Rajkamal Rao Sports Journalism Profile

 

Stanford University Track. Image: Rao Advisors

 

I am a U.S.-based part-time journalist/columnist with my work appearing in Tippinsights, multiple media properties of the Hindu Group in India, and All India Radio.

I received media credentials to cover the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but I couldn't attend because of Covid restrictions.

I present below a sample of several tennis/sports columns of mine that have appeared in the press.

Rajkamal Rao - Print/online media

1. Wimbledon's second fall from grace - Times of India op-ed
2. Australia smashes down Djokovic’s pleas
3. President Biden Could Learn From The WTA's Resolve (Editorial)
   
4. Tennis — French Open proves unpredictable, again
5. How the likes of Rajiv Maheswaran are using data to pull out winners in sport
6. At the US Open, bizarre rules topple top seeds
7. Indian cricket is back to its glory days
8. Serena Williams lost, and not just the US Open final
9. Why Nadal and Federer continue their domination
10. Federer and Nadal return to dominate tennis
11. Cricket and its failings
12. The resurgence of Federer and Nadal is a treat
13. Fine wine and the Australian Open
14. Duplicate Olympic spirit? Easier said than done!
15. Is too much money tainting tennis?

Rajkamal Rao - Radio

1. Apr 11, 2023 - All India Radio, weekly sports roundup. WPL summary. 
   
2. Nov 25, 2014 - All India Radio, weekly sports roundup.  Interview with Vijay Amritraj covering CTL in Bangalore.
3. Oct 14, 2014 - All India Radio, weekly sports roundup.  Interview with Olympic Gold and World Gold medal winner Abhinav Bindra (starts at 01:30).
4. Sep 9, 2014 - All India Radio, weekly sports roundup covering the Davis Cup pre-tie activities. At clip marker 05:27, an interview with Anand Amritraj.
5. Other broadcasts (some in Kannada):
   
   
   1. Sep 16, 2014 - All India Radio, 10 PM, weekly sports roundup covering the Davis Cup matches.  A 13 minute clip featuring an exclusive interview with Rohan Bopanna in Kannada, starting at clip marker 06:17. 
      
   
   
   2. Sep 9, 2014 - All India Radio, 10 PM, weekly sports roundup covering the Davis Cup pre-tie activities.  9 minute clip featuring an interview with the Jt. Secy of the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association; followed by, at clip marker 05:27, an interview with Anand Amritraj in English.   
       
   3. Aug 26, 2014 - All India Radio, 10 PM, weekly sports roundup largely covering the Pro Kabaddi League game between Bangalore and Patna.  17 minute clip featuring commentary in Kannada, starting at clip marker 01:49, followed by interviews with the Bengaluru Bulls coach and the former captain of the India Kabaddi team, an Arjuna Award winner. 
    
   
   My official Muckrack profile is here. As a print/online columnist opining on various topics, I have written 450 published pieces and appeared numerous times as a commentator on television.