Laxmi Negi writes on sports. You can e-mail the author at laxmin@rediff.co.in
From TC to Cricket Legend, what an incredible journey Mahi has had!
'Whatever I have learned, I have learned with him and through him.'
'Something like this was never taken up by the women's hockey team before and I am very proud we used our time during the lockdown for a good cause.'
A heartwarming tale of how they used their time to beautify the schools where they are quarantined.
'Most of our elite athletes are in national camps so they are safer.' 'They don't have to go out to buy vegetables or groceries; they are not as exposed as we are.' 'Most of them work for government organisations, they get salaries and stipends.'
Prithvi Shaw posted an adorable picture to wish his father on his birthday.
Mirabai Chanu talks about training in lockdown and her plans to return to her old fitness regime.
'When we talk about social distancing, it almost impossible to maintain this in slums.' 'So we had to talk to the people about cleanliness.' 'It was a task because everybody uses public toilets. So our volunteers targeted those spots to spread awareness.'
'Head out!' 'It has been a long time that we have not met family and friends.'
And, run to the court.'
Bengaluru centre back Gursimrat Singh Gill choreographs and stars in a bhangra video.
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'No matter when the Olympics are -- they can be after four months or after one year and four months -- I will be ready.'
'For years we train for the Olympics and when we are this close, how can we stop training?'
'The way we are playing now, if we continue to play the same hockey, no one can stop us from standing on the podium in Tokyo.'
'I play in the present without thinking about the buzz in the background,' says Vivek Sagar Prasad, who has just won the FIH Rising Star of the Year award.
'I am a gadha (donkey)! But God has been on my side and I have managed to produce players,' Dronacharya Awardee Merzban Patel tells Laxmi Negi/Rediff.com.
Was it badminton sensation PV Sindhu, who became the first Indian to win the World Championships gold medal? Or is it the young shooting progidy Saurabh Chaudhary? Or his India colleague Elavenil Valarivan, who recently took over as World No 1? What about India's heroes on the cricketing field -- Virat Kohli? Rohit Sharma?
'If you work with honesty and perseverance, success will surely come to you,' says Dutee Chand as she prepares to make her second Olympic appearance in Tokyo.
'All I am saying is just give me a chance. It is my dream to compete in the Olympics too.'
'I am not saying let me go to the Olympics. I am asking for a fair chance for a trial.'
'All these years I have been training for what? What is the point if I cannot compete?'
Mangaluru Dassehra hosts a grand procession wherein most of the roads in the city are decorated with lights to give it a carnival atmosphere for the entire ten day festive period.
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