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Video games at Olympics: Sport or sellout?

For the first time, the Asian Games will include computer game competitions. But winners this year won't get medals gold, silver and bronze will be awarded from the 2022 games.

4 min read20 Aug 2018
Sports

Viren Rasquinha dreams of a coaching system for coaches

The key ingredient in the making of an elite athlete is the coach, which is why the skill sets of coaches must improve, says Olympic Gold Quest's Viren Rasquinha

3 min read10 Aug 2018
Sports

CWG 2018: Tejaswini Sawant shoots gold, Anjum Moudgil bags silver as India dominate in shooting

The Indians were consistency personified as, after 10 shots in the elimination stage, Tejaswini Sawant and Anjum Moudgil led the standings with 417.4 and 416.3 points respectively

2 min read13 Apr 2018
Sports

CWG 2018: Shooter Anish Bhanwala wins gold in men’s 25m rapid fire pistol, creates history

By winning the gold, Anish bettered team-mate Manu Bhaker, who had become the youngest Indian Commonwealth Games gold medallist earlier this week when she emerged champion in the 10m air rifle finals

1 min read13 Apr 2018
Sports

Commonwealth Games 2018: Heena Sidhu adds third gold to India’s shooting kitty

This was Heena Sidhu's second medal at the 21st Games after having claimed the silver in the 10m air pistol event behind 16-year-old compatriot Manu Bhaker

2 min read10 Apr 2018
Sports

CWG 2018: Mehuli Ghosh’s journey from depression to podium

At the 10m air rifle event at CWG 2018, 17-year-old Mehuli Ghosh showed the mental grit of a winner, nevermind she settled for the silver

2 min read10 Apr 2018
Sports

Commonwealth Games 2018: Deepak Lather wins bronze in men’s 69kg category weightlifting

Deepak Lather became the youngest Indian weightlifter to claim a Commonwealth Games (CWG) medal, clinching a bronze in the men's 69kg category

1 min read6 Apr 2018
Sports

Rio Olympics: Why India was not a rank disaster

India returned with fewer medals and top 10 finishes at Rio. Yet, data on standings shows a performance drop was concentrated to a handful of sports, and there were pockets of retention and gain

2 min read26 Aug 2016

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