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Topic2020 Tokyo Olympics

Topic: 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Indian men’s hockey team loses to Belgium 2-5 at Tokyo Olympics, will play for bronze medal

With the loss, India's dream of entering the Olympics final after 41-years remained unfulfilled. PM Modi tweeted words of encouragement, saying 'wins and losses are a part of life'.

‘Record vaccination to Olympics wins’ — Modi lauds developments as ‘Amruta Mahotsav’ begins

PM Modi said he was optimistic that 130 crore Indians will continue to work hard to achieve new heights as the country prepares to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Independence.

Indian women’s hockey team enter Olympic semifinals for 1st time, beat Australia to qualify

Women's team win at Tokyo Games comes as Indian men's hockey team qualified for semifinals after 49 yrs. Women's team, which beat world no.2 Australia, plays Argentina Wednesday.

Indian Women’s Hockey team reach Olympics quarter-finals for first time in 41 years

India finished group A league proceedings in fourth place with six points, riding on back-to-back wins over Ireland and South Africa. They face Australia in the quarter-final Monday.

India’s discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur finishes 2nd in qualification to enter Olympics finals

Kaur sent the discus to a distance of 64m in her third and final attempt to be one of the only two automatic qualifiers for the final round, the other being American Valarie Allman.

Black Lives Matter, racial justice protests take centre stage at Tokyo Games

The pickup in demonstrations follows the International Olympic Committee’s decision to relax decades-old restrictions on athlete expression meant to maintain neutrality at the games.

Pakistani shuttler Mahoor Shahzad reached Tokyo Olympics. Now she’s serving apologies

After her defeat on 27 July, the badminton player accused other Pakistani shuttlers of being jealous, and passed a bigoted comment, calling them Pathans.

Olympics silver medalist Mirabai Chanu returns from Tokyo to loud welcome at Delhi airport

The 26-year-old star was mobbed by waiting crowds, and was enveloped by security personnel who escorted her from the airport. She was due to meet Sports Minister Anurag Thakur.

Rowers Arjun Lal Jat, Arvind Singh clock India’s best timing at Olympics, enter semifinals

The duo reached the men's lightweight double sculls semifinals at the Tokyo Olympics. Rowing Federation of India said no Indian team has ever entered the semifinals.

‘Gold’ for Covid at Tokyo Olympics, and UK PM Boris Johnson goes ‘wild’

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

On Camera

The Beckhams’ PR game is on track. Victoria’s 50th birthday was a pop culture moment

The Beckhams have had the sleekest, unassailable PR game in celebrity town. And much of it rests on their carefully curated social media image, especially on Instagram.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India, Oman hold 5th annual high-level meeting to boost maritime security

Both the governments expressed their commitment to strengthening their maritime cooperation to strengthen the maritime safety and security framework in the region.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.