Ep 35: Tokyo Olympics Preview : Citius, Altius, Fortius (ft. Manuja Veerappa)

With the 32nd Summer Olympics just around the corner and as a 120+ strong Indian contingent is heading to Tokyo, we were fortunate to have with us Ms Manuja Veerappa, eminent Sports Journalist and currently the Asst Editor at Times of India to give us incredible insights, medal hopes, concern areas and amazing tales about our athletes who have toiled tirelessly to bring glory to India.  Don't miss this one Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction 02:11 – Qualifications for Olympics 09:13 – How medals can we expect in Tokyo? 10:20 – Hockey 15:59 – Athletics 17:00 – Shooting 19:11 – Boxing 22:27 – Wrestling 24:00 – Badminton 26:13 – Tennis 28:45 – Table Tennis 30:13 – Archery 31:27 – Weightlifting 32:57 – Inspiring stories 39:28 – What’s special about SRM university? 42:27 – Why few states are able to produce more athletes than others? 45:02 – Cricket 54:29 – Why cricket is not part of the Olympics? 56:38 – conclusion Follow us here👇🏻 Twitter: @gcbwpodcast Facebook: @gcbwpodcast YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2AYPzaW_xpV1G5_Z5OcasQ Contact us: [email protected] Enjoy the show!