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Chander Shekhar Luthra -June 23, 2021

After inspiring generations, the legendary athlete Milkha Singh succumbed to post Covid complications on 18 June. A look at his life and achievements The first time I met Milkha Singh, it was somewhere in 1985 at the Punjab University campus playground area in Chandigarh. He was taking an evening stroll along with his better half, […]

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Chander Shekhar Luthra -June 16, 2021

With the WTC approaching, the Patriot takes a look at the preparedness and chances of the Indian side against New Zealand  It was decided then and there in Gabba, Brisbane, Australia, when Team India defeated a full-strength home side without their first-choice playing eleven and also in the absence of its regular skipper, Virat Kohli. […]

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Chander Shekhar Luthra -June 9, 2021

With just 45 days left to go for the Tokyo Olympics, the Patriot takes a look at the Indian contingent and its prospects for the Games  As a nation, we are more emotional and concerned about what’s happening to the suspended Indian Premier League than about our preparedness for theTokyo Games-bound athletes. With less than […]

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Chander Shekhar Luthra -June 3, 2021

With the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) deciding to shift the remaining matches of the Indian Premier League 2021 to UAE, the richest cricket tournament is alive and kicking There is no question that the IPL is the heart of not just India but the world’s cricket economy. And a cancellation because […]

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Chander Shekhar Luthra -May 25, 2021

On World Wrestling Day, two time Olympic Game’s medallist Shushil Kumar was arrested and sent to six-day police custody in connection with the murder of wrestler Sagar Dhankar It was sometime in 2019, much before the Covid-19 lockdown in India, that I was taken to the basement parking of Chhatrasal Stadium by Sushil Kumar ‘Pehelwan’ […]

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Chander Shekhar Luthra -May 19, 2021

Instances of match fixing are not new to the DDCA and with the government  languishing on the question of reforms, there seems to be no quick solution  Bookies and fixers have allegedly been known to have deep roots within Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA). And recently when two accused — Krishan Garg and Manish […]

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Chander Shekhar Luthra -May 12, 2021

Two time Olympic medalist Shushil Kumar, who was one of India’s most celebrated wrestlers, is now a wanted man. A look at the man’s journey to his downfall Every wrestler who has trained at Chhatrasal Stadium complex over the last two decades knew the truth but turned a blind eye for the sake of being […]

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Shaunak Ghosh -January 21, 2021

IIT Delhi got two podium finishes in the Formula Student Championship, becoming the first  Indian team  in history to do so A team of undergraduate students from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has won prizes in two student virtual competitions. The team from Formula Racing, the student-led automobile club of IIT Delhi has won […]

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