#women's london marathon 2024

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Weird Olympic Moments Tournament

To celebrate (?) the Paris 2024 Olympic Games starting in a few weeks, I thought I'd run another Olympic-themed poll tournament. This time, we're diving into history and getting to know some of the stranger, lesser-known stories of the Games.

Polls will run for a week, and the tournament should last until around early September if I'm doing my math right. The first polls will begin Monday, July 15th.

At the end, we'll award a gold, silver, and bronze to the top three.

After many hours on Wikipedia and the IOC website, here's the list of moments I came up with:

Horse vaulting

Pigeon racing

Sarajevo venues damaged in war

Mayor of Montreal says "The Olympics can no more lose money than a man can have a baby," then proceeds to host one of the most financially disastrous Games in history

George Eyser wins six medals after being run over by a train

Solo synchronized swimming

Crowd gets pooped on by 25,000 pigeons

Flame is taken to top of Mount Everest

Margaret Abbot dies without knowing she made history as the first US woman to win gold

Brazilian team has to sell coffee to afford the trip to Los Angeles

A teenager's "dumb idea" becomes Olympic tradition (athletes marching together in closing ceremony)

St. Louis experiments with "purposeful dehydration", denies water to marathon runners

Kanakuri Shizō takes 54 years to finish his race

Mt. Vesuvius moves the Olympics to London

They stop doing the Olympic salute for some reason

IOC President compares a terrorist attack to a vote to ban a racist country

The Olympics goes 88 years without letting women run marathons

Olympic flame transmitted via satellite

Northern Rhodesia declares independence during Olympics, changes name to Zambia

Vancouver 2010 cauldron malfunction

Montreal 1976 stadium is finally paid off in 2006

The curse of the Beijing 2008 mascots

Everest climbers get gold medals

Sochi snowflake malfunction

They hold the Olympics in 1906, then later say it doesn't count

Colorado kicks the Olympics out

Flame hidden from view after anti-gay law

Summer Olympics held during Winter

Haiti and Liechtenstein discover they had the same flag

Riot at the 1924 rugby match

McDonald's gives out more Big Macs than they expected

Chamonix 1924 retroactively named the Winter Olympics

Doves burned during cauldron lighting

Torchbearer takes olympic flame down a ski jump

Medals made of e-waste

Shooter aims for wrong target, loses gold

Olympic torch passed on International Space Station

Alien addresses crowd

Figure skating debuts at Summer Olympics

Olympics held on two different continents

Rio organizers lose key to stadium gate

Baron de Coubertin wins a gold medal under false identity

1960 winter games held in city named for an ethnic slur

Obstacle Swimming

North Korea considered to co-host 1988

Housing complex for American soldiers during the occupation of Japan becomes the Olympic village

Torch design changed mid-relay

Cauldron lit by flaming arrow

Last three seconds of basketball final replayed three times until results changed

St. Louis threatens to hold their own Olympics if they don't get named host city

Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat

Balloon racing

Delirious man carried over finish line by coaches, wins marathon

Summer Olympics held in November and December

Olympics postponed for COVID

Blue screen of death appears during opening ceremony

Marathon runner attacked by priest

Guy kicks referee in the face and (maybe) ends up on a stamp

Jet pack flies over stadium

Centennial games not awarded to a very confident Athens

LA 84 gets in trouble for commercializing the torch relay

Olympic flame relit with cigarette lighter

Rower stops for ducks

Nazi propaganda becomes Olympic tradition (torch relay)

Did I miss a great weird moment? Send it to me in an ask and I might do a round 2 or something!

I chose the moments based on my own personal bias (lol)

Heads up that there is one that involves the death of animals, but I will tag any polls with that #tw animal death

Please don't hesitate to let me know if you need anything else tagged, and how to tag it!

Also, a disclaimer that I'm tired and scatterbrained and I work full time, so if this gets a little disorganized I apologize. Shouldn't be too bad though.

Let the games begin, and whatnot

@tournament-announcer :)

[allthefoolmine]

The 2024 Men's Olympic Marathon Was Epic

Excuse me for some screaming about the 2024 Paris Olympic Men's Marathon, okay?

Cool. Under the cut 'cause this is gonna get long and enthusiastic.

So, first of all, Kenenisa Bekele, the man the myth the legend, was back at the Olympics. After twelve years. After he very nearly won the 2024 London Marathon. I was there and seated for this.

For second, I immediately developed a massive mancrush on Yaseen Abdallah. He's 22. He represents Sudan. He just graduated from college. He--get this--had never run a marathon before. (He was in the race on one of the Olympic universality places.) And said about running, "I hate hills".

let's all take a moment to remind ourselves of the brutally hilly Paris Olympic marathon course, yes? Yes.

And finally, Bat-Ochiryn Ser-Od was running his sixth Olympic marathon, which is makes my brain bleed to even think about.

I was too cheap to pay for a livestream, plus, from everything I've read, live television coverage of championship marathons is usually pretty shit. (Especially if there are men's and women's races happening at the same time. But feminist outrage about how fukkin' horrible TV coverage of women's long distance racing is, is not the point of this post.) I was following the race via the Olympic webpage, which gives 5k splits, and various major newspapers live updates. I should also say that I'm a pretty new fan of the sport and not at all a competitive runner myself, so, take all of this for what it's worth.

That marathon was ridiculous. Reasons include:

Eyob Faniel (Italy): made what seemed like a serious effort to take charge in the first half of the race. Boy did he pay for it later. But how exciting to see someone go for it.

By the end of the first half, it looked like Tamirat Tola (Ethiopia) had been like, "I'll take it from here" and seeing him win, in an Olympic record, on THAT COURSE, in those weather and humidity conditions, was frankly fucking bonkers. Like, run do not walk to watch the Eurosports coverage of the last ten minutes of the race, because the beauty and economy of that man's stride belongs in a museum.

The performance of Akira Akasaki (Japan). Bro is 26, this was his first Olympics and world championship race. He stayed in fifth place almost the entire freaking race, even with the Faniel-led craziness in the first half, and only ended up sixth when he got passed at the very end. You can see his finish in the clip above, and I implore you to watch it. Dude looks so flipping' happy, and from what I could see on the live tracker, you could set a metronome or an atomic clock by his pacing. And you can see from the video of the last ten minutes--he's running alone! There's no one with him! Again, as far as I can tell this was his first race at this level of competition. Absolute insanity. I can't wait to see what he does in the future.

Bashir Abdi got silver! After his bronze in Tokyo! What a legend. Also, Benson Kipruto was third. Both, from the live tracker, seem to have run incredible, smart races, especially in the second half.

Emil Cairess, (a Yorkshireman! Whoo!) who went from 9th at the half, to 2nd at 30k, to 6th at 35k and 40k, and finished fourth. I bet his race was epic to witness live. (And his finish is hilarious, dude looks like he left it allllll on the ice. Love to see it.)

Seeing somebody set a National Record is always exciting; seeing someone do it in heat, humidity, and hills, and come seventh in the Olympic marathon, is even cooler. Give Tebello Ramakongoana (Lesotho) all the flowers.

In the battle of Connor Mantz (USA) vs the Hurt Locker (dude looks like he went with Faniel and paid for it), the judges award Mantz the victory. He hung on for eighth.

Yaseen Abdallah, hater of hills, finished his first marathon, in 2:11 for 33rd place, setting a new national record for Sudan. My head exploded. If he ever decides to run another marathon, dude has a bright future.

Kenenisa Bekele had a rough day at the office but he finished! I was hoping to see him medal, because I'm a huge fan of his, but seeing him grind to finish 39th is inspiring. Massive respect to him. Eliud Kipchoge sadly DNF'd, and I hope he is okay.

And in last place, Bat-Ochiryn Ser-Od, finished his sixth Olympic marathon, which he was determined to do after dropping out in Tokyo. Ridiculous.

And that was the men's Olympic marathon. Bonkers from beginning to end. Cannot wait to follow the women's race tomorrow!

Last ten minutes of the race:

[hardynwa]

Afowiri Fondzenyuy: The man running Tokyo Marathon to build bridges in Cameroon

Cameroon born Marathoner Afowiri Kizito Fondzenyuy said that running in Tokyo Japan will be a special experience for him. Afowiri who is also known as the Toghu Marathoner will mark his 17th marathon in Japan, having previously covered 673 kilometers in marathons across Europe, America and Australia. “Tokyo is special”, he said, adding that “It will be my sixth world major marathon and I'll be earning six-star major marathoner badge afterwards” “The badge is important, but the main goal is to help build the Tsenmah and Ndzenkov bridges in Ngondzen Community in Cameroon” The two bridges Afowiri is running to raise money for are made of planks that are almost rotten and according to the village head, Shu Fai Lun the bridges have almost collapsed with the community cut off from others because both cars and motorcycles cannot run on them. Shu Fai Lun said that during the rainy season, children miss school because it is too risky to cross the bridges and farmers find it difficult to visit their farms resulting in losses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8Di4XxoVFc He called on people of goodwill around the world to support the Toghu Marathoner as he runs to help them build new bridges. During his other 16 marathons, Afowiri Fondzenyuy has raised money for various causes ranging from education, autism research, aid for Ebola victims, construction of school blocks, amongst others. Afowiri said that it is okay for him to be the one running the 42.2 kilometers of the Tokyo marathon as long as the children and women of Ngondzen can end up passing through a well constructed bridge afterwards. “This is my thing and I want to keep running as long as my legs can carry me” “I want to run on all continents and I want to also experience running a marathon in Antarctica”, he said. The Tokyo Marathon, which is one of the world's six majors, will be held on Sunday March 3, 2024. The other five are Berlin, London, Athens, Chicago and Boston marathons, which Afowiri had previously completed. He earned the title of the Toghu Marathoner for running marathons wearing Toghu, a native attire of people of the North West region of Cameroon. Tokyo will be his fifth marathon in Toghu with the first being in London followed by Athens, Boston and Sydney. Read the full article

[waterspoutskies]

So... Ok. Please bear in mind that I am NOT Muslim and do not speak for people who adhere to Islam. I am also not French and I do not claim to understand any of their governmental policies. I am simply reporting exact facts from what I read and watch and can look up on verifiable websites.

The OP is incorrect- The rule on religious headwear was made by the French National Olympic and Sports Committee [Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français] and only applies to French athletes. (Apparel requirements can only be dictated by national committees for their respective athletes.) As Sifan Hassan is a citizen of and competes for the Netherlands (in case the Dutch flag with the country code "NED" didn't give it away somehow, or the fact that she ran in orange and blue uniforms) she was not subject to this rule. There was ZERO ban on Sifan Hassan, or just about any other woman in her races wearing the hijab.

The rule on religious headwear was not a rule specifically directed at hijabs. It applied to any and all religious headwear during the duration of the Games, and the French secularism rules normally dictate this to be any religious clothing or symbols in public [gov't/tax funded] institutions. (Is there a discussion to be had here, almost certainly .)

Sifan Hassan does not run in the hijab. Normally, she does not wear one generally at all around athletic events, and her choice to wear it during the marathon medal ceremony was also an outlier. I don't actually think I can recall seeing her wear the hijab at any medal ceremony prior to this one.

Moving on!

@tavina-writes is all 110% correct and you should totally stan Sifan Hassan, she's incredibly badass and a great reason to watch distance running.

Addendums to Tavina's reblog:

- Paris was Sifan Hassan's fourth ever marathon. Yes, you read me right. Fourth ever.

- She is now three for four on winning worldwide Major marathons (the six Abbott World Marathon Majors, biannual T&F World Athletics Championships Marathon, Olympic Marathon)- Her debut in London last year [WMM London] which she won, her second race in Chicago last year [WMM Chicago] which was a Chicago women's course record and the second fastest women's marathon time* ever, naturally she won, and of course, this Olympic marathon. (Her third marathon was in Tokyo [WMM Tokyo] in March, she was fourth.)

- The women's 5k field only also included Beatrice Chebet (current 10k world record holder set May 25th, 2024 [aka also the 2024 world leading time]), Faith Kipyegon (reigning world champion, reigning 1500 world and 3x Olympic champion, current 1500 world record holder), Ejgayehu Taye (current Road 5k world record holder), and Gudaf Tsegay (current 5k world record holder) in it. Sifan's bronze came behind Beatrice Chebet (1) and Faith Kipyegon (2).

- The women's 10k field only also included Beatrice Chebet (current 10k world record holder set May 25th, 2024), Gudaf Tsegay (current 5k world record holder), and a hard charging Nadia Battocletti (had taken fourth in the 5k earlier in the week in the Italian NR). Again, Sifan's bronze came behind Beatrice Chebet (1) and Nadia Battocletti (2).

- The marathon is traditionally the "last" (roughly speaking) event of the games, and the 5k/10k double is pretty common, so the schedule was always going to play out roughly along the lines of one event in the first half, one on the last day on the track (you'll notice the men did this in reverse this time: 10k Day 2, 5k Days 7 + 10), marathon in the mornings of the 10th and 11th days. (The men's schedule made this triple effectively impossible- The final for the 5k was in the evening session on Day 10, *after* the morning session marathon.)

- This is the first time the women have been the ones closing the show, and it turned out to be a barn burner finish from hell spectacular!

- More facts? If you insist! Sifan was the first woman (possibly the first athlete, I would have to do some serious digging to verify) to complete her Tokyo Olympic triple, and she is now the first woman to complete the 5k-10k-Marathon triple as well! The last time anyone medaled in this triple was in 1952. She's also now the only woman to have ever won an Olympic gold in the 5k, 10k, and marathon!

- To impress upon you the sheer insanity of this triple and reinforce what Tavina said, let me just make it abundantly clear: Elite marathoners do not race in the three weeks before a major race. Period, end of story. Hell, most elite marathoners will only run two, maybe three full marathons in a calendar year. It is so incredibly physically demanding and the recovery is so long that doing much more is simply not sustainable. For Sifan to complete this AFTER doing two rounds of the 5k and the 10k final? And she still had a kick in her legs?? Absolutely obscene from a distance running standpoint. I love her.

OH AND ALSO

Just gotta love how this QUEEN got up and decided to give zero fucks to that stupid rule about hijabs. She not only ignored that bs, she did it with style!

In front of every single person who may be watching this, in front of Emmanuel Macron and France, in front of every ignorant and disgusting soul who dares to try and hinder such a beauty.

Her wonderfull smile says more than any word I could put here!

[cavenewstimes]

London Marathon 2024 LIVE: Over 50,000 runners begin 26-mile race as Tigst Assefa chases world record

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London Marathon live: Britons finish third and fourth in men's race; world record time in women-only event [ Marathon ]

London Marathon live: Britons finish third and fourth in men’s race; world record time in women-only event [Highlights] The 2024 London Marathon is under way, with a record number of runners aiming to reach the finish line. Follow the action live. Join Yara El-Shaboury for live updates as 50000 runners take to the capital for the famous race. The London Marathon takes place today and the…

[toughgirlchallenges]

Dr. Katie Myint - Running for Enjoyment and Mental Well-Being

Join us today as we have a conversation with Dr. Katie Myint, an eye surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. Her journey takes us from her Midlands upbringing to becoming a doctor and the role running and exercise played in promoting mental well-being.

Katie candidly shares her battle with depression during her second year as a doctor, shedding light on how exercise and medication became transformative tools for enhancing her mental health. As we explore her running journey and marathon experiences, one theme remains constant: the pure joy of movement.

Throughout the episode, Katie discusses her marathon adventures, from running alongside her husband to using races as a gateway to explore the world. She passionately underscores the importance of running as a cherished hobby, never allowing it to encroach upon her daily life.

Katie offers advice on motivation and self-compassion and encourages women to embrace exercise with the conviction that it can be an enjoyable endeavour.

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Show notes

Working as an eye surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital, in London

Her early years growing up in the Midlands 

Being focused on academics 

Learning how to swim with her dad

Enjoying school and wanting to do well

Finding her way into sports and exercise as an adult 

Not enjoying sports at school 

Dealing with depression in her 2nd year of being a doctor

Feeling alone 

Using exercise to improve mental well-being 

Taking the first step to going out and doing exercise 

Not recognising in herself that she had depression 

Going to see her GP and being recommended exercise and medication 

Going on her first run in winter in the rain and the dark

Her running journey and what that looked like 

Being a solo runner for a long time

Running to help process her thoughts 

Not having any running goals and using running to improve her mental well-being

Working her way up to a half-marathon and marathon 

Why it wasn’t about times or PBs but rather the joy of moving

Running with her husband and using a marathon race as an excuse to go on holiday abroad 

Fitting in running around her job and life

Not following a structured running program 

Wanting to keep running as a hobby 

Doing 2 or 3 shorter runs throughout the week with one long run at the weekend

Not letting running get in the way of life

Magical moments while running

Running the Barcelona Marathon, Spain 

Marathon du Medoc, Bordeau, France 

Managing the tough times in a race and how to mange that

The race is just the final victory lap and the journey is in all the runs you’ve done before it. 

Why it can be tricky between mile 16 and 18 

Loving Park Run and starting Saturdays with a run followed by brunch 

Getting involved in triathlon 

Getting her first bike 

Training solo or with her husband

Doing her first triathlon and why it was a total wash out

Taking the race at your own pace and not comparing yourself to others

Being an Ambassador for ON 

Advice for when you don’t want to go out running

Remembering why you are doing it, but also being kind to yourself

Stretching….

Race plans for 2024

Where Katie is most active on social media 

Final words of advice to encourage more women to get exercise in their life

Encouraging you to run for the love of it and that exercise can be fun!

  Social Media

Instagram: @katietriestorun   

  Check out this episode!

[hardynwa]

Afowiri Fondzenyuy: The man running Tokyo Marathon to build bridges in Cameroon

Cameroon born Marathoner Afowiri Kizito Fondzenyuy said that running in Tokyo Japan will be a special experience for him. Afowiri who is also known as the Toghu Marathoner will mark his 17th marathon in Japan, having previously covered 673 kilometers in marathons across Europe, America and Australia. “Tokyo is special”, he said, adding that “It will be my sixth world major marathon and I'll be earning six-star major marathoner badge afterwards” “The badge is important, but the main goal is to help build the Tsenmah and Ndzenkov bridges in Ngondzen Community in Cameroon” The two bridges Afowiri is running to raise money for are made of planks that are almost rotten and according to the village head, Shu Fai Lun the bridges have almost collapsed with the community cut off from others because both cars and motorcycles cannot run on them. Shu Fai Lun said that during the rainy season, children miss school because it is too risky to cross the bridges and farmers find it difficult to visit their farms resulting in losses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8Di4XxoVFc He called on people of goodwill around the world to support the Toghu Marathoner as he runs to help them build new bridges. During his other 16 marathons, Afowiri Fondzenyuy has raised money for various causes ranging from education, autism research, aid for Ebola victims, construction of school blocks, amongst others. Afowiri said that it is okay for him to be the one running the 42.2 kilometers of the Tokyo marathon as long as the children and women of Ngondzen can end up passing through a well constructed bridge afterwards. “This is my thing and I want to keep running as long as my legs can carry me” “I want to run on all continents and I want to also experience running a marathon in Antarctica”, he said. The Tokyo Marathon, which is one of the world's six majors, will be held on Sunday March 3, 2024. The other five are Berlin, London, Athens, Chicago and Boston marathons, which Afowiri had previously completed. He earned the title of the Toghu Marathoner for running marathons wearing Toghu, a native attire of people of the North West region of Cameroon. Tokyo will be his fifth marathon in Toghu with the first being in London followed by Athens, Boston and Sydney. Read the full article

[kicksaddictny]

Nike Alphafly 3

In September 2019, the sport of marathon racing changed forever. Nike athlete Eliud Kipchoge broke the previously elusive 2-hour marathon barrier, inspiring the world and proving that no human potential is limited. A revolutionary footwear innovation, a prototype of the Nike Alphafly NEXT%, helped Eliud run into the history books — and a new footwear category was born.

Five years later, Nike athletes and the Nike Alphafly are still the ones to beat.

Marking the next chapter of Nike’s relentless focus on innovating for all runners, the new Nike Alphafly 3 delivers marathon speed to push beyond what you thought possible. It’s the lightest and most tested Alphafly ever, validated by elite marathoners and powered by Nike Air Zoom to help all athletes break barriers in the marathon no matter their pace.

Nike Air, since its inception, has been a critical to Nike's culture of innovation. We continue to push the boundaries of what's possible with Air in meaningful ways that are tailored to specific sport and athlete needs.

An early version of what would become the Nike Alphafly 3 debuted in the spring of 2023 on the feet of some of the world’s best marathoners during the shoe’s official World Athletics development window. In Chicago, Kelvin Kiptum set the new marathon world record with a time of 2:00:35. Sifan Hissan won her debut in London, then ran the second-fastest women’s marathon of all time, also in Chicago. And Eliud triumphed in the Berlin Marathon for a record-setting fifth time.

The Nike footwear team set out to refine the engine of the Alphafly and meet the needs of both elite and everyday marathoners while keeping the things runners loved most about the shoe. Their focus: maximize the stability, comfort and propulsive ride you need to cover 26.2 miles in a lightweight design.

Key updates include:

Improved Transition

The Nike Alphafly 3 features the same high-stack ZoomX foam midsole marathoners love for lightweight cushioning mile after mile.

For the first time, the Alphafly 3 connects the heel and forefoot with one continuous bottom, offering varying foot-strike patterns a smoother heel-to-toe transition regardless of the runner’s pace.

A new lightweight Fast Shot outsole ensures optimal traction and grip.

Energy Return and Propulsion

Dual Nike Air Zoom units in the forefoot cushion impact with the road and return energy to the runner, launching you into your next step.

A wider full-length carbon fiber Flyplate delivers a propulsive, stable ride.

Comfort and Containment

Insights and feedback from the largest-ever women’s testing pool for a Nike racing shoe helped improve the comfort of the Alphafly for all marathoners.

An all-new last was used to improve arch comfort and reduce rubbing throughout the foot, while a new molded sock liner was created to support the new lower-profile arch.

A new Atomknit 3.0 upper offers improved containment, breathability and midfoot support in a lightweight, breathable design.

Lofted Flyknit heel podsoffer padding in the heel and lower Achilles.

A redesigned lacing systemcreates a softer fit on the top of the foot by integrating the eye stays in the Atomknit upper.

The Nike Alphafly 3 debuts in the brand’s iconic “Prototype” colorway, a nod to Nike’s development process of testing with athletes. The all-white silhouette features pops of color highlighting the dual Air Zoom units in the forefoot, an athlete wear-test number (20820-4) on the lateral midsole, and “V62” on the Atomknit upper signifying the number of upper iterations.

The “Prototype” colorway of the Nike Alphafly 3 is available beginning January 4, 2024, at nike.com, on the Nike app and at select running specialty stores. More colorways will follow.

[starfriday]

The Grand Tapestry of Ideas Unfurls: Jaipur Literature Festival Unveils Third List of Visionary Speakers

HIGHLIGHTS

● Third List of Speakers Announced: Third tranche of 25 speakers announced - The Festival announced its third list of 25 speakers out of over 300 speakers expected to attend the 2024 edition. The third list features Amod K. Kanth , Arun Maira, Badri Narayan, Daisy Rockwell, Daniel Hahn, Guillermo Rodríguez, Gurucharan Das, Ivy Ngeow, Kal Penn, Katherine Rundell, Koël Purie Rinchet, Louise Kennedy, Manju Kapur, Matthew Parker, Miranda Seymour, Monica Ali, Naushad Forbes, Peter Frankopan, Peter Moore, Philip J. Stern , Reshma Ruia, Richard Osman, Sanjay Jha , Sudha Murty, Yatindra Mishra

The annual and iconic Jaipur Literature Festival announced its third list of speakers for the much-awaited 17th edition, set to take place from February 1 - 5, 2024 at Hotel Clarks Amer, Jaipur. As the just-released list shows, the Festival will once again be a grand marathon of ideas between writers, thinkers, idealists, realists, visionaries, intellectuals, avant-garde practitioners and the iconoclasts, all of whom will engage in informed discussion, united by an abiding love for literature.

The third list of 25 speakers includes Amod K. Kanth, a prominent Indian social entrepreneur and activist with a parallel illustrious career as an IPS officer. His books include Khaki in Dust Storm: Police Diaries Volume-1’ and ‘Khaki on Broken Wings: Police Diaries Volume - 2; Arun Maira, former Member of India’s Planning Commission, Chairman of BCG India, Chairman of Save the Children India, and Chairman of Help Age International and author of the latest Shaping the Future: How to Be, Think, and Act in the New World; Badri Narayan, Sahitya Academy Award winning poet who’s poems have been translated into English, Bengali, Oriya, Malayalam, Urdu and many other Indian languages; Daisy Rockwell, artist and International Booker Prize winning translator, along with author Geetanjali Shree, for her translation of Shree’s Hindi novel, Tomb of Sand; Daniel Hahn, Booker International Prize shortlisted writer, editor, and translator, winner of the 2023 Ottaway Award for the Promotion of International Literature; Guillermo Rodríguez, author of When Mirrors Are Windows: A View of A.K. Ramanujan’s Poetics and co-editor of Journeys: A Poet’s Diary by A.K. Ramanujan and founding director of Casa de la India, a pioneering cultural centre in Spain; Gurucharan Das, former CEO of Procter & Gamble and author of his memoir Another Sort of Freedom; Ivy Ngeow, Malaysian-born, London-based author of The American Boyfriend, longlisted for the Avon x Mushens Entertainment Prize for Commercial Fiction Writers of Colour 2022.

The list continues with Kal Penn, actor, writer, former White House staff member and author of recently released memoir, 'You Can't Be Serious; Katherine Rundell, author of Super-Infinite, which won the Baillie Gifford Prize, and The Golden Mole and Other Vanishing Treasure; Koel Purie Rinchet, award-winning Indian actress, producer and writer of Clearly Invisible in Paris; Louise Kennedy, author of the Women's Prize shortlisted novel, Trespasses, which also won the McKitterick Prize, the An Post Irish Novel of the Year Award and the British Book Awards Debut Novel of the Year; Manju Kapur, Commonwealth Prize winning author of the novel Custody which was made into one of Balaji’s longest running serials; Matthew Parker author of The Sugar Barons and Goldeneye: Ian Fleming’s Jamaica and his recent, One Fine Day: Britain's Empire on the Brink; Biographer, novelist, memoir writer and critic Miranda Seymour, author of the award-winning memoir In My Father's House: Elegy for an Obsessive Love and recent biography I Used to Live Here Once: The Haunted Life of Jean Rhys; Monica Ali, bestselling author of five books: Brick Lane (Shortlisted for the 2003 Booker Prize), Alentejo Blue, In the Kitchen, Untold Story and Love Marriage.

The Festival will also feature Naushad Forbes, Co-Chairman of Forbes Marshall, India's leading Process and Energy Efficiency Company. His recent book is The Struggle and the Promise: Restoring India’s Potential; Peter Frankopan, Professor of Global History at Oxford University and author of The Silk Roads: A New History of the World; The New Silk Roads: The Present and Future of the World; and The Earth Transformed: an Untold History; Peter Moore, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Weather Experiment and Endeavour; Philip J. Stern, historian of the British Empire and the author of the award-winning book The Company-State and the latest Empire, Incorporated; Reshma Ruia, British Indian writer of the award-winning novel Still Lives; Richard Osman, author, producer and television presenter and bestselling writer of The Thursday Murder Club series; Sanjay Jha, Executive Director of Dale Carnegie and a former National Spokesperson for the Congress Party; Sudha Murty, Founder of Infosys Foundation, one of the first women engineers to start her career at TELCO (now Tata Motors), a prolific writer in English and Kannada; Yatindra Mishra, writer, columnist and cultural icon has worked extensively on the heritage of Indian music.

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The world’s biggest sporting event has come to an end. The Closing ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics 2020 will begin this evening at the National Stadium in Tokyo. The Summer Games, delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, displayed great moments of triumph and history. The ceremony will also transition the Summer Olympics from Tokyo in 2021 to the Paris games, set to be held in 2024. This was also the first Olympics to be held without spectators. There are a few events yet to be hosted in the Games, including the men's marathon final and the women's basketball final between USA and hosts Japan. For India, Bajrang Punia will lead the proceedings after being officially named as the flag bearer for the closing ceremony. With 7 medals, India registered its best-ever tally at the Olympics. India won one gold, two silver and three bronze medals at the Tokyo Games. India's previous best tally was six at the 2012 London Olympics. https://www.instagram.com/p/CSTnHAvrdbM/?utm_medium=tumblr