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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicTokyo Olympics

Topic: Tokyo Olympics

Off The Cuff with A.R. Rahman & Ananya Birla

In this edition of #ThePrintOTC, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta is in conversation with Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman and singer Ananya Birla, who talk about ‘Hindustani...

India men’s hockey team beats Great Britain, enters first Olympic semifinal in 49 years

India scored three field goals through Dilpreet Singh, Gurjant Singh and Hardik Singh to seal a 3-1 victory, and will face Belgium in the semifinals Tuesday.

Shuttler P V Sindhu bags bronze, India’s second medal at Tokyo Olympics

Sindhu defeated China's He Bing Jiao in straight sets in the women's singles third-place play-off to add a bronze medal to her silver that she had secured at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

PV Sindhu beats Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi to storm into badminton semis in Tokyo Olympics

India's star shuttler Sindhu beat Japan’s number four seed Akane Yamaguchi 21-13, 22-20 in the quarterfinal match that lasted 56 minutes.

Mary Kom crashes out of Olympics despite winning 2 out of 3 rounds in pre-quarterfinals

The 38-year-old, who is a multiple-time Asian champion and a bronze-winner in the 2012 London Olympics, lost 2-3 to the 2016 Rio edition bronze-medallist Ingrit Valencia Thursday.

3 athletes among 24 new Covid cases reported at Tokyo Olympics, total rises to 193

Tokyo recorded an all-time high of 3,865 positive cases prompting the organisers to defend the Olympics stating they were not responsible for the city's Covid surge.

Indian archer Atanu Das beats two-time Olympic winner Oh Jin Hyek, enters pre-quarterfinals

Das will be joining wife Deepika Kumari in individual pre-quarterfinals. They are the first Indian couple to take part in the same discipline and the only two Indians left in fray.

Indian men’s hockey team storms into quarterfinals at Tokyo Olympics after defeating Argentina

India has consolidated their position in the second spot of Pool A with three wins and one loss out of four games. It will now take on Japan in their final pool match on Friday.

How future Olympic legitimacy is being served up on a skateboard in Tokyo

The debut of skateboarding at the Tokyo Games has put a focus on the legitimacy of adding newer, unconventional sports. It is a sign that the Olympics are growing up.

There’s no Russia at the Olympics, but its athletes are winning medals in Tokyo. Here’s how

After doping charges against its athletes, Russia was banned from participating in any international sporting event till 16 December 2022, which includes Tokyo Olympics, Paralympics, Winter Olympics and FIFA World Cup.

On Camera

Biting terror, doggone dilemma, urban menace. Indian TV war over Delhi street dogs

News channels were also in two minds about removing stray dogs to the government dog pounds. NDTV took credit for it and CNN-News 18 called ‘controversial order’.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.