My Olympic Journey (PAPERBACK)  | Released: 01 Jun 2016

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. About the Author Digvijay Singh Deo is CN-IBN’s sports editor. He is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi. He was the only journalist invited to be an Olympic torchbearer during the run in New Delhi before the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Amit Bose is a visual strategy consultant based in New Delhi. With over a decade’s experience in broadcast journalism, he creates compelling long- and short-form editorial content that caters to print publications, TV news networks and digital media for a range of commercial, charity and broadcast clients.