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Tokyo Olympics 2020 officially concludes, India on cloud nine with 7 medals

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach declared the 32nd Olympic Games in Tokyo closed on August 8. The closing ceremony was held in a nearly empty stadium, at the end of a 16-day event that was held under strict COVID restrictions. The festivities began in front of VIPs after the Japanese flag was raised […]

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Badminton star P V Sindhu scripts history on Super Sunday

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Reigning world champion P V Sindhu on Sunday became India’s first woman to win two Olympic medals, comfortably securing a bronze in the badminton women’s singles third-place play-off. The men’s hockey team delivered a historic win soon afterward, advancing to the Olympics for the first time in 49 years and capping off a Super Sunday […]

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It’s 2021, but the sexualizations of women in sports continue; Olympic Games

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Seriously, if you’re a woman in a competitive sport, there’s really no winning. It’s a classic ‘damned if you do, and damned if you don’t’ scenario. On the one hand, is Norway’s beach handball team was fined for wearing less revealing clothes at the Euro 2021 tournament. On the other is […]

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Tokyo Olympics: Mary Kom, Sindhu cross first hurdle, into round 2

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands It was a mixed day for the Indian contingent at the Tokyo Summer Olympics on Sunday. Iconic boxer MC Mary Kom, 38, beat her 23-year-old opponent from over Dominican Republic, Miguelina Hernandez Garcia, to power her way into the pre-quarterfinals after a superb tactical victory in the 51kg category. Sindhu shines PV […]

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Tokyo Olympics: India’s prospects and past wins

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands All eyes and hearts are set for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to be held in Japan from July 23 to August 8, delayed by a year due to the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. India will be participating in 18 sports disciplines and related events at the games. A total of 127 […]

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