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Dipankar Lahiri

Dipankar Lahiri

Specialist close-in fielder, middleweight arm-wrestling champion & content head at The Bridge. Previously at Indian Express, TOI, Sportskeeda. On the lookout for moments of heroism in sports and life.

Why do countries want to host the Summer Olympics?

Why do countries want to host the Summer Olympics?

While economic disaster appears inevitable, with good planning, host countries can reap priceless benefits in the long...
Dipankar Lahiri17 Aug 2024 9:21 AM GMT
Vinesh Phogat: Perils of a back-page story being pushed to page 1

Vinesh Phogat: Perils of a back-page story being pushed to page 1

Our sports champions are few, our personal investments in them low, so any time one champion does break through, there...
Dipankar Lahiri9 Aug 2024 1:42 PM GMT
Decoding the absurd criticism directed at Nikhat Zareen

Decoding the absurd criticism directed at Nikhat Zareen

Bad luck at the Paris Olympics will consign a rare world-beating Indian pugilist to being remembered as a round of 16...
Dipankar Lahiri3 Aug 2024 11:06 AM GMT
Imane Khelif

Olympics 2024: Imane Khelif at the heart of a gender war exploding in...

An Algerian boxer, fighting in the women’s competition at the Paris Olympics, is facing a public trial over her gender.
Dipankar Lahiri2 Aug 2024 7:40 AM GMT
Olympic 2024: Score-wise analysis of Indian shooters and their medal chances

Olympic 2024: Score-wise analysis of Indian shooters and their medal...

A comparison of Indian shooters’ recent scores against the top scores in the world shows India can hope for a historic...
Dipankar Lahiri25 July 2024 3:30 PM GMT
Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari

How Atanu Das is rallying behind new mother Deepika Kumari to win...

As Deepika returns from a maternity break, her husband cheers her on from home this time.
Dipankar Lahiri23 July 2024 10:54 AM GMT
Paris 2024: Double digit medal mark - a measured possibility or mere hype?

Paris 2024: Double digit medal mark - a measured possibility or mere...

Whether India can improve on the 7-medal count from last time and even cross 10 will depend on various factors.
Dipankar Lahiri16 July 2024 3:30 AM GMT
Yindu Jiayou: Anti-India bias shows through at Asian Games, but China makes up in other ways

'Yindu Jiayou': Anti-India bias shows through at Asian Games, but...

While hostile crowds made the task hard for Indian athletes at the Asian Games, translation and navigation challenges...
Dipankar Lahiri9 Oct 2023 1:30 AM GMT
No soft landing for soft tennis No.1 Jay Meena

No soft landing for soft tennis No.1 Jay Meena

Jay Meena beat two of the best soft tennis players in the world at the Asian Games before bowing out with one last step...
Dipankar Lahiri7 Oct 2023 7:09 PM GMT
How Satwik-Chirag bounced back from their lowest point to win Asian Games gold

How Satwik-Chirag bounced back from their lowest point to win Asian...

The first badminton players to win a badminton gold for India at the Asian Games - a stage coach Gopichand calls even...
Dipankar Lahiri7 Oct 2023 12:25 PM GMT
Satwik-Chirag live up to pledge made to Indian team

Satwik-Chirag live up to pledge made to Indian team

When India had narrowly lost to China in the men's badminton team event, they had promised each other that at least one...
Dipankar Lahiri6 Oct 2023 2:50 PM GMT
Stoic HS Prannoy pulls through with broken body to a bronze worth its weight in gold

Stoic HS Prannoy pulls through with broken body to a bronze 'worth its...

A heavily strapped right thigh, a back propped up with a brace, and legs which refused to move because of no training...
Dipankar Lahiri6 Oct 2023 8:36 AM GMT
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