Pause, rewind, play: Revisiting India’s most successful Olympic Games campaign – London 2012

London 2012 was a campaign that gave Indian sports fans an unprecedented six medals to celebrate and a fair few firsts.

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· Jul 20, 2021 · 08:15 am

Pause, rewind, play: Andy Murray’s back-to-back Olympic gold medals, a historic feat in tennis

The Brit is the only tennis player, male or female, to win two consecutive gold medals in the singles event at the Olympics.

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· Jul 18, 2021 · 09:12 pm

Pause, rewind, play: Karnam Malleswari – the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal

The Indian overcame a whole list of odds to win a bronze medal in women’s 69kg weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

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· Jul 17, 2021 · 07:24 pm

Pause, rewind, play: The Olympic gold that set Muhammad Ali on the path to greatness

The gold medal not only set Ali on the path to becoming a future world champion but also showcased him as an activist who would always speak his mind.

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· Jul 16, 2021 · 01:15 pm

Pause, rewind, play: Indian hockey legend Dhanraj Pillay and his Olympic heartbreaks

Despite his record-breaking appearances at the Olympics, Pillay never quite came close to realising his dream of winning a medal on the biggest stage.

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· Jul 15, 2021 · 12:36 pm

Pause, rewind, play: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore wins India’s first shooting and individual silver

It was India’s first individual silver medal at the Olympic Games and the first medal in shooting, which is now one of the country’s strongest disciplines.

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· Jul 14, 2021 · 09:30 am

Pause, rewind, play: When Yashpal Sharma's fearless attitude won India the 1983 World Cup semi-final

Yashpal Sharma played three crucial knocks in what remains one of Indian cricket’s most significant tournament victories.

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· Jul 13, 2021 · 02:28 pm

Pause, rewind, play: From 2011 to 2021 – Novak Djokovic and his six Wimbledon triumphs

The Serb won his first Wimbledon title in 2011 and kept going from strength to strength.

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· Jul 12, 2021 · 08:32 pm

Pause, rewind, play: Fifty years before Ash Barty – story of Evonne Goolagong Cawley’s Wimbledon win

Evonne Goolagong Cawley, an Indigenous Australian, won her first Wimbledon in 1971 – 50 years before Ashleigh Barty followed in her iconic footsteps.

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· Jul 10, 2021 · 10:30 pm

Pause, rewind, play: When five women crossed the finish line 0.06 seconds apart at the 1992 Olympics

On the day, it was a story of a fast start helping Gail Devers just about finish first. In the years before, it was a daunting battle off the track.

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· Jul 09, 2021 · 08:15 pm

Pause, rewind, play: When sailor Lawrence Lemieux sacrificed a medal to save lives at 1988 Olympics

On course to winning a medal, the Canadian deviated from his course to prevent two Singaporean sailors from drowning in the sea.

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· Jul 08, 2021 · 12:30 pm

Pause, rewind, play: Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi’s Olympics heartbreak in 2004

The Indian duo got the better of pairs that included Roger Federer and Andy Roddick, but fell agonisingly short of the podium at the end.

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· Jul 06, 2021 · 04:00 pm