Tag: Tokyo 2020
One of the greatest Paralympic heists: Spanish Basketball Team, Sydney 2000
One of the greatest “Caught cheating” moments was this one back in 2000. The stage was the Sydney 2000 Paralympics and the accused in this case was the Spanish basketball team. A team of 10 out of 12 delusionary mentally handicapped individuals. So, what exactly happened, why was it done and who was behind all of this? Here’s a...
India VS Australia Women’s Hockey Quarter Final: As it happened.
What a moment it is for the Indian Hockey fans as for the first time in the history of field hockey the Women’s Indian Team has qualified for the Olympic Semifinals!!! With the Indian men’s team ending the qualification drought after 49 years, yesterday evening it was the Women’s Team that came to the party today. They defeated the...
Indian Shooting Contingnet’s Fallout: What went wrong?
India’s highly anticipated shooting campaign turned out to be a big failure with highly seeded likes of Abhishek Verma, Saurabh, and Manu failing to bring back any form of medal for the nation. The nation has also been disappointed by the below par performance of Divyansh and Elavenil in the Rifle Events. But with India sending one of its most prolific and...
Lovlina Borgohain and the Women Boxing Contingent: Where they stood.
Tokyo Olympics 2020 seems to be one of the most happening sports events from an Indian point of view. “Lovlina Borgohain”, a name that has secured a medal for India, and with India sending one of its biggest contingents this time around the nation awaits at least 5 medals. So, let’s have a look at the boxing contingent and their...
CLINICAL INDIA BEAT ARGENTINA 3-1 TO STAY IN BOOK BERTH FOR QUARTERS!!
The Indian Hockey Men’s team continued their great form in the Tokyo Olympics after beating Argentina by scoring back-to-back late goals. At the final hooter, the scoreline read India 3-1 Argentina. Here’s a look at how the game panned out: - First Quarter: - The game began on a positive note for India (2nd minute) with the in-form striker, Mandeep getting a...
1992 Barcelona: Witnessing the Dream Team.
Olympic Men’s Basketball Gold= Team USA, this is one of the undisputed equations, isn’t it? And the United States well and truly deserves the first position every year. Year after year, the States, bring in a squad that is supremely above par in talent, ability, consistency, and in every aspect of the game that ever exists. From Jordan to...
Indian Tennis Contingent at Tokyo 2020: A round-up.
“Tennis”, a sport that isn’t widely renowned in India. In fact, it’s a sport that not many rural Indians have even heard of!!! So, when Leander Paes won a Bronze at the 1996 Olympics it was a pleasant surprise for many of our countrymen. The Indian tennis team at Tokyo 2020 isn’t one of India’s medal hopes, despite that we cannot...
India 3-0 Spain : As it happened….
After the Indian hockey campaign got dented after a 1-7 loss at the hands of the mighty Aussies India have successfully bounced back against the Spanish side. India won the game 3-0, while comprehensively dominating the possession throughout the game and with Rupinder and Simranjeet getting their name on the score sheet. Here’s a look at how the game panned out: - First...
The Big Fall of Indian Hockey: How?
“Hockey”, India’s national sport has always been in the limelight. Be it the eminent legends like Major Dhyan Chand, Roop Singh, Udham Singh, Dhanraj Pillay, or in today's date Sardar Singh and Sandeep Singh, hockey has always produced world-class athletes for the nation. But have we ever wondered that how drastically a mighty Indian Hockey Team which was winning gold medals on the...
Mirabai Chanu: Living her Olympic dream
“Saikhom Mirabai Chanu” is a name that is set to be recited throughout the next decade as an inspiration for many young minds...A name that has made India proud of its daughters... A name that throws shade on the Indian patriarchal society!! This lady from Manipur is more than a beacon light for all the Olympic Aspirants. But how did all of...