Contributors
The Field Weekly’s reporting and analysis is researched and drafted with AI assistance and reviewed by an editor before publication — see our editorial policy. Here’s who covers what.
Vikram Rao
Chess & Strategy
Vikram covers Indian chess — the Top 10 contenders, FIDE rating cycles, and the psychological and computational shifts reshaping how the country's grandmasters compete.
Ananya Pillai
Football
Ananya covers Indian football, with a focus on the women's game — domestic league structure, national-team form, and the gap between regional dominance and continental competitiveness.
Rohan Desai
Track & Field
Rohan covers Indian track and field, breaking down performance through biomechanics and training science — from throwing technique to the physiology behind a distance runner's comeback.
Meera Chandrasekaran
Wrestling & Combat Sports
Meera covers Indian wrestling and combat sports, tracing how the akhada system and grassroots coaching lineages keep producing results despite federation-level instability.
The Editorial Board
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Stories credited to The Editorial Board are collectively researched and edited, without a single named contributor attached.