Author Profile - Ayantan Chowdhury

Ayantan Chowdhury is a football fanatic, in love with East Bengal and Manchester United and Olympic sports in general. He has been covering Olympic sports for over 10 years now and specialises in table tennis and archery and obviously the beautiful game. He has previously worked for The Times of India, The New Indian Express, and Insidesport to name a few. You can find him on X, formerly Twitter, as @ayantanc_25

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Paris Olympics: India Won't Change Dhiraj Bommadevara, Ankita Bhakat as Mixed Team Pair Despite Good Showing by Bhajan Kaur

Ayantan Chowdhury | Thursday, August 01, 2024, 21:28 [IST]

It was always expected to be an uphill task for the Indian archery contingent to climb the podium at the Paris Olympics 2024. A lot of those hopes rested on how the archers performed in the team events, but both the ...

Paris Olympics: Indian Archery Team Likely To Be Without Their Psychologist in the Medal Rounds; Yet to Get Visa Clearance

Ayantan Chowdhury | Saturday, July 27, 2024, 09:47 [IST]

India's archers produced a thrilling display during the opening day of the Paris Olympics with both the men's and women's teams recording the country's best show in Olympic history. However, if not for off-field issues, things could have been even better. ...

Paris Olympics: Achanta Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra and Indian TT Stars Brace for Tough Competition in Run for Maiden Games Success

Ayantan Chowdhury | Saturday, July 27, 2024, 09:21 [IST]

India table tennis has consistently broken records in the last six years ever since the historic Commonwealth Games haul back in 2018. The sport's popularity has risen by leaps and bounds thanks to consistent showings in quadrennial events like another impressive ...

India at Paris Olympics: Archery Federation Unhappy With Korean Coach's Media Outburst; Plans To Begin Hunt for Three New Foreign Coaches

Ayantan Chowdhury | Wednesday, July 24, 2024, 15:17 [IST]

India's South Korean recurve archery coach Baek Woong Ki is unlikely to receive an extension to his contract which ends in August after the Olympics. The Archery Association of India has already begun formulating plans for the next Olympic cycle which ...

Paris Olympics: Deepika Kumari and Indian Archers Opt for Cautious Optimism With Maiden Medal in Sight

Ayantan Chowdhury | Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 20:19 [IST]

Last Friday India's archery contingent comprising six archers and two coaches checked in at the Paris Olympics Games Village having completed a 10-day training and acclimatisation camp in Compiègne, around 80 km north of Paris. It has been a well-planned build-up ...

Asian Games 2023: Indian football returns to Asiad, No practice, no rest for Sunil Chhetri & Co before taking on hosts China

Ayantan Chowdhury | Tuesday, September 19, 2023, 05:00 [IST]

The Indian national football team will be at the Asian Games 2023 stage and after a gap of nine years at the quadrennial event. While that in itself is something to be cherished, not much can be expected in terms of results ...

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