"Stick to the Hockey Stick!" with Navanjana Ekanayake
Women in Sports
2021-08-31 | Niruthikka Sritharan
"Stick to the Hockey Stick!" with Navanjana Ekanayake

When the 8-year-old Navanjana held the hockey stick for the first time in her life, little did she know that the hockey stadium is where she’d dream big and materialize her big dreams. Navanjana Dilrangi Tharika Ekanayake has a 16-year streak of shining as a lethal striker in field hockey

"Chak De! India", Breaking The Hoodoo And The Dream That Almost Came True
Road to Tokyo
2021-08-06 | Niruthikka Sritharan
"Chak De! India", Breaking The Hoodoo And The Dream That Almost Came True

India earned a penalty corner that was leveraged by the Drag Flicker, Gurjit Kaur. Chak De India! India’s resolute women’s hockey team scored the first leading goal against a top seed, Argentina.

Lifting Dreams and Nations: A Story of Two Daughters
Road to Tokyo
2021-08-02 | Niruthikka Sritharan
Lifting Dreams and Nations: A Story of Two Daughters

he chalk on her hand, the red scrunchie holding her hair in a high bun, the ‘Olympic’ rings adorning her ears all gleamed in unison with her beautiful smile as the 49 kg Mirabai Chanu stood robustly, bearing the weight of 115 kg barbell and the insurmountable expectations of 1.37 billion Indians.

A Dozen Feet Above the Ground Is Where His Domain Starts—Balasubramaniyam Lavanan
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2021-05-09 | Niruthikka Sritharan
A Dozen Feet Above the Ground Is Where His Domain Starts—Balasubramaniyam Lavanan

Balasubramaniyam Lavanan staked his claim in the university pole vault arena with continuous championships from 2016-2019. As he revealed to MoraSpirit, his success journey was not one of just talent or luck, but years of dedication and hard work.

Analysis into UVPA's Sports Woes
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2020-10-13 | Niruthikka Sritharan
Analysis into UVPA's Sports Woes

The University of Visual and Performing Arts hasn’t had quite an easy journey in the domain of sports. In most inter-university competitions, they have failed to move past the last place. MoraSpirit decided to investigate further into the reasons of UVPA's sports woes.

Never Let the Fire Die Down – the Narrative of Chiranjani Abenarayana
Women in Sports
2020-08-01 | Niruthikka Sritharan
Never Let the Fire Die Down – the Narrative of Chiranjani Abenarayana

The journey to success is never a straight-line; it is filled with ups and downs and unexpected obstacles. Chiranjani Abenarayana, the Netball Captain of University of Jaffna, revealed her journey from a novice to a veteran in netball.

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