Tag: Rio Olympics Team
Not Including Anu Raghavan in Olympics Team an Injustice, Observes Kerala High Court
Kochi: Kerala High Court has observed that keeping athlete Anu Raghavan out of the relay team for Rio Olympics was an injustice to her.
Anu Raghavan was replaced by Ashwini Akkunji, an athlete whose merits counted less than those of Anu. She had clocked better time than Ashwini in the previous four meets. The court which went into the merits of both the athletes asked the Olympics Association to include Anu in the team.
Sreejesh the First Malayali to Become Captain of India’s Olympics Team
New Delhi: P R Sreejesh will lead India’s Hockey team for the next Rio Olympic Games. His name was announced on Tuesday. Sreejesh will be Captain as well as Goal Keeper for the team. He is the first Malayali to become the captain of an Indian team at the Olympic Games.