MY OLYMPIC JOURNEY : 50 OF INDIA'S LEADING SPORTSPERSONS ON THE BIGGEST TEST OF THEIR CAREER
Digvijay Singh Deo
MY OLYMPIC JOURNEY : 50 OF INDIA'S LEADING SPORTSPERSONS ON THE BIGGEST TEST OF THEIR CAREER Digvijay Singh Deo - 1 - USA Ebury Press 2016/01/01 - 330
Chronicling the stories of fifty of India s leading Olympians for the first time ever in one comprehensive edition, Digvijay Singh Deo and Amit Bose bring you the Games through the eyes of some of the best sportspersons in the country. These first-person accounts of Olympic medalists from 1948 till 2012, such as Balbir Singh, Leander Paes, Karnam Malleswari, Abhinav Bindra and Sushil Kumar, and pioneers like Milkha Singh, P.T. Usha, Anjali Bhagwat, reveal their hopes, superstitions, grit and challenges. Their experiences and interactions are sure to make you laugh, shed a tear and, most importantly, open your eyes to the struggles they had to endure to reach the Olympics. These personal stories give a close-up view of what it means to represent India at the most prestigious sporting event in the world, making you a part of the soaring glory and shattering disappointment that only an Olympic Games can deliver. With photos from the personal archives of each athlete, this is a front-row seat to the privileged Olympic experience.
9780143426639
Purchased Prism Books,Kochi
Athletics-Olumpics
sportspersons
Olympic Journey
Olympic experience
796.092 / DIG
MY OLYMPIC JOURNEY : 50 OF INDIA'S LEADING SPORTSPERSONS ON THE BIGGEST TEST OF THEIR CAREER Digvijay Singh Deo - 1 - USA Ebury Press 2016/01/01 - 330
Chronicling the stories of fifty of India s leading Olympians for the first time ever in one comprehensive edition, Digvijay Singh Deo and Amit Bose bring you the Games through the eyes of some of the best sportspersons in the country. These first-person accounts of Olympic medalists from 1948 till 2012, such as Balbir Singh, Leander Paes, Karnam Malleswari, Abhinav Bindra and Sushil Kumar, and pioneers like Milkha Singh, P.T. Usha, Anjali Bhagwat, reveal their hopes, superstitions, grit and challenges. Their experiences and interactions are sure to make you laugh, shed a tear and, most importantly, open your eyes to the struggles they had to endure to reach the Olympics. These personal stories give a close-up view of what it means to represent India at the most prestigious sporting event in the world, making you a part of the soaring glory and shattering disappointment that only an Olympic Games can deliver. With photos from the personal archives of each athlete, this is a front-row seat to the privileged Olympic experience.
9780143426639
Purchased Prism Books,Kochi
Athletics-Olumpics
sportspersons
Olympic Journey
Olympic experience
796.092 / DIG