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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.

Away from media glare, Indian bridge team conquers China in their mind palace

Away from media glare, Indian bridge team conquers China in their mind...

Without spectators, live streaming, or even a single applause, six wise men have done something special at the eeriest...
Dipankar Lahiri5 Oct 2023 8:37 AM GMT
Neeraj Chopra happiest to find he is no more alone at the top

Neeraj Chopra happiest to find he is no more alone at the top

Neeraj Chopra said what makes him happiest about his Asian Games gold is that he was not alone on the podium this time -...
Dipankar Lahiri4 Oct 2023 3:56 PM GMT
Annu Rani wants her long-awaited gold medal to inspire village girls to break free

Annu Rani wants her long-awaited gold medal to inspire village girls...

Annu Rani had already created many firsts in Indian sports, but has been in poor form. At the Asian Games javelin throw...
Dipankar Lahiri3 Oct 2023 4:55 PM GMT
Lovlina Borgohain springs back from criticism to earn Olympic quota in different weight category

Lovlina Borgohain springs back from criticism to earn Olympic quota in...

Lovlina Borgohain, forced to change her Tokyo Olympics weight category, has bounced back after some initial setbacks by...
Dipankar Lahiri3 Oct 2023 9:13 AM GMT
Chinese athlete Wu apologises to Jyothi Yarraji for false start controversy

Chinese athlete Wu apologises to Jyothi Yarraji for false start...

Following criticism on Chinese social media, disqualified hurdler Wu Yanni apologises to Jyothi Yarraji for a...
Dipankar Lahiri3 Oct 2023 12:09 AM GMT
Priti Lamba extends petrol pump worker fathers life by 5 years with Asian Games medal

Priti Lamba extends petrol pump worker father's life by 5 years with...

Priti Lamba sneaked into the medal places with 10 meters to go in the 3000m steeplechase final at the Asian Games. Back...
Dipankar Lahiri2 Oct 2023 3:05 PM GMT
Swapna Barman alleges heptathlon medallist Nandini should be ineligible

Swapna Barman alleges heptathlon medallist Nandini should be...

Swapna Barman, who finished 4th at the Asian Games on Sunday night, makes an explosive allegation - 'medallist Nandini...
Dipankar Lahiri2 Oct 2023 4:34 AM GMT
Seema Punia, oldest Indian Athletics medallist, has no last bus to catch

Seema Punia, oldest Indian Athletics medallist, has no last bus to...

India's oldest ever Athletics medallist at the Asian Games, 40-year-old Seema Punia has seen her sport transform over...
Dipankar Lahiri2 Oct 2023 1:00 AM GMT
Aditi Ashok downplays mentality problem despite repeat of Tokyo fumble

Aditi Ashok downplays mentality problem despite repeat of Tokyo fumble

Despite her adamance that she had no change of mentality on the final day of the Asian Games Golf event, silver...
Dipankar Lahiri1 Oct 2023 6:54 AM GMT
Smart strategy, bravery & a 2-year-bond: Kartik Kumar, Gulveer Singh earn double delight in 10000m final

Smart strategy, bravery & a 2-year-bond: Kartik Kumar, Gulveer Singh...

India won a silver and a bronze in the men's 10,000m final. This is the first double podium for the country at this...
Dipankar Lahiri30 Sep 2023 7:09 PM GMT
Asian Games medal eludes Mirabai Chanu, but brave 4th-place finish reveals her inhuman strength

Asian Games medal eludes Mirabai Chanu, but brave 4th-place finish...

Mirabai Chanu has won medals at every tournament in her career - except at the Asian Games. A tragic warm-up injury...
Dipankar Lahiri30 Sep 2023 9:40 AM GMT
Lot has changed since 2018: Neeraj Chopra returns to where his star was born

'Lot has changed since 2018': Neeraj Chopra returns to where his star...

It was at the 2018 Asian Games that Neeraj Chopra first crossed 88m and won a historic gold in javelin throw.
Dipankar Lahiri30 Sep 2023 5:14 AM GMT
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