey player and the greatest sporting coach of Australia,
Madeline Pape, an Olympic middle distance runner, Asian Games Silver Medalist Santhi Soundaraja and Gopishankar M come together
As the title suggests, numbers never lie, be it cricket or age. But do they tell the truth
Senior Presenter with Star Sports and a well known face, R.K. speaks to Bharat Sundaresan about his book,
Jeff Thompson, considered by many in the sport to be the fastest bowler of our time, who was
Hon’ble Minister of Sports and Youth Services, Mr. Chandra Sarathi Behera, Commissioner of Secretary Sports and Youth Services
When taking of Mohammed Kaif, what instantly comes to mind is a lightning, quick, young man on a
It was without doubt the most controversial moment in Olympic Track history. 30 years have gone by, but
In the modern era of Indian Wrestling, Sushil Kumar, with his 2008 Olympic Bronze opened the doors to
Australian Swimmer, mentor and entrepreneur Stephanie Rice knew she wanted to swim for her country at the young
Returning to action after nearly 2 years, Indian Gymnast and Padma Shri Recipient Dipa Karmakar made an impressive
It’s a topic everyone seems to be discussing; cricketers, administrators, fans. But nothing much seems to have been
His retirement came as a shock. In fact, it almost seemed forced. At that time, the Hockey World
He’s the Olympic Medal Hope in the sport where India had never even won an Asian Games Gold.
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