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Rohit Brijnath

Assistant Sports Editor

Brijnath was a journalist in India and Australia before joining The Straits Times in 2007. He writes primarily on sport and has covered seven Olympics, six Asian Games and more than 30 Grand Slam tennis events. He has co-authored a book with Olympic shooting champion Abhinav Bindra and writes an occasional Sunday column on books, his mother’s garden, friendship and any whimsical thing that catches his attention. In his spare time, he dreams of climbing Everest.

Latest articles

Want a story on persistence for your kids? Tell them about Wang Zhiyi

China's Wang Zhiyi played with great athleticism and determination during her victorious All England Open badminton final against South Korea's An Se-young.

Every new court matters because everyone deserves a place to play

Every extra court or field is an opportunity for kids and adults to have fun and discover their skills.

Like all athletes, Arsenal know winning is slippery, elusive and temporary

Arsenal is engagingly proving again what we already know: Winning is very hard work.

In a sport of patience, a great golfer has a day worth waiting for

Champion Hannah Green of Australia and her husband and caddy Jarryd Felton have known each other since they were junior golfers.

Marathons. 104kg deadlifts. Sprints. Welcome to women’s golf

LPGA golfer Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (left) competed in a Hyrox event in 2025, and American golfer Auston Kim, who can deadlift 230 pounds, works out in the gym.

Izaac Quek and Koen Pang remind us of a simple truth: Fair play is a beautiful thing

Singapore's Koen Pang and Izaac Quek (right) speak with the umpire after their Argentine rivals were penalised a point during their match.

How golfer Shannon Tan politely chipped away at my confidence

The Straits Times Assistant Sports Editor Rohit Brijnath (left) watches as Singaporean professional golfer Shannon Tan chips a ball during a chipping challenge at Sentosa Golf Club on Feb 21, 2026.

Sport for kids can’t just be about winning. It’s first about having fun

Competitiveness has a lovely glint and brings its own lessons, but sport is an act of patience.

What we really lose when we lose the sports pages

US skier Lindsey Vonn crashing during the women’s downhill race at the Winter Olympics on Feb 8. Sport can feel like an escape into an unreal world whose struggles are dramatic even if they rarely involve life and death, says the writer.

Golfer Anthony Kim’s incredible revival carries a familiar message: Keep fighting

Anthony Kim, 40, celebrates on the podium with his daughter Isabella after he won a golf title for the first time in 5,795 days.