Épisodes

  • Ep 9: Pod of the Rings - New cycle
    Sep 4 2024

    Pod of the Rings returns after India won six medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. But what to expect from India after the Olympics? We talk about the age-group tournaments and much more.

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    1 h et 6 min
  • Ep 8: A restart for Wrestling (and POTR)
    Jan 31 2024

    Pod of the Rings returns with an episode on the restart of wrestling -- both the international season and the Indian domestic calendar. Vinay and Jonathan talk about Olympic silver medallist Ravi Dahiya's return from injury in France, whether he will be able to take on Aman Sehrawat and also what to look forward to at the Wrestling Nationals in February.

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    32 min
  • Ep 7: Is Sindhu finished? How sports feds select teams in India?
    Aug 6 2023

    Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu is struggling big time this year. What has changed for her and can she come back? Vinayakk joins us again to delve into these questions. In the second segment, Jonathan and Vinay discuss the selection process of Indian sports federations and the comedy that happens.

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    52 min
  • Ep 6: SatChi - What makes the pair the face of Indian badminton
    Jul 6 2023

    With mammoth wins at the Asian Championships and the Indonesia Open, it's fair to say, Chirag Shetty and Satwik Reddy are no longer prospects but the face of Indian badminton. Vinayakk M joins regular hosts Jonathan Selvaraj and Vinay Siwach to look at their journey to the top and analyse just how high their ceiling is. @vinayakkm's thread: https://twitter.com/vinayakkm/status/1670778045685444608?s=20

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    46 min
  • Ep 5: Explaining Indian Boxing, with Taylor O'Higgins
    Jun 11 2023

    India won three bronze medals at the men's World Championships and four gold medals at the women's World Championships. But where does it stand as the Asian Games and Paris Olympics approach? Jonathan Selvaraj is joined by Taylor O'Higgins, who is a boxer, coach, writer and law student. Dive in.

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    1 h et 23 min
  • Athletics: Can India sustain its success?
    May 19 2023

    Indian athletes have got their 2023 season off to a blazing start with 4 national records, a Diamond League win and several other world-class performances. In this week's episode of Pod of the Rings, we take a look at what India's track and field campaign for the year might look like.

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    37 min
  • Ep 3: Wrestlers vs Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
    May 2 2023

    The wrestlers' protest fizzled out in January, with the hope that something is done by the Sports Ministry against WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who was accused of sexual harassment. However, wrestlers realised that it was not the case. So they are back protesting at the Jantar Mantar, demanding an FIR against the former WFI chief, which was done but only after Supreme Court's intervention. But the question remains: what is the end game here?

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    50 min
  • Ep 2: Net positive for Indian badminton
    Apr 14 2023

    Priyanshu Rajawat finally got India's first singles win on the BWF world tour with a victory at the Orleans Masters. However, it is also true that apart from a few promising results like that of Rajawat, India has had an otherwise mixed start to the season. Dev Sukumar joins Vinay and Jonathan on Pod Of The Rings to make sense of the current state of Indian badminton and what fans could expect ahead of the start of the Olympic qualification cycle next month.

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    40 min