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IOC Suspends North Korea from Beijing Winter Olympics
09 Sep 2021
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said that along with the suspension, the North Korean national Olympic body will also now forfeit money it was due from previous…
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Tokyo Paralympics: Full Schedule of Indians at the Games
25 Aug 2021
A total of 54 para-athletes from India will compete in nine disciplines -- archery, athletics, badminton, canoeing, shooting, swimming, powerlifting, table tennis and taekwondo -- at the Tokyo…
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Swimmers Sajan Prakash, Srihari Nataraj: Went All Out in Rome to Qualify, was Hard to Re-Peak at Tokyo Olympics Soon After
19 Aug 2021
Srihari Nataraj clocked 54.31s to finish 27th in 100m backstroke at the Tokyo Olympics, while Sajan Prakash managed 1:57.22 in the 200m butterfly event to be ranked 24th among 38 swimmers. Both were…
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Tokyo Paralympics: Spectators Barred as Host City Reels Under Covid-19
16 Aug 2021
All fans will be barred from the Tokyo Paralympics just like how it was during the recently-completed Tokyo Olympics, organizers said.
Leslie Xavier
Vinesh Phogat and Sonam Malik’s Nonsensical Suspensions a Way for WFI to Regain Control
13 Aug 2021
Vinesh Phogat and Sonam Malik’s suspensions point towards a deeper malaise within the wrestling fraternity of India. The patriarchal culture has been questioned by young women in the sport and to…
Leslie Xavier
Truth and Hope in a Post Olympics Void
10 Aug 2021
The Games themselves are larger than the trappings of our modern society, and will withstand this period and many more to come. We, the people, must never stop believing. The Tokyo Olympics, staged…
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Neeraj Chopra: The Gold is for All Indians, It Stands for Fearlessness
10 Aug 2021
Tokyo Olympics javelin gold medallist Neeraj Chopra landed at the New Delhi airport Monday evening.
Jaydeep Basu
The Commonwealth Impact: How India Woke Up to Need for Special Funding of Olympic Athletes
09 Aug 2021
TOPS (its predecessor was OPEX London 2012) and its role were spoken about at large each time an Indian won a medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Money does play an important part in the journey of athletes…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Tokyo Olympics: Neeraj Chopra Wins Javelin Gold, New Chapter in India’s Olympic History
07 Aug 2021
Even on the podium, when the national anthem played for the first time in 120 years at the athletics stadium, there were many in the stands and many more in their homes on this beautiful last…
Leslie Xavier
Tokyo Olympics: A Six-minute Look at the Real Bajrang Punia
07 Aug 2021
In almost pulp Bollywood hero style, Bajrang Punia entered the arena for his bronze medal match with only one focus — to play the unchained game of a wrestler set free. Daulet Niyazbekov of…