Talking Tokyo: Recent Episodes
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Vinay and Jonathan discuss all things wrestling in this episode, beginning with Ravi Kumar's medal potential to Bajrang and Vinesh's performances in the continental championship.
In this episode, Jonathan and Vinay are joined by Kapil, and together, they take the bull by the horn. The three of them discuss 'India's answer to Usain Bolt', arguably the most talked about issue in Indian sport this week, and the tendency to give in to social media hype.
Jonathan and Vinay return with the year's first episode of Talking Tokyo. Here, they discuss Neeraj Chopra's qualification for the Games, the Asian wrestling championships, hockey team's sensational run of form and Mirabai Chanu's double century. Listen in!
Jonathan and Vinay travel to Jalandhar for wrestling nationals, and muse on the health of the sport domestically as well as heading into an Olympic year.
Has Sindhu's world championship gold glossed over an otherwise worrying year for Indian badminton?
Jonathan and Vinay are joined this week by one of India's finest badminton reporters, Abhijeet Kulkarni, to discuss the dip in form, spate of injuries and qualification scenarios for the Tokyo Olympics.
In this episode, Jonathan and Vinay are joined by shooting enthusiast Kapil Choudhary to discuss and analyse an unbelievable year for Indian shooting, where they have won a record 15 Olympic quotas.
Last weekend, the men and women's hockey teams sealed their Olympic berths. They weren't the first bunch of Indians to make the cut for the Games, but there seemed to be a greater sense of joy, not to mention relief, when the two teams qualified.
In this episode of Talking Tokyo, Jonathan and Vinay are joined by Debayan Sen to discuss why hockey evokes more emotions compared to other sport, and a lot more. Listen in!
If the Olympics were held today, India would well finish in double digits in the medals tally. The recently-concluded World Championships gave us a glimpse into what to expect next year, but can the athletes continue their golden run until Tokyo next year?
Jonathan, Vinay and Mihir discuss this and much more in the first episode of Talking Tokyo, your weekly podcast on all things Olympics 2020.