The reigning world champion, seeded sixth, beat the 58th ranked Polikarpova 21-7 21-10 in a lop-sided opening match in the women’s singles group J match Sunday.
Last year, the entire sports ecosystem saw social activism that inspired reviews of archaic practices and helped amplify the voices of underrepresented groups.
Harmanpreet Singh scored a double for India, while Rupinder Pal Singh opened the scoring in the tenth minute for the eight-time former champions, currently ranked fourth in the world.
The setback puts pressure on hotel industry that bet big on the Games serving as a springboard for Japan’s economic goal of attracting 40 mn overseas visitors a year.
Officials said the person is not an athlete but 'a games-concerned personnel', and has been placed in a 14-day quarantine. The Olympic games are scheduled to begin on 23 July.
This is the first time India will have two flag-bearers, one male and one female, to ensure 'gender parity', Indian Olympic Association announced Monday.
Even the fastest woman alive, Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, can’t avoid all the logistical hurdles along the road to this year’s extraordinary Olympics.
A senior BCCI official said the modalities of the donation will be finalised after talking to Sports ministry and Indian Olympic Association. The Tokyo Olympic Games will begin on 23 July.
Audience data shows there are now more fans outside South Korea than at home. Like hip hop, there’s no reason why K-Pop can’t have a similarly inclusive trajectory while staying true to its core.
Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.
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.
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.
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