Athletics Companion : Thrills on the Track and Beyond - By Suranjan Roy

Interested in athletics? Want to know about athletics but don’t know where to start? You know everything about athletics—but would you still like to be surprised? If your answer to any of these questions is ‘YES’, this is the book for you. There aren’t many Indian books on athletics. Even foreigners might find here a nugget or two. This book attempts to convey the excitement of athletics. A basic sport comprising running, jumping, throwing and walking, it is the mainstay of the Olympic Games. It has chapters on the Background, the Events, the Greats of the sport, and the Indian angle in the Majors (Olympic Games, World Athletics Championships, Asian Games, Asian Athletics Championships and Commonwealth Games); the feats of other South Asian athletes are also considered. And there are facts and anecdotes galore, both global and Indian, culled from the lore of athletics. There are sections on records and statistics too. This could be a book of reference if you are a journalist, a quizmaster, or keen on facts or sport. For athletics is about a slice of life and its vicissitudes.