Indian Sport
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Paris Olympics 2024: Nethra Kumanan secures India’s second quota in sailing
Vishnu Saravanan had secured India's first sailing quota for the Paris 2024 Olympics at the ILCA 7 Men's World Championship 2024 in Australia in January.
Scroll Staff
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Rowing, Asian Olympic Qualifer: Balraj Panwar qualifies for Paris 2024 in men’s single scull
The 25-year-old rower finished third to qualify in an event that saw the top five secure quotas for Paris 2024.
Scroll Staff
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Paralympic Committee of India suspended by Sports Ministry due to delay in holding elections
A statement from the Sports Ministry stated that the PCI was expected to hold elections immediately following the expiration of the current committee’s term.
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‘No educated person will vote for the BJP. What is the point of studying if we do not get jobs?’
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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Readers’ comments: Article on South Asia’s view of India is ‘horribly biased’
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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The BJP wants an Opposition-free Gujarat. But some are putting up a fight
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Sailing: Vishnu Saravanan earns 2024 Paris Olympics quota place at ILCA 7 World Championship
Vishnu Saravanan had also competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Rohan Bopanna, Joshna Chinappa among seven sporting personalities to be honoured with Padma Shri
The others to be honoured with Padma Shri include Purnima Mahato, Gaurav Khanna, Harbinder Singh, Satendra Singh Lohia, and Uday Deshpande.
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Explainer: Why Jyothi Vennam went to court over the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
Ace archer Vennam was overlooked for the country’s top sports award in favour of shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.
Abhijit Nair
Video
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Indian Olympic Association appoints Raghuram Iyer as Chief Executive Officer
The IOA was expected to appoint a CEO within a month of the new PT Usha-led executive council taking over, in December 10, 2022 but delayed it by almost a year.
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A conclusion to the wrestling debacle to double digits in Paris – The Field’s wishlist for 2024
The members of the sports team at Scroll list out a few things they look forward to seeing in 2024.
Abhijit Nair, Dilip Unnikrishnan, Samreen Razzaqui, Shahid Judge & Tanya Kini
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From the dominant archers to Virat Kohli’s new benchmark – The Field’s highlights from 2023
As the 2023 season comes to a close, the writers from Scroll’s sports desk list their sporting highlights from the year gone by.
Abhijit Nair, Dilip Unnikrishnan, Samreen Razzaqui, Shahid Judge & Tanya Kini
The Reel
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Why sports and politics are completely intertwined in India
The system in India is such that it requires politicians to use their reach and avoid red tape-ism for the betterment of athletes.
Shahid Judge
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Tennis star Somdev Devvarman on wrestlers’ protest: ‘Athletes are being silenced for speaking up’
The former India tennis star Devvarman also asserted that the people at the top of the sports federations are not the best people suited for the job.
Somdev Devvarman
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Satwiksairaj and Chirag win Khel Ratna; Shami and 25 athletes up for Arjuna Award
The National Sports Award winners will receive their awards by President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 9, 2024.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten ton helps Mumbai secure much-needed win over Hyderabad
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India tour of Bangladesh: Visitors register commanding win in rain-affected fourth T20I
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra stuns world No 2 Wang Manyu; Desai-Ghorpade beat fifth seeds
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Brijesh Tamta, Aryan Hooda shine as India bag five gold medals
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Olympics, Athletics: India’s men’s and women’s 4x400m relay teams make the cut for Paris Games 2024