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Greatness on Repeat: PV Sindhu Beats He Bingjiao to Win Bronze at Tokyo Olympics
01 Aug 2021
PV Sindhu’s bronze at the Tokyo Olympics, to add to the silver she won in Rio five years back, has elevated her to the high pedestal of Indian sport reserved for its greatest Olympians. The medal is…
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PV Sindhu: I Have Improved. It’s Good I Got All This Time to Do So
03 Jun 2021
At a press interaction in the lead up to the Tokyo Olympics, the Olympic silver medalist spoke about a variety of topics: the absence of her big rival at the Games, being the spearhead of the Indian…
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Singapore Open Cancelled Ending Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth’s Qualifying Hopes for Tokyo Olympics
12 May 2021
The Super 500 event in Singapore was the last available qualifier for Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth and the doubles pair of Ashwini Ponappa and Sikki Reddy to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. This is…
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Malaysia Open Postponed Leaving Saina, Srikanth’s Tokyo Hopes in the Lurch
07 May 2021
The Malaysia Open Super 750 tournament was one of two remaining Olympic qualifier events for the Tokyo Olympics. The tournament’s postponement means Saina Nehwal and K Srikanth will have to attempt…
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Cut, Copy, Waste: Indian Sports’s Social Media Has Been Co-Opted To Serve A Nationalist Agenda
07 Feb 2021
In times of crises, arise the PR stuntmen, whose slick messaging and wordplay has become a feature of sportspersons Twitter feed in recent times. The problem isn’t what is being said, the problem is…
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Saina Nehwal, HS Prannoy Test Positive for Coronavirus in Thailand
12 Jan 2021
Saina Nehwal and HS Prannoy returned positive in the third Covid-19 test while in quarantine ahead of the Thailand Open. Nehwal’s husband, Parupalli Kashyap, has also been asked to head to the…
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London Eye: India’s Greatest Olympic Fortnight
25 Jul 2020
Tokyo 2020, the Olympic Fortnight: Between July 30 and August 12, 2012, India bagged six medals -- two silvers and four bronze -- at the London Games to record the country’s best ever haul from an…
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BWF Extends Olympics Qualification Period, Will Maintain Ranking Points
28 May 2020
The initial Olympic qualification time frame ended on April 28 but multiple event cancellations due to the coronavirus pandemic meant the BWF was forced to freeze its rankings on March 17. The ruling…
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22 Events in Five Months: Top Shuttlers Shocked By BWF’s Rescheduled Calendar
23 May 2020
Many top Indian shuttlers, including Saina Nehwal have questioned the logic of the revamp, especially considering the current situation where global travel is far from being resumed. The BWF’s…
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Money Over Safety: Saina Nehwal One of Many to Hit Out Against Sporting Bodies
19 Mar 2020
Decisions by some sporting entities to go ahead with tournaments, reluctance to acknowledge the risk of Covid-19, or even reschedule them without consulting the players has been the focus of ire from…