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Friday, August 1, 2025
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Topic: Olympics

Jogging, cycling, cutting hair & shortening clothes — wrestler Vinesh Phogat gave it all for Olympics

Vinesh was hospitalised Wednesday after she fainted soon after she learnt about her disqualification. Tributes poured in as the shocker seeped in among countrymen.

Why Bangladesh turmoil could be a problem for India & top women wrestlers ‘fight back’ at Olympics

Global media also explores first big share sale for Adani group since fraud allegations & souring BJP-RSS ties.

Dhoni fan, ticket collector & now Olympic medalist. Swapnil Kusale shoots bronze in Paris

Pune-based shooter becomes first Indian to win a medal in 50m Rifle Three Positions event at Olympics. All three medals in Paris have come from shooting so far.

India at Olympics: Swapnil Kusale wins bronze; first Indian win in 50m rifle 3 positions

Kusale secured India's 3rd medal in shooting, which is also the country’s overall tally in the Paris games.

PV Sindhu begins Olympics run with win over Maldives’ Fathimath Abdul Razzaq

In the women's singles, Sindhu will face tough competition from the likes of Tokyo gold medallist Chen Yufei and world number one An Se Young of South Korea.

Olympic Flag raised upside down, South Korea introduced as North — Paris Olympics open with gaffes

IOC ‘apologise’ for blunder involving South Korean flag during Friday’s opening ceremony, while South Korean sports ministry urge foreign ministry to raise issue with France.

From stock market & foreign investment to sports, global media compares India to China

Reports also explore one of India’s top automakers, Bajaj Auto’s plans for the CNG motorbike space and the impact of veterinary drugs on Indian vultures’ lives and, in turn, human life.

Andy Murray says Paris Olympics will be his final tournament

The tennis competition at the Olympics begins on 27 July and Murray, who made his Olympic debut in Beijing 2008, will play in both singles and doubles in his fifth and final Games.

Climate change is forcing sports to ‘adapt’—Skiers drink, sailors dodge trash

In golf, course designers are now factoring in flood control measures as part of designing the greens. Plastic pollution is even becoming part of the obstacle course for Olympic water sports.

All you need to know about the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony

Paris will kick off its Olympics extravaganza with an unprecedented opening ceremony on the river Seine. For the first time, the opening ceremony will not take place in a stadium.

On Camera

Trump tariff forces India to shed illusion. Stop conflating status with power

India’s future lies in pragmatism. Protectionism must be phased out gradually, not in disruptive shocks.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.