Football and golf have shown that sport can co-exist alongside the coronavirus pandemic but they have been localised to a large extent. Formula One will attempt the biggest leap of faith when an initial 8 race calendar is flagged off across Europe later this week in Austria. Alpha Tauri driver Pierre Gasly admits that while the risk cannot be eliminated, it is up to every individual to strictly follow safety protocols to ensure the bio bubble remains intact. Gasly was speaking to WION's Sports Editor Digvijay Singh Deo.

WION Sports Broadband Edition with Alpha Tauri driver Pierre Gasly

Badminton World Championship medallist and one of the top Indian shuttlers, Sai Praneeth, in an exclusive interview with WION's Sports Editor, Digvijay Singh Deo, opened up on life in lockdown, SOPs by Sports Authority of India for the resumption of training, social distancing in badminton, Tokyo Olympics and much more.

WION Sports Broadband Edition with top Indian shuttler Sai Praneeth

India National Team coach Igor Stimac, in an exclusive interview with WION’s Sports Editor, Digvijay Singh Deo, discussed how the pandemic impacted his plans, the structure of Indian football and much more.

WION Sports Broadband Edition with India national team coach Igor Stimac

South African cricketer and captain of Lancashire Cricket Club, Dane Vilas, in an exclusive interview with WION's Sports Editor, Digvijay Singh Deo, opened up on lockdown experience, resumption of training for cricketers, social distancing in cricket, T20 World Cup, the financial impact of COVID-19 on the game, and much more.

WION Sports Broadband Edition with South African cricketer Dane Vilas

Olympic-medallist and one of the greatest sporting icons of India, Vijender Singh, in an exclusive interview with WION's Sports Editor, Digvijay Singh Deo, spoke about a lot of things ranging from life in lockdown, Mike Tyson vs Evander Holyfield easing back to full fitness, India's boxing contingent for Tokyo Olympics, future of contact sports, and much more.

WION Sports Broadband Edition with Indian boxer Vijender Singh

Sjoerd Marijne is a Dutch field hockey coach of the Indian women's national team. Marijne is also a former field hockey player as he played ten years for Den Bosch in the Hoofdklasse. He coached the team at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup.

WION Sports Broadband Edition with India's Women Hockey Team Coach Sjoerd Marijne

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.

WION Sports Broadband Edition with Asiad gold medalist Divij Sharan

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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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…

WION Sports Broadband Edition with former Indian football captain Bhaichung Bhutia

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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