Posted in Athletes Olympic Games Swimming

Sajan Prakash earns Tokyo2020 trip with hard work and by keeping clutter away from mind

He was in the pool in Rome for less than two minutes on Saturday but whipped up much attention for his sport and a fair amount of passion back home…

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Posted in Archery Olympic Games Olympic Sport

Indian Archery must embrace professionalism to avert repeated disappointments

It is not easy to describe the sense of bewilderment in the Indian archery community in the wake of the women’s team’s defeat at the hands of Colombia on Monday…

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Posted in Hockey News Olympic Games Olympic Sport

Sreejesh, Manpreet set for third Olympic Games with 10 debutants for company

Bengaluru, June 18: Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh and creative midfielder Manpreet Singh are heading for their third successive Olympic Games hockey competition,  having been named in the national squad that will play in…

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Posted in Hockey Olympic Games Olympic Sport

Hockey India strikes balance between experience and fresh blood in women’s squad for Tokyo2020

Bengaluru, June 17: Hockey India on Thursday announced a mix of experience and youth to represent the nation in the Olympic Games women’s hockey competition in Tokyo next month. The selectors,…

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Posted in Equestrian Olympic Games Olympic Sport

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…

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Posted in Governance Olympic Games Olympic Sport Swimming

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…

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Posted in Olympic Games Olympic Sport Sailing Sport&Mind

Focused training for Medal Race stands Vishnu Saravanan in good stead

So then, it boiled down to Vishnu Saravanan being mentally tough in the business end of the Mussanah Open Championship. Please read first part of the interview here “My long…

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Posted in Olympic Games Olympic Sport Shooting

Time ripe for NRAI to appoint High Performance Manager to ensure Olympic plans stay on track

It is a day and a half since the National Rifle Association of India made two big decisions in picking the Indian team for the Olympic Games. It chose to…

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Posted in Olympic Games Olympic Sport Other Sport

Indian sailors pursue last-gasp Olympic Games qualification in Gulf of Oman regatta

With hope in their hearts, the country’s best sailors are in Muscat preparing for the Al Mussanah Open Sail Championships being sailed in the Gulf of Oman from April 1…

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Posted in Olympic Games Olympic Sport Shooting Sport&Mind

Chinki Yadav and the art of avoiding ‘paralysis by analysis’

It was hard to discern whether Chinki Yadav was elated at having won 25m Pistol gold in the ISSF World Cup 2021 New Delhi or relieved at having emerged as…

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