Swimming
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Power couple: For swimming champions Virdhawal and Rujuta Khade, the journey is just starting
With five gold medals at the 2023 Senior National Aquatic Championships between them, Rujuta and Virdhawal Khade are looking ahead to life beyond swimming.
Tanya Kini
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Interview: Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj – ‘The pool is my happy place’
Srihari may not have bagged a medal at Birmingham 2022 – and he was close – but in one of the toughest sports at CWG, he reached finals in two events.
Samreen Razzaqui
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In Pictures: Artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez dramatically rescued after fainting in the pool
Anita Alvarez was rescued by Team USA head coach Andrea Fuentes from the bottom of the pool.
AFP
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Swimming: Sajan Prakash creates history as he achieves Olympic qualification mark
The 27-year-old qualified for Tokyo Games by becoming the first-ever Indian swimmer to breach Olympic qualification mark.
Scroll Staff
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Japan swimming star Rikako Ikee to return to racing for first time since cancer diagnosis: Report
The 20-year-old was a strong favourite for 100m butterfly gold at her home Olympics before revealing last year that she had been diagnosed with leukaemia.
AFP
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Watch: Katie Ledecky swims the length of a pool while balancing a glass of milk on her head
The American swimmer is a five-time Olympic gold medal winner.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Coronavirus: Swimming Federation of India requests Sports Ministry to reopen pools for training
Swimming pools and gyms continue to be closed despite the government allowing sports complexes and stadiums to open for training.
Scroll Staff
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Coronavirus: Swimming Worlds postponed from July 2021 to May 2022 to avoid clash with Tokyo Olympics
The championships also feature diving, open water swimming, synchronised swimming and water polo events.
AFP
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Focus on swimming will improve India’s Olympic medal tally, says Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju
In an online workshop with SFI and SAI, Rijiju called for India to aim for a good show at the 2028 Games.
AFP
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Tokyo Olympics: Wada launches probe as banned Chinese swimmer Sun Yang gets national camp call-up
The three-time Olympic champion has been given an eight-year ban for refusing to provide a doping sample.
AFP
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It can be managed: Swimmer Srihari Nataraj optimistic about covering lost time after lockdown
The 19-year-old, whose schedule is usually packed with travelling for meets and events in and out of the country, has turned to home workouts.
Scroll Staff
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International Swimming Federation ready to move world c’ships that could clash with 2021 Olympics
The swimming worlds are set to be held in Fukuoka in Japan between July 16 and August 1 next year.
AFP
The Field
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: Indian women’s team beat Singapore to inch closer to quarter-finals
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India tour of Bangladesh: Focus on T20 World Cup preparation after moving on from last year’s drama
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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants