Exclusive | From broken Olympics dream to beating Olympian for senior national TT title: The Diya Chitale story | More sports News – The Times of India

Diya Chitale with her coach Sachin Shetty NEW DELHI: It was 2023. Nearly two years had passed since India achieved its best-ever tally of seven medals at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. With new records being set and the nation’s standards in Olympic sports raised, Tokyo 2020 ignited a never-seen-before spark among aspiring athletes across…

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Dipa Karmakar Exclusive Interview: ‘I used to cry during practice; taking painkillers every day was not easy’ | More sports News – The Times of India

Dipa Karmakar (Instagram Photo) NEW DELHI: “You may trod me in the very dirt / But still, like dust, I’ll rise,” wrote American poet Maya Angelou in her timeless work Still I Rise. Doesn’t it look as if Dipa Karmakar, undoubtedly the brightest name in Indian gymnastics, is the protagonist in Angelou’s verses? From battling…

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