Indian Table Tennis veteran Achanta Sharath Kamal admits that the prospects of the Olympic games being held next year without a coronavirus vaccine are bleak. the 4-time commonwealth games champion is also upset with the world table tennis body ITTF for scrapping doubles and mixed doubles events this year as part of social distancing measures. He was speaking to sports editor Digvijay Singh Deo

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The Coronavirus pandemic could see many sports adopt new protective measures when they restart but 7-time Asian games medalist Saurav Ghosal does not see squash having any other option apart from regular testing of players. The world no. 13 is categorical that social distancing is impossible during a squash match and that any change would tamper with the integrity of the sport.

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2012 Olympic medalist and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awardee Gagan Narang has backed India's young Olympic hopefuls to negotiate the postponement of the Tokyo games and deliver a rich medal haul in 2021. Narang believes that the next generation does not look over their shoulders and instead have set their sights on winning multiple medals for India which is a huge change from the days when he was a mainstay of the Indian shooting team.

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With the global tennis season suspended, players below the top 50 in the world rankings across both the men’s and women’s game are struggling financially. Asiad men’s doubles gold medalist Divij Sharan has worked his way up to the ATP tour from the lower circuits and admits that players like him are facing the brunt of the pandemic. He was speaking to sports editor Digvijay Singh Deo from Manchester.

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Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri does not think that the artificial bubble in world football will end soon and that the shutdown due to the coronavirus will ultimately benefit only the big teams in the longer run. Chhetri who is India's leading goalscorer in international football has also cautioned footballing authorities to avoid rushing into resuming matches and to prioritise health first. He was speaking to sports editor Digvijay Singh Deo.

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Five-time world champion and India's first-ever grandmaster, Viswanathan Anand, in an exclusive interview with WION's Sports Editor, Digvijay Singh Deo, opened up about life in and after lockdown, how he is spending his time in Germany, postponement of Tokyo Olympics, online chess with his son and much more…

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As English top-flight football inches towards a restart following the COVID-19 pandemic former England international John Barnes has sounded a note of caution. Barnes believes that football should resume only when normal people can return to their jobs . The former Liverpool captain is looking forward to his team ending their 30 year wait for the title but warns that complacency cannot be allowed to set in. This is an exclusive interview with sports editor Digvijay Singh Deo.

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With COVID-19 pandemic continuing to keep everyone indoors, sporting action has witnessed an unprecedented halt with almost every tournament and leagues getting either cancelled or postponed. However, some of the countries are contemplating resuming sporting action, behind closed doors, with strict hygienic measures. Sporting bodies have already suffered huge losses due to cancellation of events with some of the football clubs standing down their staff due to financial crisis. Former captain of the Indian football team and the recipient of Padma Shri, Bhaichung Bhutia, in an exclusive interview with WION’s Sports Editor, Digvijay Singh Deo, opened up on life in lockdown, racially provoked attacks on people from North East, struggles of a sportsperson after a prolonged break, football post-COVID-19, and much more…

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The postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic was a huge blow for Indian shooting. India's shooters had dominated the global stage in 2019 and a record 15 shooters had earned quota places for the games. 2004 Olympic finalist and high performance coach of the Indian team Suma Shirur believes that the young Indian team members have to be mentored and guided through this tough period. The national rifle association of India is putting in place plans to ensure the shooters do not miss out on training facilities during the lockdown.

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