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2022 BWF World Championships: India's strongest contenders for medals in Tokyo
Lakshya Sen beat Denmark's Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 21-12 21-11 on Day 1 of the BWF World Badminton Championship at the Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo.
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Explainer: Why did FIFA suspend the AIFF, and what does it mean for Indian football?
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) was suspended on August 15 for not following FIFA guidelines and for “third party interference”.
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2022 Commonwealth Games: India's best outing at the CWG yet
61 medals, including 22 gold. Plus, a number of young players across disciplines broke new ground—this is India's best performance in the Commonwealth Games to date.
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2022 Commonwealth Games: Lakshya Sen's CWG gold may be a sign of even greater things to come for Indian badminton
We may be approaching a time when the world’s No. 1 women’s, men’s and men’s doubles players may all just be Indian.
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2022 Commonwealth Games: Not just CWG medals, Indian weightlifters' steady progress is also very encouraging
India’s 15-member weightlifting contingent took the Games by storm, winning 10 medals, including three gold, to top the standings for the event, just like they did in 2018 in Gold Coast Australia.
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2022 Commonwealth Games: When dreams—and predictions—come true
Predictions are never made on the back of just cold calculations, but also a “feeling”, and a deep-seated desire to see a dream come true, no matter the odds.
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2022 Commonwealth Games: The spectacular rise of 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable
Avinash Sable's best time, 8:12:48 minutes, the national record, would have won him the silver in every edition of the CWG except for the 2018 Gold Coast Games, where he would have finished 5th.
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2022 Commonwealth Games: Let the wrestling begin
Each of the 12 Indian wrestlers who make up the CWG contingent at Birmingham is expected to win a medal. At least six of them are expected to saunter to a gold.
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2022 Commonwealth Games: A golden day for Team India in Birmingham
On August 3, Tulika Maan won silver medal in judo in the +78kg category; Saurav Ghoshal got bronze in the squash men's singles; Lovepreet Singh won bronze in the 109kg category in weightlifting. Plus, the Indian women's hockey team and boxers Nikhat Zareen, Mohammed Hussamuddin and Nitu Ghanghas entered the semi-finals.
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2022 Commonwealth Games: Just the thing boxer Amit Panghal needs to bounce back
A win against Scotland’s Lennon Mulligan in the Flyweight quarter-final on August 4, 2022, will guarantee bronze. But what Amit Panghal needs is gold.
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2022 Commonwealth Games: Why the Jamaicans dominate the 100m sprint
Elaine Thompson-Herah is the sprinter to beat at Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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2022 Commonwealth Games: Will long jumper Murali Sreeshankar qualify for the finals?
There’s no jumper among the commonwealth participants with Murali Sreeshankar’s numbers. On August 2, the qualifying round promises to be a breeze for the Kerala man.
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Why we'll remember Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma's dream partnership at Birmingham for a long time
There was Smriti Mandhana, opening the face of the bat to guide a well-pitched ball outside her off stump. Here was Shafali Verma, pulling a short one with a mighty swivel to the boundary.
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2022 Commonwealth Games: Why we're cheering for squash player Anahat Singh, even after she lost the round of 32
Anahat Singh, 14, is the youngest member of India’s 2022 Commonwealth Games squad, and the youngest Indian ever to compete at the CWG.
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2022 Commonwealth Games: Nikhat Zareen has her sights set on Paris 2024
A CWG gold may be a stroll in the park for Zareen, considering the level of competition is a rung lower than what she is used to facing at the world championships and even in big European meets.
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2022 Commonwealth Games: Mirabai Chanu has little competition at Birmingham
In the year since winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, Mirabai Chanu has been working on the alignment of her toes, shoulders and back while performing the explosive phase of the lift.
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Commonwealth Games 2022: Get-set to see more records broken in track and field events
Better training science, NASA space tech in shoes, and synthetic tracks among the reasons for record-breaking performances of late.
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Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games begin today ; 1,800 medals up for grabs
CWG 2022 will feature 72 teams from 54 nations and 18 territories, competing across 19 disciplines, including three new sports: women’s T20 cricket, 3X3 basketball, and 3X3 wheelchair basketball.
