India’s Sporting Achilles’ Heel: Age Fraud, Doping, Coaching Gaps

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges facing India's sports integrity, including age fraud, doping, and coaching gaps.

Is India's sports integrity on the line? Listen to the latest podcast: "India’s Sporting Achilles’ Heel: Age Fraud, Doping, Coaching Gaps" Malathi Renati (Head of Policy School, Takshashila) converses with the experienced sports journalist G Rajaraman, who has 40+ years as a sports communication specialist and was the Paris 2024 Olympics Media Attaché. From grassroots age cheats dominating juniors to doping scandals (India is #1 globally for 3 yrs running) and setbacks in coaching, this convo exposes how poor governance and societal failure not only risk India's Olympic bid but also perpetuate unethical practices. Check out Takshashila's brand-new offering - an Expert Capsule Course on the Politics and Policy of Critical Minerals - school.takshashila.org.in/politics-and-policy-of-critical-minerals All Things Policy is a daily podcast on public policy brought to you by the Takshashila Institution…

People in this episode

Host: Malathi Renati

Guest: G Rajaraman

Topics covered

• sports integrity
• age fraud
• doping
• coaching gaps
• governance
• Olympics

Keywords

• sports integrity
• age fraud
• doping
• coaching
• Olympics
• governance
• India

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Takshashila Institution

Places: India

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