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Bring lesser-known sports out of the shadows

This was to commemorate a famous, and, unfortunately never-after win. The men`s water polo team did win a bronze in the 1982 Asian Games, but we have not managed to emulate these high points after that.

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The 1970 silver medal-winning Indian team. Avinash Sarang (extreme left), Tarun Goswami, Ashok Biswas, Piyush Mitra, Bharat Merchant, Samir Kapadia, Abdul Mutlib and Umaid Singh (extreme right)

The 1970 silver medal-winning Indian team. Avinash Sarang (extreme left), Tarun Goswami, Ashok Biswas, Piyush Mitra, Bharat Merchant, Samir Kapadia, Abdul Mutlib and Umaid Singh (extreme right)

The sports pages of this newspaper had an interesting story for sports buffs. The Indian men`s water polo team, which reached its zenith in the sport, winning a silver medal at the 1970 Bangkok Asian Games, held a virtual meet recently.

This was to commemorate a famous, and, unfortunately never-after win. The men`s water polo team did win a bronze in the 1982 Asian Games, but we have not managed to emulate these high points after that.

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