Topic: Olympics
No knowledge of sports in Parliament, everyone just wants gold medals, says Rijiju
Rijijiu was responding to some parliamentarians who felt social media sensations like Jyoti Kumari, Kambala jockey Srinivas Gowda and Rameshwar Gurja were Olympic prospects.
Olympic gold medalist Balbir Singh Senior suffers multiple cardiac arrests, remains critical
The 96-year-old hockey icon was admitted to a Mohali hospital last week with fever & breathing trouble. But his Covid-19 test came negative.
Trump rules out change in poll date, New Zealand to lift lockdown & other global Covid news
As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.
Covid shut IPL, Olympics, but sports will return in bubbles, with drones, bigger screens
Suitable regions with necessary facilities should be selected and teams be housed in sealed hotels for the season, thus creating a corona-free bubble.
Tokyo Olympics gets a new date, to begin 23 July 2021
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach had earlier this month agreed to delay the 2020 Olympics amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Why coronavirus is not just a risk to 2020 Tokyo Olympics but beyond as well
The current scenario means a complex global event like the Olympics, with multiple vulnerabilities, must become less centralized and more risk-averse.
In India, you have to go to war for your rights: Former hockey captain Dhanraj Pillay
In 'Dear Me', a compilation of letters written by Indian sports stars to their younger selves, Dhanraj Pillay reflects on the battle with sports bureaucracy.
Indian Olympic Association withdraws threat to boycott CWG 2022, to bid to host 2026 or 2030
The country's apex body for Olympic sports had considered pulling out of the Commonwealth Games 2020 after the federation's decided to axe the shooting event.
Why Russia won’t feature at Tokyo Olympics next year or 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup
World Anti-Doping Agency has banned Russia for 4 yrs. The country won’t be allowed at any major sporting event except Euro 2020, which it will host.
In Hima-Dutee euphoria, we’re forgetting India’s fastest rising sprinter: Mohd Anas Yahiya
Anas has qualified for September’s World Championships, but even he, like Hima Das & Dutee Chand, is some way from qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics.
How France-Turkey’s probable but unlikely conflict has been shaped by Erdogan’s politics
In episode 604 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains the recent France-Turkey conflict and the deeper implications of this row.
Banks have not a signed a single agreement for RBI’s debt recast scheme for high value loans
Tepid response to the debt recast scheme is being seen because there is lack of awareness and reluctance by banks, say bankers.
Defence
Army develops WhatsApp-like app for personnel to dodge risk of communication leaks
The Secure Application for Internet supports secure voice, text and video-calling services for Android platforms over the internet. It is end-to-end encrypted.
Trump or Biden? Doesn’t matter to India-US ties as they’re in a full, strategic embrace
Pompeo & Esper’s visit to India for the 2+2 talks is proof that old hypocrisies are history, and supreme national interest has again driven a strategic choice.