S.Thyagarajan (Mr. T to the hockey fraternity) was felicitated last
week by the Directors and the Staff of THE HINDU Group for completing
fifty years in sports journalism at the newspaper.
He is currently the
Deputy Sports Editor in the rank of an Associate Editor. Joining THE
HINDU in 1962, he has covered various national and international
tournaments with hockey as the main sport.
Thyagarajan has reported for THE HINDU and its sister puiblication,
THE SPORTSTAR, on six Olympic Games (1984-2004), eight World Hockey
Championships (1982-2010), eight Asian Games (1982-2010), Asian
Championships (1985-2005) apart from a host of internationals including
Champions Trophy, Azlan Shah Cup and over twenty National Championships.
Besides hockey, he has reported international events, athletics,
tennis, table tennis and badminton.
Mr. Thyagarajan is now heading the Media Commission of the Asian
Hockey Federation. He was President of the Field Hockey Commission in
the AIPS from 1998 to 2006 and also served as member of the
Communication Committee of the International Hockey Federation (FIH)
till it was disbanded two years ago. He was also a former President of
the Sports Journalists Federation of India. (SJFI).
