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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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Topic: Indian sports

Indian men’s & women’s Table Tenis teams create history, qualify for 2024 Paris Olympics

The Indian women's team secured 13th position in the World Team Championships Finals in Busan, last qualifying event for Paris Olympics, while the men's team was ranked at 15th place.

Athlete Santhi Soundarajan won 12 medals for India but here’s why you can never see her run

In 'The Day I Became a Runner', Sohini Chattopadhyay looks at Indian history through the lens of women's sports.

‘Modi told me I’m the light’—Now Dutee Chand has no govt aid but she wants to run in Paris

Dutee Chand’s battles have taken her all the way to Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland. She has faith that it will work out for her this time too.


World Cup schedule to be adjusted; India-Pakistan humdinger in Ahmedabad to be affected

World Cup schedules are usually announced a year before the start of the event but the fixtures for the tournament in India, scheduled from Oct. 5, were unveiled only last month.

SubscriberWrites: Sports—a meditative experience

Sports provide an opportunity to temporarily disconnect from daily concerns & enter a state of mental and physical harmony, similar to the state achieved through meditation.

Here are a few sportspersons who have backed protesting wrestlers. Only a handful cricketers

The protesting wrestlers have now announced that they will go on a hunger strike 'until death' at the India Gate in Delhi.

IPL 2023 Auction: Harry Brook sold to SRH for Rs 13.25 cr, Williamson goes to GT

Brook recently emerged as the leading run-scorer in the Test series against Pakistan, scoring 468 runs. New Zealand's Kane Williamson was bought by Gujarat Titans for Rs 2 crore.

Table Tennis legend & CWG medalist Achanta Sharath Kamal to receive ‘Khel Ratna’ award

Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced National Sports Awards 2022. The awardees will receive their awards from President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 30 November.

India vs England T-20 World Cup live updates: Buttler finishes chase off in style with a six as England win by 10 wickets

The second semi-final of the Men's T20 World Cup between India and England is being played at Adelaide.

Shooting returns, wrestling dropped from Commonwealth Games 2026, golf set to make debut

The list of sports released by the Commonwealth Games Federation Wednesday didn't include archery as well. The next edition of the games will be held in Australia's Victoria in 2026.

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.