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After a triumphant week that saw PV Sindhu become the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals, following her bronze win at the Tokyo Games, the ace shuttler is again in the news for reasons she would not have hoped for. Sindhu’s management company, Baseline Ventures, is taking legal action against multiple brands that...

What can an F1 driver get penalised for? Penalties have replaced the daily Netflix gossip and taken precedence in our lives. It seems like every race weekend, there are new and contentious penalties being dished out and decisions made that alter the narrative of the 2021 world championship with each passing race. So, what better...

Japan’s Momiji Nishiya, wrote herself into the record books as the 13-year-old Japanese became the second-youngest gold medallist in Olympic history, winning the inaugural women’s skateboarding street competition. She also became the youngest Olympic champion for her country, breaking Iwasaki Kyoko’s record at the 1992 Barcelona Games for 200m women’s breaststroke at the age of...

About the Tokyo 2020 Sponsorship Programme The Olympic sponsor programme is divided into four separate categories, with the IOC’s (International Olympic Committee) The Olympic Partner (TOP) programme constituting the very highest level of Olympic sponsorship. The three remaining categories are designated for domestic sponsors. The highest domestic tier comprises Gold Partners, the second tier consists...

The Olympics is the biggest sporting spectacle as it brings in athletes from every corner of the world squaring off against each other for the ultimate prize. Olympic athletes don’t get paid to compete, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t pay to perform. Here in this list, we take a look at the five highest-earning...

Becca Meyers, a three-time Paralympic gold medalist, announced on Tuesday she is withdrawing from the Tokyo Olympics over lack of ‘reasonable’ accommodations. The 26-year-old US Paralympian, who won three gold medals at the Paralympic Games in Rio in 2016, has accused the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) of denying her essential accommodation over her...

Will India’s four-decade-long wait for that Olympic medal in Hockey end this year? Or will it be another year of toil and near misses? Let’s take a look at how the Indian hockey contingent is gearing up ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games. After its record eighth gold at the 1980 Moscow Games, the Indian...

India will be sending a contingent of 19 athletes to take part in the different athletics categories of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Let’s a take closer look at the athletes and their chances at the summer Olympics.   Track and Road Muhammed Anas Yahiya (Men’s 4*400m relay) Being the son of a state level athlete,...

Days ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, official broadcasters Sony Pictures Sports Network have signed a multimillion-dollar deal with 11 sponsors for the upcoming event. The deal sees Coca-Cola, Hero Motocorp, JSW and MPL come on board as Co-Presenting Sponsors while RBI, Visa, Lenovo, Byju’s, Herbalife Nutrition and Association of Mutual Funds in India join as...

After their second-place finish at the Asia/Oceania Continental Qualifying Regatta in early May, rowers Arjun Lal and Arvind Singh booked themselves a maiden Olympic berth. Not having previous knowledge or experience in the sport, both had to overcome major technical difficulties to reach where they are today. The two Naib Subedars of the Indian Army...