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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…
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…
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…
Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 will put their medals around their own necks to protect against spreading the coronavirus. The “very significant change” to traditional medal ceremonies in the 339 events was revealed Wednesday by International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach. “The medals will not be given around the neck,” Bach told international media…
Indo-American tennis player Samir Banerjee lifted the Wimbledon boys’ singles title on Sunday, a remarkable triumph for the youngster who was testing his skills in a Grand Slam for only the second time in his fledgling career. All of 17, the boy from New Jersey just wanted to win a match at the biggest stage…
Athlete V Revathi, 23, from Madurai district will represent India at the Tokyo Olympics in the mixed relay event. She is among three women from Tamil Nadu taking part in the event in Tokyo next month. Having lost her parents at a young age, Ms. Revathi and her younger sister were brought up by their…
Part of India’s talented shooting contingent headed to Tokyo, the versatile Anjum Moudgil is one of the country’s biggest Olympic hopefuls. World Championship silver medallist and current World No. 3 Anjum Moudgil may not have been selected to compete in air rifle at the Tokyo Olympics, but that does not stop her from giving her…
Bhavani Devi, who missed the Rio Olympics in 2016, has since improved her game and jumped in world rankings. Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman Bhavani Devi aka CA Bhavani Devi is the first woman in India to qualify for the Olympics. Upcoming Tokyo Olympics will be her debut entry. She bought the first Gold Medal for fencing…
One of India’s top athletes, the country’s fastest woman, Dutee Chand almost missed the bus for Tokyo. Thankfully, her world ranking ensured she would be in Tokyo with the rest of the contingent for her second Olympic Games, after Rio. 22 spots were up for grabs in the 100m and 15 spots in the 200m…
Deepika Kumari bagged a hat-trick of gold medals in the World Cup Stage 3 in the individual, mixed team event with husband Atanu Das and the women’s team. Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari understand that being on top of their game is of utmost importance as it is essential to garnering life-defining personal glory as…
