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Equal pay will help women’s chess, says World champion Ju Wenjun

Ju Wenjun, reigning World champion, wins blitz title of Tata Steel Chess India tournament in Kolkata. She also claims runner-up spot in rapid section. China's Xie Jun played key role in progress of chess in China, now Ding Liren is male World champion. Ju won World rapid championships in 2017…

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India fencer Bhavani Devi’s Parisian dream

Bhavani Devi, India's first Olympic fencer, turns 30. She is training in France under Christian Bauer, a world-renowned coach. She has won gold at the Commonwealth championships and bronze at the Asian championships. She is motivated by her peers and is determined to do better at the Paris Olympics. She…

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Getting past Vishy sir is very special: Gukesh

D. Gukesh is India's youngest Grandmaster, taking over the No. 1 spot from mentor Viswanathan Anand. He reflects on his progress, World Cup performance, and Magnus Carlsen match. Gukesh is thrilled to have surpassed Anand's rating, but is focused on his own career. He enjoyed his World Cup performance and…

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Neeraj reveals battling sickness en route to winning World title

Neeraj Chopra, World champion, apologizes for not being able to answer more questions despite being physically exhausted. He had a sore throat and cough before the Budapest World Championships, but pushed through. He participated in the Zurich Diamond League to get a feel of the competition and is now aiming…

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Daily Quiz | On World Athletics Championships 2023

The Hindu’s daily quiz on World Athletics Championships 2023

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Explained | Why was the WFI suspended by United World Wrestling?

UWW suspends WFI for not conducting elections on time. Wrestlers can compete in UWW events, but not under Indian flag. Protest by wrestlers over sexual harassment, intimidation, financial irregularities & administrative lapse. Election process delayed due to court stays & factions of WFI. To restore athletes' right to compete under…

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Noah Lyles — a worthy heir to Bolt who can get the crowd and pull in the crowd and rally the masses

Noah Lyles has taken the first step to fill Usain Bolt's shoes, winning a sprint treble at the 2023 World Athletics Championship. Lyles' gold rush began with the 100m, followed by the 200m and 4x100m. He is also a polarising figure, bringing much-needed attention to track and field, and is…

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Gold winner: On Neeraj Chopra and his golden arm

Neeraj Chopra scripting a glorious chapter at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest is in contrast to the mediocre performance of several other Indian athletes

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Was under pressure for the first time, says Javelin world champion Neeraj Chopra

Neeraj Chopra is an outlier in his rootedness & quest to be better than himself. He won gold at the World Championships, is an inspiration to Indians on the track & field, & is already looking ahead to the Paris Olympics.

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Unchecked run: On the Chess World Cup, Magnus Carlsen and his challengers

Whoever wins the World title cannot claim to be the planet’s best player as long as Magnus Carlsen is around

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UWW suspends WFI for not holding elections on time

UWW suspends WFI for not holding elections on time; Indian athletes may compete as individuals in upcoming events. Indian wrestlers' names listed under 'IND' in Worlds entries; selection trials for World championships to be held at Patiala. IOA appointed Justice (retd.) M.M. Kumar as returning officer; polls stayed twice by…

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Archery World Cup Stage-4: Indian teams claim men and women’s compound team golds

Indian compound archers win 3 medals, incl. men & women team gold, at Archery World Cup Stage-4 in Paris. Men's team (Ojas Deotale, Prathamesh Jawkar & Abhishek Verma) beat USA 236-232 in final. Women's team (V. Jyothi Surekha, Aditi Swami & Parneet Kaur) beat Mexico 234-233. Jyothi Surekha also won…

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Fruitful day for India at the Archery World Cup Stage-4

Indian recurve teams win bronze, Jyothi Surekha in semis at Archery World Cup. Indian recurve men & women teams win bronze & compound archer Jyothi Surekha reaches women's individual semis at Archery World Cup Stage-4 in Paris.

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Matildas v England: the match that launched a thousand memes

Social media comes alight with tributes to Australia’s Women’s World Cup heroes ahead of their semi-final

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From a fringe player to India’s big medal hope — the Prannoy journey

From a fringe player to India’s big medal hope — the Prannoy journey. For someone who was talented and untiring, H.S. Prannoy remained a fringe player for too long before emerging out of the shadows of the lead performers. He is now India’s biggest medal hope at the World championships…

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Annemiek van Vleuten takes a bow at last World Championships

'I'm glad I could still be at the front and entertain' says outgoing champion

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Chess World Cup: Gukesh is one of the exceptions of his era, says coach Vishnu Prasanna

Gukesh’s coach Vishnu Prasanna is “obviously happy!” as, on Thursday, the seventeen-year-old surpassed Viswanathan Anand to become the highest-ranked Indian (World No. 9) in the live chess ratings. “He’s entered the top-10, that is very important. Overall, I’m very happy with how he’s growing, because he has really grown over…

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World Archery Championships | Aditi, Deotale shoot historic golds for India

India's Aditi Swami & Ojas Deotale win 1st ever women's & men's individual archery titles at World Championships; Aditi youngest ever winner; 3 golds & 1 bronze best ever performance. #Archery #YBSSportsBureau

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India makes history at the World archery championships

India's V. Jyothi Surekha, Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur make history, winning India's first-ever gold medal in the World archery championships. The trio shot consistently to beat top-ranked Mexico 235-229, with 19 10s to their rivals' 14. The Indians kept their composure to take a two-point lead and increased it…

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Former U.S. National Team coach Jill Ellis breaks down this year's Women's World Cup

SAN DIEGO — One thing's for sure about this year's Women's World Cup:

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World champion curler says energy price hike is destroying Olympic momentum

WORLD champion curling captain Bruce Mouat has said the energy price hike is destroying momentum sparked in the sport following its recent success…

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Deepak, Nishant, Parveen and Arundhati make it to the team for Hangzhou Asian Games

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ARCHERY | Abhishek Verma’s scintillating form a good omen ahead of big ticket events

Armed with a positive mindset and a brand new bow set, experienced compound archer Abhishek Verma stamped his class on his return to the World Cup by securing his third individual gold medal in Medellin, Colombia. The fact that Verma, who has been representing the country in international events since…

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Co Down teenage gymnast crowned Special Olympics World champion

The 14-year-old claimed a total of five medals at the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin, Germany

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Sanjay Raut appeals to UN Secretary-General: Observe June 20 as 'World Traitors Day'

On this day 40 legislators from Shiv Sena, including the current Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde rebelled against Uddhav Thackeray to split the Shiv Sena into two factions. Read further on Dynamite News:

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