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Topic2020 Tokyo Olympics

Topic: 2020 Tokyo Olympics

India’s hockey ace Lalremsiami wants infra to improve in home state Mizoram. ‘We only have 3 grounds’

24-year-old celebrated her 150th milestone on 14 November in Women’s Asian Champions Trophy. She took just 6 yrs to reach national side after she first took up hockey stick.

Neeraj Chopra entered sports to lose weight. Boys would tease him, call him ‘sarpanch’

In 'The Man Who Made History,' Norris Pritam tells the story of Neeraj Chopra, the ace javelin thrower who secured India's first track and field gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Japan authorities file criminal complaint against Dentsu, others in 2020 Olympics bid-rigging

Dentsu, Cerespo and Fuji Creative have already been barred from bidding for contracts at the industry, foreign and education ministries for nine months.

Yes, 2021 is behind us, but there were good times to cheer, celebrate even in the bad times

As we bid good riddance to 2021, let’s not forget positives and steady progress in many areas, from Olympics to enterprise to welfare schemes and infrastructure.

KIIT felicitates Olympians, names stadiums after Pramod Bhagat, Dutee Chand

Sports talents groomed by KIIT have gained laurels in national and international spheres, and made their mark at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

SubscriberWrites: Connecting IIMs with SAI: What Indian sports can learn from Japanese judo culture

In Japan, the sports system is built with purpose. It's not a coincidence that Japanese sports clubs are run by students, writes Prafull Kasture.

A ‘dirty agenda’ spanning bangles & javelins, and Kerala’s unending second wave

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Refugee at 15, Dutch athlete Sifan Hassan ensures record-breaking treble at Tokyo Olympics`

Hassan, who is of Ethiopian descent, won medals at the 1,500m, 5,000m & the 10,000m, the first athlete to do so in the middle and long distance events. 

‘Feels unbelievable, didn’t know it would be gold’ — Neeraj Chopra says after Olympic win

President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi also hailed the young javelin thrower's 'unparalleled grit' for the landmark gold-winning feat at the Tokyo Games.

Neeraj Chopra bags 1st gold for India at Tokyo Olympics by winning men’s javelin throw event

He threw a distance of 87.58 meters at the Tokyo Olympics to become the first Indian to win a gold in track and field in the Olympics.

On Camera

Pakistan can’t bend Taliban with bombs. It must stop the Yemen-isation of Durand Line

This confrontation looks subcontracted—escalation to re-establish Pakistan's indispensability to outside capitals while squeezing Afghanistan back under an old paradigm.

Boom to bust: Haunted by Ketan Parekh saga, 117-yr-old Calcutta Stock Exchange’s future lies in limbo

CSE, one of India’s oldest bourses, is edging towards a voluntary exit. It could never recover from market manipulation scam that caused a payment crisis at exchange back in 2001. 

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.