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Topic: Swimming

Paris Olympics: 24 hours before 1st race, swimming training cancelled over Seine water quality

Helen Reid -
This is the 2nd day that training has been cancelled after heavy rains affected the water. A swimmable Seine is a key legacy Games organisers aim to leave behind for Paris residents.

11-year-old Delhi boy drowns in swimming pool. Family suspects foul play, holds protest

PTI -
According to another officer, the incident occurred on May 14 when the boy, his father and other teenagers were swimming in the pool.

Mihir Sen was the first Indian to swim the English Channel. It began with a letter to Nehru

Anindya Dutta -
When the full impact of his achievement was understood, Mihir Sen was widely feted. His crossing of the Channel, became a symbol of what the newly independent nation could achieve.

Keep an eye on your child’s skin in the swimming pool. It’s not all harmless

Deepali Bhardwaj -
Chlorine-filled pool water, sunscreen, and swimsuits can strip your child’s skin of moisture.

‘It’s like a dam exploding’: the man who swam the Arctic recounts how climate change ‘feels’

Joe Myers -
In a quest to tell the world what's actually happening to our planet, Lewis Pugh recounts the story of what it's like swimming in freezing waters.

Israeli swimmers perform to ‘Aaja Nachle’ in Tokyo Olympics, garner praise on social media

Raghav Bikhchandani -
Israeli artistic swimmers Eden Blecher and Shelly Bobritsky were competing to qualify for the final of the women’s duet technical routine event Tuesday.

Swimming is better for the brain than any other activity. But scientists still don’t know why

Seena Mathew -
Scientists are still trying to unravel how and why swimming regularly, in particular, improves memory, cognitive function, immune response, and mood.

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

David Yaffe-Bellany -
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.

Tourists are three times less likely to make safe swimming choices at beaches than residents

Chris Houser -
Just because a beach is accessible, has numerous attractions and is near to a resort, does not make it safe or drowning-proof.

India wins 50 medals on day four at South Asian Games, leads medal tally at 118

PTI -
India secured its best medal haul in a single day so far at the South Asian Games to lead the medal tally with 58 gold, 41 silver and 19 bronze.
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Opinion

16th BRICS Summit was about building dollar-free world order. India can use it to expand trade

Seshadri Chari -
For New Delhi, a USD-free system is not an immediate priority nor an existential necessity to unconditionally support the China-Russia agenda.

Pakistan is playing a dangerous sectarian game. Anti-Shia extremism is gaining ground

Geopolitics has reached third inflexion point since WW II, Cold War. An opportunity for India

Economy

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

ThePrint Team -
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Defence

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

Smruti Deshpande -
The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

National Interest

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Shekhar Gupta -
Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.

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