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There shouldn't be any selection dilemma if the NRAI has the maturity befitting an elite shooting nation's association body that achieved 2nd highest number of qualifications. They could have held Olympic trials for all the available pool of 30-40 shooters in the same qualifications and finals forma...

https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/others/india-shooting-selection-for-paris-olympic-games-2024-some-shooters-want-relaxation-in-trials-participation-nrai-says-no Contrary to what we all were expecting from the NRAI, it doesn't seems to select its olympic contingent purely based on the rules that i...

^^ Her lift of 184 Kg is way below her own personal best of 207 kg. she was 12th over all in the most recent competition. So do you think she is playing safe knowing very well that just a qualification might be enough as medal is not possible anyway returning from injury lay off and will be returnin...

This bridge article hasn't mentioned anything about how she fared in comparison to her competitors. It only mentioned that she lifted 81kg/103Kg ((184kg overall) in comparison to her personal best of 88kg/119kg (207 over all). To put things in perspective, she was 3rd in her group and 12th overall a...

Team has ensured Stimac will go I guess

It’s 1-1 yikes.

^^ Right but the fact that Gracenote could never get it right in the curious case of India may continue to hold in 2024 too. So there is every chance India may beat their expectations for a change! We are getting near to full quota of 24 in shooting this time, with already 19 just 3 below the Chines...

Not that Gracenote has predicted India's Olympic outcomes correctly anytime before, but just to take cognizance of the fact they published an updated virtual table on Feb29th. https://www.nielsen.com/news-center/2024/virtual-medal-table-forecast/ Gracenote thinks India got 7 medals at Tokyo but it m...

Sai Praneeth retires as player at 31 age to take up coaching job in US.

Yesterday there was a remarkable judgement delivered by supreme court that the current electoral bond system implemented by Modi government from 2017 is unconstitutional. Leaving aside the merits or demerits of such judgment in fixing the corruption, the judgment itself was ground breaking because i...

What Sanskrit? They are a couple of Chennai Chaps. Sanskrit is an alien language for the Dravida region. But Prachanda means "passionate, fierce, hot" etc - so that is fitting. Just curious. Are Chandrasekhar and Prashanth words that come from Dravidian roots or Sanskrit? Well, Prachanda ...

I mean EVERYWHERE except the Indian subcontinent. Till we solve the playing area issue (which is connected to kids' interest too, somewhat), we won't get anywhere. how can we be missing out China ? Indian sub continent and China put together form more than 1/3 of world population(actually about 40%...

Good article thanks for sharing. Most of the points raised make sense. The one which talks about early initiation to sport is a double edged weapon though. For example, Indian hockey players get initiated to the game very early on but on surfaces that are non-standard like playgrounds with grass etc...

the BBCs of the world have now done a special article on this youngest doubles player who became world #1
https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/68078338

0-1 loss with Syria and knocked out. Disappointing end.