On the evening of December 18, 1998, people gathered around a black and white TV in Kaluwas village near Bhiwani, Haryana. They were watching a broadcast of the Asian Games, where an Indian boxer was competing in the final of the men s bantamweight division. Also watching was the then 13-year-old Vijender Singh. He was an aspiring young boxer then with modest dreams of a government job. Then he saw Dingko Singh box. That was one of the first times I saw a boxing bout on TV. And I saw Dingko Singh win a gold medal. We hadn t won a gold medal in a very long time. But what I remember is what a
APEC could play role in boosting supply chain resilience: Report 4 hours ago
APEC Illustration for supply chain issue. (Handout-APEC Secretariat)
This has led to calls for greater resilience in the aftermath of COVID-19 Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) could play a role in bolstering resilience of supply chains in the region disrupted amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest APEC Regional Trends Analysis report launched on Thursday.
The report stated that the COVID-19 pandemic had caused significant disruptions to supply chains in the APEC region and underscored the need for governments to consider strategies for greater resilience, according to a release issued by the APEC Policy Support Unit and received here on Friday.
Former India boxing coach Bhardwaj no more
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Former India boxing coach Bhardwaj no more. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, May 21 : Om Prakash Bhardwaj, former national chief coach and first Dronacharya awardee in boxing, passed away after brief illness here on Thursday. He was 82 and is survived by two sons and a daughter. His wife Santosh had passed away on May 6. He was lion-hearted. Fearless, bold and confident. He was an ambassador of Indian boxing in many ways. Apart from training boxers and managing teams, he would go all out to get sponsors for boxers, said Jay Kowli, former secretary-general of Boxing Federation of India (BFI).