Category: Olympic Sport
Naomi, do not blame the media
No one can really question Naomi Osaka’s decision not to participate in post-match press conferences. It doesn’t matter what the terms of her engagement with the French Open or any…
Naomi Osaka’s mental health red-flag trains spotlight on tenuous athlete-media relationship
These are strained relationships and cannot be totally snapped. Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal from the French Open, ostensibly to let the focus be back on the tennis in Paris, after a…
Fouaad Mirza completes MERs to confirm place in Tokyo2020 equestrian competition
Asian Games equestrian silver medallist Fouaad Miza has confirmed his ticket to Tokyo2020 by completing the Minimum Eligibility Requirements in finishing second and third on Seigneur Medicott and Dajara 4 respectively in…
Rushed Return to Sport in Pandemic can be counter-productive for athlete’s mental, physical health
World No. 30 ranked badminton player HS Prannoy on Saturday agreed with a suggestion that an athlete’s return to competition after recovering from Covid-19 infection must not be rushed by…
FINA places stamp of approval on controversial times by Uzbekistan’s Olympic qualifiers
The World Swimming Federation’s (FINA) has stunningly given its stamp of approval to the controversially fast times clocked by home swimmers to qualify for Tokyo2020 in the Uzbekistan Open Swimming…
Indian recurve archers bring home triple gold with show of growing mental strength
It was worth sitting up through the night and, from thousands of miles away, feeling the mental toughness that the Indian recurve archers showed in their first international competition in…
Big day looms for Indian recurve archers in Guatamela City World Cup
The top-ranked Indian women’s recurve team of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Komalika Bari will have to deal with the burden of expectations in its battle with second-ranked Mexico (Aida…
Indian women’s recurve team storms into final in Guatemala City World Cup
The top-ranked Indian women’s recurve team of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Komalika Bari cruised into the final at the Guatamela City 2021 Hyundai Archery World Cup Stage 1 with victories…
Atanu Das, Deepika Kumari stage Great Escapes with show of focus and resilience
Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari staged their own versions of the Great Escape along their way into the men and women’s recurve semifinals in the Guatemala City 2021 Hyundai Archery…
Atanu and Ankita shoot well to claim second rank in men’s and women’s recurve events
Atanu Das as well as Ankita Bhakat and Deepika Kumari made confident starts to their campaign in great conditions in the Guatamela City 2021 Hyundai Archery World Cup Stage 1…
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