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Friday, September 26, 2025
TopicTokyo Olympics

Topic: Tokyo Olympics

Medals India won at Tokyo Olympics has certainly made the nation proud, elated: PM Modi

PM Modi Sunday said this is the time to keep working to further popularise sports at the grassroots so that new talent emerges and get the opportunity to represent India.

Ministers to Hockey India, all are quiet on casteist attack on Dalit player Vandana Katariya

What do India's sports bodies have in common? Silence on discrimination.

India couldn’t have had a better Olympics. Must inspire others for Paris 2024

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Subedar Neeraj Chopra’s gold at Tokyo shows Army Sports Institute’s efforts have paid off

The stellar performance of Indian women in the Tokyo Olympics shows the need to expand the scope of Army's Mission Olympics Programme to admit girls in institutes too.

Hockey India is sitting on an untapped goldmine – fans who want more of the sport

The success of Indian women’s and men’s hockey teams at Tokyo Olympics will likely bring new set of fans into the sport, something that SRK’s Chak De! India did.

‘Feels unbelievable, didn’t know it would be gold’ — Neeraj Chopra says after Olympic win

President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi also hailed the young javelin thrower's 'unparalleled grit' for the landmark gold-winning feat at the Tokyo Games.

Neeraj Chopra bags 1st gold for India at Tokyo Olympics by winning men’s javelin throw event

He threw a distance of 87.58 meters at the Tokyo Olympics to become the first Indian to win a gold in track and field in the Olympics.

Caste, ethnicity, religion – United colours of Indian hockey prove the game thrives in inclusivity

It's impossible to field an Indian hockey team that doesn’t reflect the diversity, the united colours, better than any other. Shows that a sport, or a nation, will prosper with growing inclusivity.

India’s Deepak Punia misses out on bronze in wrestling at his maiden Olympics

The 22-year-old wrestler was leading 2-1 in the bronze medal bout Thursday but San Marino’s Myles Nazem Amine snatched away the victory in the last moments.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.