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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…
Aaryanshi Mohan
Mind Over Everything Else: New Approach Needed for Mental Wellbeing of Athletes Post Covid-19 Lockdown
27 May 2020
A post lockdown sporting world is slowly starting to take shape, with protocols and rules bringing back athletes to the training ground. And yet sporting bodies across the world are still unprepared…
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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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Elite Indian Wrestlers Object to Reopening of National Team Training Camps
21 May 2020
According to reports, the wrestlers are apprehensive about reopening of national camps at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centres in Sonepat and Patiala since their sport can’t be completely…
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Olympics May Be Scrapped if They Don’t Take Place Next Year: IOC Chief
21 May 2020
IOC President Bach has clearly stated the improbability of postponing the Games further, citing employment and economic loss as reasons to completely scrap it if they do not take place in 2021.
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Communication Lockdown In SAI After Cook Dies And Tests Positive For Covid-19
20 May 2020
The cook who had left the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Bengaluru centre prior to the lockdown, had returned to discuss reopening the facility. He passed away due to a cardiac arrest and was later…
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Shattered Dreams: Mary Wilson’s Long Wait With Destiny Cut by Covid-19
05 May 2020
English para badminton player Mary Wilson fears that the pandemic and the subsequent delay to the Tokyo Olympics may hugely affect her chances at qualification. One extra year of training for the…
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Badminton Comeback: BWF Secretary General Hoping to Restart ‘As Soon As Possible’
05 May 2020
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) secretary general assured observers that the federation is gearing to restart competition as soon as possible, even setting up alternative dates for the Thomas…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Lockdown Tales from Hockey: Neha Goyal Dribbles Around Life’s Questions
02 May 2020
A virus has halted everything, even the Olympics, the greatest sporting constant. Stuck now at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Bengaluru — the Indian hockey teams’ training base — Neha…
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Coe Suggests Strict Action On Doping In Quarantine, NADA Has Zero Samples In April
25 Apr 2020
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has issued indications of strict action against athletes caught doping during quarantine, but the truth is that most doping agencies are struggling to collect…