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TopicOlympic Games

Topic: Olympic Games

18 months after Olympic heartbreak, Vinesh Phogat announces return to the mat. ‘The fire never left’

Following her disqualification from the Paris Olympics, Phogat contested the 2024 Haryana elections & won the Julana seat as the Congress MLA. She hopes to bag the gold medal in the 2028 Olympics.

Rs 6,000-cr stadium, weekly meetings, 2030 CWG pitch—Ahmedabad’s Olympic plan speeds up

How Ahmedabad is racing to become India’s next sporting capital. It’s all hands on deck.

Haryana govt asks Vinesh Phogat to choose from state benefits offered to Olympic silver medallists

Apart from benefits for Vinesh Phogat, CM Saini, during state cabinet meeting, discussed key issues like extension of AatmaNirbhar Textile Policy & financial reforms for urban local bodies.

India makes formal offer to hold Olympics 2036 to IOC

New Delhi: India has submitted a 'Letter of Intent', expressing its desire to host the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games, to the International Olympic...

Cyclist Jankidas never represented India at Olympics. The flag story isn’t true

The official website of the Olympics confirms that no Indian cyclist competed in the cycling events in Berlin in 1936, while no Olympic games were held in 1942.

ThePrint Quiz, 18 August, 2024: As Paris Olympics conclude, test your knowledge of India at the games

The 2024 Paris Olympics have concluded. In this edition of ThePrint Quiz, let's test your knowledge of trivia of India's showing at the Olympic games.

Olympics are a ‘coming out party’ for countries on a per capita high. India’s a strong bet for 2036

Though hosting the games doesn't come cheap, India won't suffer the fate of Greece, whose 2004 Olympics incurred debt that was partly responsible for financial crisis 4 yrs later.

Banned runner Nijel Amos ‘selling’ Botswana’s first Olympic medal to support family

The Athletics Integrity Unit said it banned Amos for three years on 3 May after an out-of-competition test detected a banned metabolite in his urine sample.

On Camera

Venezuelan economy did not collapse overnight. 4 decades of stagnation is the cause

In 1980, South American countries exhibited similar income levels, with Venezuela ranking among the more affluent economies. By 2023, this landscape had significantly altered.

TCS, Infosys to offer clues on 2026 demand as street estimates look up

IT firms appear to be firming up artificial intelligence strategies as TCS and Coforge Ltd. have acquired smaller firms for their AI expertise.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.