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Olympic gold medallist Klete Keller charged for alleged role in Capitol riot

In videos posted online, Keller can be seen standing in the Rotunda during the US Capitol violence, wearing a dark jacket with a USA Olympics patch.

Virtual to cardboard audiences, DIY training — 2020 pushed athletes to keep sports alive

Covid-19 actually reminded sports fans what to expect from their favourite athletes — to adapt to adverse situations and use them to your favour.

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.

On Camera

Congress is still a sarkari party after 10 years of BJP rule. It’s got no ground game

Successful mobilisation projects require an extraordinary mobiliser and a deeply committed mobilisation infrastructure. In PM Modi, the BJP has had such a mobiliser.

Lower oil prices lead to 4x profits for oil firms, bonanza for govt, but no relief for aam aadmi

Petrol & diesel prices have barely changed since June 2022, even though oil prices have fallen 28% since then. This has boosted profitability of OMCs and dividend payouts to govt.

‘Joint culture needed first’ — CDS Gen Chauhan outlines first steps on the road to theaterisation

ThePrint had reported earlier this month that while theaterisation is the ultimate goal, set to be rolled out one year from now, the focus is on structured jointness initiatives by 2024-end.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?