Personalities

- Nisha Millet
- Vijay Bharadwaj
- Aparna Popat
- P. Gopichand
- Mahesh Bhupathi
- Anil Kumble
- P.Anil Kumar

Young Achievers

- Punkaj Advani
- Shilpa Sequeira
- Neema Joyappa
- B.N. Chandrika

Interview

- Roger Binny
- M Azharuddin
- Raman Subba Row
- Ashok Shandilya

Review

Sports History

Judo

A combat sport and martial art, Judo was invented by Dr. Jigoro Kano of Japan by combining the various styles and techniques of 'ju jitsu'. Judoka Geesink of Holland in 1961 broke the myth that two judokas of equal skills but differing weights and sizes were an equal match by beating three Japanese entrants in successive rounds. Geesink's impact encouraged the French to begin a movement for the introduction of weight categories and judo made its appearance under weight categories in the 1964 Olympic Games.

The sport was brought to India by Japanese travellers and was practised in 'dojos' (training halls set up by the Japanese). Judo in its original form of jujitsu was very much in vogue in Rabindranath Tagore's Shantiniketan and Prof. R.D. Khanewale's dojo in Pune. The Judo Federation of India was formed in 1964. Ashwini Khurana (sub?junior) and Anil Uneccha (junior) won gold medals for India in the international juvenile judo championships in Cairo in 1987. The first national judo championship was held in Madras in 1966.

L.K. Daga among men was awarded the first 'Dan Black Belt' for proficiency in a contest in 1968, while Zarina Ramesh claimed the award for women in 1981. India's best performance was winning 15 gold medals and two silvers in the South Asian Judo championship in 1989. India also won four bronze rnedals in its debut appearance in the 1986 Seoul Asian Games.