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Prannoy courts Badminton again, with joy, relief and gratitude on his strong mind

He has starred in a historic Indian conquest of the Thomas Cup, with bronze in a World Championships as well as an Asian Games to show for his efforts in…

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Amit Saroha’s show of Gratitude brings role of Para Athletes’ Escorts to forefront

There are countless reasons and occasions for gratitude to rent the air. And Amit Kumar Saroha has his own. It was not about his fight against adversity after a road…

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An emotional ride with Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi

It is hard not to be impressed with BreakPoint, a seven-episode documentary on Indian tennis’ greatest and, at once, most tragic story. Exploring the entire gamut of the famous partnership…

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Paralympic stars occupy India’s collective mindspace, now nation must build on it

There is much fanfare – and deservedly so – as Indian athletes return home from the Paralympic Games in Tokyo with a large and unprecedented collection of 19 medals, including…

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For Hemal Shah, running is the music of life

By their very nature, text messages can be terse and dispassionate but this one had a joyous ring to it. “Finished today full marathon in 4:33,” Hemal Shah wrote to a journalist…

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Vani Pahwa offers unique, deeper insights for greater fitness result

Her hands are gesturing much of the time and her eyes are very much in the conversation. As indeed, they would be since she has been a dancer nearly all…

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Running is pregnant with positivity, says mother of three Mandira Singh Aulakh

The 34-year-old drives home from work, quite stressed. It is not so much her work as a school Vice Principal that winds her up as the afternoon traffic across the…

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Viji Swaminathan: Taking to running to lose weight and regain self-esteem

The clarity of thought and confidence in expression echo her strong personality. Even when she claims she is just another person running on the road, the assured tone in her…

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For Dr. Vinita Jain, running is best medicine

There was a time when she would have quit something that she believed in. Simply because lacked the belief in herself. Not anymore, though. Over the past six years, Vinita…

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Seema’s limitless inner strength comes to the fore

A little over two years ago, Dr. Seema Yadav went on her first serious road run with a group of friends she had met in the local gym in Faridabad. Now, despite…

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