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Pooja Rani

Pooja Rani : Haryanwi Hurricane

The middleweight Indian boxer Pooja Rani has been impressive with her performance lately and she will enter the Tokyo Games as one of the country’s top medal hope. She booked her berth for the Summer games after recording a quarterfinal win against Pornnipa Chutee of Thailand at the Asia-Oceania Olympics qualifiers. Pooja demonstrated a commanding…

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Six Yards Plus: Women-owned, women-run start-up

Six Yards Plus makes the saree buying and draping experience effortless, authentic, and fun. They do this by offering products, services, and experiences, all focusing exclusively on sarees. They carry over 50 weaves from across 12 states of India and are present in three cities and multiple online channels. The startup has deep supply chain…

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Learning Digital & Real World

Social distancing and lockdowns have disrupted university study for the past 18 months. Students are understandably stressed. But the world is increasingly digital. Old notions of lecture halls will not help graduates to thrive in their careers. We need university study that supports students to succeed by preparing them for a digital future.Let us read…

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Pranati Nayak : Midnapore to Tokyo

Pranati Nayak, who had claimed a bronze in the vault at the Asian artistic gymnastic championships in 2019, is set to compete at the Tokyo Olympics after qualifying through the continental quota. As an 8-year-old, gymnast Pranati Nayak was rejected by a coach for being too thin. Now she is leaving nothing to chance ahead…

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Boxing : Know Your Sport

The boxing competition is run as a single-elimination tournament, with the winner of each match advancing to the next round. A match lasts three rounds, each of three minutes. Five judges sit at the side of the ring. They watch the bout and individually award points for what they deem to be successful hits. In…

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Meet Indian Wrestlers for Tokyo Olympics 2020

Indian wrestlers have been highly impressive at the global level in run up to the Tokyo Olympics and at least three of them will be genuine medal contenders at the Games. India will field seven wrestlers, headlined by the spunky Vinesh Phogat and a very strong Bajrang Punia. Then there are youngsters like Anshu Malik and Sonam Malik, who sprang a surprise by…

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