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Amit Panghal: Punching on a Prayer and Hope Cannot Make Up for Strategic Errors in Preparation
31 Jul 2021
India’s men’s boxing contingent has collapsed spectacularly at the Tokyo Olympics, with only one boxer (a debutant no less) still in the competition. The debacle invites questions on what happened at…
Leslie Xavier
Tokyo Olympics | PV Sindhu Reaches Semis, Faces Arch Nemesis Tai Tzu-ying Next
30 Jul 2021
Despite having not dropped a game yet in Tokyo and having brushed aside most opponents with relative ease — the second game hiccup against Akane Yamaguchi aside — PV Sindhu will walk into her…
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Lovlina Borgohain’s Ring Craft Needs to Be Celebrated More than the Medal it Procured. Now We Push for More
30 Jul 2021
Lovlina Borgohain beat Chen Nien-chin of Chinese Taipei via split decision in the quarterfinal of the 69kg category, guaranteeing herself at least a bronze in the process. Rather than the medal, it…
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Anatomy of a Clutch Shot: Archer Atanu Das’ 10 to Beat Korean Legend Jin-Hyek Oh
29 Jul 2021
Atanu Das and Jin-Hyek Oh put on a show for the ages at the Tokyo Olympics thanks to a shoot-off in the individual men’s archery round of 32 today. In dispatching the Korean legend, Das may have just…
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Misfiring Guns and Booming Loose Cannons: The Burden of Being an Indian Shooter in Tokyo
28 Jul 2021
India’s vaunted shooting empire is crumbling every day the Tokyo Olympics goes by. And while a lack of medals is the straw that broke the camel’s back, much of this has to do with the coaches and…
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Emulate But Do Not Replicate: Bhavani Devi’s Path Breaking Journey in Fencing Testament of Her Grit, and of Indian System’s Failure
27 Jul 2021
From training on a concrete basketball court to being denied a chance to take part in the Asian Games, Bhavani Devi’s career has been beset by funding problems, lack of exposure tours and social…
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Brawler to Artful Dodger, the Evolution of Mary Kom is Complete in Tokyo
25 Jul 2021
The first boxer from the Indian contingent to register a victory at the Tokyo Olympics, Mary Kom showed everyone what longevity entails — evolution. From being a brawling, aggressive, inside fighter…
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Heartbreak To Triumph: Mirabai Chanu Completes her Own Perfect Circle in Tokyo
24 Jul 2021
From failing to register a legal lift in the clean and jerk in Rio, to using that as a strength en route silver, Mirabai Chanu’s five year turnaround is complete. Her silver and the tactical…
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When it Comes to Olympic Success, Size Rarely Matters
18 Jul 2021
Celebrating the largest Indian contingent to ever travel to an Olympics is a great smokescreen to hide mediocrity. Celebrating small insignificant gains in order to mask the real truth — that Indian…
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Thums Up: Taste the Hypocrisy, the Marketing and the Catch
11 Jul 2021
How much does an advert really matter? In the case of athletes marketing sugar sodas to impressionable youngsters, a huge deal. In this ever changing world where sport has been forced to take up…