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Stories from Chengdu - India enjoys best-ever FISU Games showing in Chengdu

Summer Games 25 August 2023

India ended its campaign at the Chengdu FISU World University Games with 26 medals, including 11 gold, five silver and 10 bronze. Why is that final tally meaningful? It easily surpasses the country’s combined total of 18 medals they had earned all time at the FISU Summer Games. The world’s most populous nation earned more […]

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Farmer's daughter defies odds, debuts at Chengdu FISU World University Games

Shooting Sport 2 August 2023

Nidhi Pawaiya’s life has been nothing but a story filled with comebacks after struggles. She started competing in shot put in 2019, at the age of 21, but soon after fell prey to COVID-19. Later in 2021 she had to undergo surgeries and rehabilitation after suffering a major ACL tear. “I started shot put quite […]

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Silver medallist birthday girl takes centre stage despite China’s double gold

Summer Games 2 August 2023

It’s not often that you see a FISU World University Games silver medallist constantly on her phone or staying up late and sleeping for just two or three hours on her match day due to the number of messages and calls. This was the case for India’s Elavenil Valarivan in Chengdu. Wednesday was her 24th […]

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Don’t breathe, don’t move: Fabian shoots her way to second silver

Summer Games 1 August 2023

Calm, accuracy and focus. “Mental preparation is one of the most important things in my training,” explained Sara Fabian, after capturing her second silver medal of the Chengdu FISU World University Games, in the women’s 25m Pistol final, thanks to a 30-point tally on Tuesday. The Hungarian had previously placed second in the 10m Air […]