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Won CWG gold on the same date as Olympic medal loss, says Deepak Punia
Updated on Aug 07, 2022 07:50 PM IST
Wrestler, Deepak Punia, talks about the connection between his gold finish at CWG 2022 and his bout at Tokyo Olympics. He also shares the key to his success and what it takes for a professional athlete to perform consistently at the highest level.
Karan Sethi, New Delhi
‘Thank you for your support, India!’: Neeraj Chopra’s Tokyo 2020 throwback post
- Neeraj Chopra celebrated his Tokyo Olympics javelin throw gold medal with a throwback post on Twitter.
Published on Aug 07, 2022 04:22 PM IST
Such an honour: Anahat on CWG experience
At 14 years of age, Squash player, Anahat Singh, is the youngest sportsperson to be representing the country at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022. She talks about her learning from the journey and the bond she shares with some of her senior teammates.
Updated on Aug 07, 2022 11:40 AM IST
Karan Sethi, New Delhi
Vora, Agarwalla make history, first Indians to compete in individual dressage
- Agarwalla was 28th and Vora stood 33rd in the standings of the quadrennial competition being held in Denmark's Herning. The live results were still being updated with the competition still on at the time of going to press, which means the final positions can change.
Published on Aug 07, 2022 01:32 AM IST
The Magnus Carlsen effect: When a humble Macedonian GM felt the butterflies
- The modestly rated Stanojovski, 58, has a brush with super stardom at the 44th Chess Olympiad after going 55 moves with the Norwegian world champion and No 1 player.
Published on Aug 06, 2022 12:44 PM IST
Susan Ninan, Mahabalipuram
Sehrawat becomes most expensive player in PKL history
- The ace raider was bought by Tamil Thalaivas for ₹2.26 crore, becoming the first player to fetch ₹2 crore in PKL
_1659722981958_1659723000830_1659723000830.png "Pawan Sehrawat in action at PKL.(Instagram/@pawan_sehrawat_17)")
Published on Aug 05, 2022 11:41 PM IST
Indian women’s chess waits to take off
- While men’s chess has a steady stream of bright young stars, GMs Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavalli are still waiting for someone to join their club of two.
Published on Aug 05, 2022 10:46 PM IST
Vivek Krishnan, Mahabalipuram
Olympiad: India A, India B power on
- Gukesh got his seventh straight win for India B while Erigaisi and Narayanan got vital points for India A
Published on Aug 05, 2022 10:36 PM IST
Vivek Krishnan, Mahabalipuram
Rupal Chaudhary becomes first Indian to win two medals at U20 Worlds
- Neeraj Chopra's javelin success in Poland 2016 was followed by that of Hima Das' 400m in Finland 2018. Chaudhary's success continues that legacy on the track and it is precisely the kind of performance that warms the heart of athletics fans in India.
Published on Aug 05, 2022 07:02 PM IST
Biden says basketball star Griner's sentence in Russian trial is ‘unacceptable’
- The 31-year-old Griner, a two-time U.S. Olympic champion and a eight-time all-star with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury listened with a blank expression as an interpreter translated the verdict by Judge Anna Sotnikova.
Published on Aug 04, 2022 09:24 PM IST
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India’s golden run at CWG 2022: The times are a-changin’
Indian contingent at the ongoing Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games continues to bring medals and glory for the country, which compels us to ask some legendary sportspersons about how things are changing for us as a sporting nation. From being a cricket loving country to becoming a sports loving nation, there’s much that they talk about.
Published on Aug 04, 2022 03:27 AM IST
Karan Sethi, New Delhi
Haryana’s 16-year-old wrestler Suraj Vashishth: Kuchh toh bada kaam kiya hai!
Wrestler, Suraj Vashishth, 16, scripted history for the country by bringing home the gold medal from the recent Greco-Roman U-17 World Wrestling Championships in Italy. Bagging gold for India in this tournament, after a long wait of 32 years, has brought him major accolades, and the teen shares his jubilation on achieving this monumental feat.
Published on Aug 04, 2022 02:57 AM IST
Karan Sethi, New Delhi
Lawn bowls captain Tirkey: Every other nation is now wary of Indian team
Quartet Lovely Choubey, Rupa Rani Tirkey, Pinki and Nayanmoni Saikia recently scripted history by winning Women’s Fours Lawn Bowls gold medal at the ongoing Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Rupa and Pinki talk about the change that their gold sheen has brought.
Published on Aug 04, 2022 12:57 AM IST
Karan Sethi, New Delhi
Koneru Humpy shines as India women beat Georgia
- However, India B lost to Armenia in Round 6 of the Chess Olympiad despite teenage GM D Gukesh winning his sixth game in a row.
Published on Aug 03, 2022 09:55 PM IST
Vivek Krishnan, Mahabalipuram
'Gukesh is closing in on the elite'
- With six wins in six matches, Gukesh is making all the right noises at the Chess Olympiad
Updated on Aug 03, 2022 09:05 PM IST
Gold medallist weightlifter Achinta Sheuli: Ab mujhe KFC khana hai!
Weightlifter Achinta Sheuli won the country its third gold medal at the ongoing 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. The 20-year-old shares his feelings on the triumph and how he plans to celebrate the win.
Published on Aug 03, 2022 05:01 PM IST
Karan Sethi, New Delhi
AIU bans sprinter Dhanalakshmi for three years
- The athlete's suspension has been reduced by a year after admitting her dope violation
Updated on Aug 03, 2022 12:27 AM IST
Avishek Roy
Gukesh stuns Shirov as India B stay on top with all-win record
- Playing black, 16-year-old Indian upsets former world No.2 in chess Olympiad.
Published on Aug 02, 2022 11:22 PM IST
Vivek Krishnan, Mahabalipuram
For Sasikiran, chess has been a game of lost chances
- The 41-year-old, who became a GM as a 19-year-old in 2000, was the first Indian after Anand to cross an ELO rating of 2700 but he never quite managed to push on
Published on Aug 02, 2022 09:26 PM IST
Vivek Krishnan, Mahabalipuram
The future of chess is in India: Aronian
- The 39-year-old has been around the chess circuit for more than two decades now, witnessing the evolution of the game from close quarters.
_(1)_1659021187586_1659376134513_1659376134513.jpg "The 2022 Chess Olympiad is being held in Mahabalipuram.(FIDE)")
Updated on Aug 01, 2022 11:39 PM IST
India’s top team held by France, Mongolia hold Carlsen’s Norway
- Tania Sachdev wins to help India’s top women’s team beat Hungary while the third team of the hosts lost in both sections at the Chess Olympiad
Updated on Aug 01, 2022 11:43 PM IST
The Cramling chess family powering Sweden’s hopes
- Mother and daughter are playing members and father is a team captain in the Swedish camp at the chess Olympiad in Mahabalipuram
Published on Aug 01, 2022 08:01 PM IST
Vivek Krishnan, Mahabalipuram
Olympiad: India keep their winning run going
- All six of India's team are yet to taste defeat at the tournament
Published on Jul 31, 2022 10:14 PM IST
From USA to Australia, chess sings its immigrant song
- In 2022 alone, almost 200 players have switched federations and the ease with which a player can switch facilitates this phenomenon
Published on Jul 31, 2022 08:09 PM IST
Mirabai Chanu: Will have mummy ke haath ka khana once I am home
What makes weightlifter Mirabai Chanu’s victory at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in the women’s 49kg category sweeter for her is that it’s India’s first gold at the event
Updated on Aug 01, 2022 12:01 AM IST
Naina Arora, New Delhi
Magnus Carlsen makes a grand entry, Indian teams keep winning
- All six Indian teams won their second round matches at the Chess Olympiad on Saturday.
Published on Jul 30, 2022 11:17 PM IST
Vivek Krishnan, Mahabalipuram
Randa Seder, 8, flying Palestine’s flag at the chess Olympiad
- She is the youngest in the global tournament and started with a victory on Saturday.
_1659198733389_1659198738001_1659198738001.jpg "Randa Seder of Palestine(FIDE)")
Published on Jul 30, 2022 10:04 PM IST
Vivek Krishnan, Mahabalipuram
Olympiad: For Ukraine, it is more than just a game of chess
- Oleksandr Sulypa and the Ukrainian players have somehow put their troubles behind them to make it to the Olympiad from different parts of Europe.
Published on Jul 29, 2022 11:53 PM IST
Vivek Krishnan, Mahabalipuram
Faultless day for hosts as Indian teams sail through on Day 1 of Chess Olympiad
- In the open section, the top Indian team of Vidit Gujrathi, Arjun Erigaisi, SL Narayanan and Sasikaran Krishnan – seeded second behind United States of America – posted a comfortable 4-0 victory over Zimbabwe.
Published on Jul 29, 2022 10:04 PM IST
