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TopicOlympics 2024

Topic: Olympics 2024

SubscriberWrites: The Olympics, Media, and India’s Misplaced Priorities

The Indian sporting establishment must shift its focus from celebrating past achievements to fostering a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.

Manu Bhaker stashed away 1st Olympic medal in almirah. ‘Told myself it isn’t going to help next day’

In an exclusive interview with ThePrint, Manu Bhaker, who scripted history by winning 2 medals at Paris Olympics, talks about newfound fame, shooting as a sport & taking a break to catch her breath.

‘Sherni hai Vinesh’: Emotional scenes at Vinesh Phogat’s homecoming, from Delhi to villages of Haryana

Cheers and showers of flower petals at roadshow attended by hundreds as India welcomes home a champion. Don't want her to retire from wrestling, says Vinesh's mother Premlata.

Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder reflects ‘systemic failure of justice & governance’ — Urdu press

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Indian hockey lacked astro turf, good equipment in 1980s. It took 4 decades to make a comeback

India has produced some amazing hockey talents like Major Dhyan Chand who scored 14 goals in the 1928 Olympics, including three goals in the final against the Dutch.

Phryge, the friendly Paris Olympics 2024 mascot, has a history dating back to Greece & Rome

The Phrygian symbol upon which the mascot is based has a fraught global history that challenges the narrative of freedom and unity the Olympics and its French hosts want to tell.

Dutee Chand backs Olympic boxer Khelif over gender row. ‘Why such allegations only when we win?’

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif's opponent abandoned their match Thursday, saying punch 'hurt too much'. Khelif has since been facing allegations of having genetically male characteristics.

Boxer Nikhat Zareen’s Olympic Games campaign ends with shocking defeat to China’s Wu Yu

The unseeded Nikhat, who was making her Games debut, struggled to find her range and lost the bout in a 5-0 verdict.

Paris Olympics is all about Biles and Bhaker. And we’ve got a front-row seat, 24×7

This week, it was a pleasure to get away from the chakravyuh or labyrinth of politics and watch Rafael Nadal on the tennis court instead of JP Nadda in Parliament.

On Camera

Piyush Pandey brought the language of small towns into ad agency corridors: Prasoon Joshi

Piyush was about celebration—of life, of people, of stories. He believed that what we create can shape popular culture, can make people feel proud of who they are.

US sanctions Rosneft & Lukoil: What we know of 2 oil giants that produce half of Russia’s crude

Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.

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.