Articles by Shrenik Avlani
Humans of Olympics: The American super fan who has spent $10,000 on tickets
Olympics super fan Vivianne Robinson returned for Paris 2024 despite financial strain.
Published on Aug 18, 2024 08:11 PM IST
Humans of Olympics: Innovation leaders' AI-driven designs and athlete mix-up
Nike's John Hoke and Martin Lotti guide influencers at Art of Victory exhibit at Centre Pompidou, discussing Air technology and future innovations.
Published on Aug 16, 2024 05:46 PM IST
Humans of Olympics: A Parisian living his best life in the shadow of the Eiffel
Joévin Burnel volunteers at Eiffel Tower Olympics venue, calling it a dream come true.
Updated on Aug 16, 2024 05:21 PM IST
Humans of Olympics: Chemotherapy can wait, Olympics won’t
Anasuya Mathur, 49, volunteer from New Delhi at the Paris Olympics.
Published on Aug 13, 2024 10:22 PM IST
Humans of Olympics: Ex-tennis player who is trying to take more Indian athletes
Deepthi Bopaiah is the CEO of GoSports.
Updated on Aug 14, 2024 05:02 AM IST
Humans of Olympics: Tadeu Edgar Coelho, KYC compliance executive in Barcelon
Tadeu Edgar Coelho is a KYC compliance executive for Amazon in Barcelona.
Published on Aug 12, 2024 03:52 PM IST
Humans of Olympics: The one who left to watch Games mania from the countryside
Meet Alexis Delori, 26, internal communications manager for a French scouts group.
Published on Aug 12, 2024 03:38 PM IST
Humans of Olympics: A newly-minted fan gets badminton lesson at Lakshya's semis
Shantanu Barve, 23, is a sustainable agriculture professional, and Tanmay Garg, 23, an investment banker.
Published on Aug 09, 2024 05:04 PM IST
Humans of Olympics: Harmanpreet missed daughter's first b'day to play for India
Captain Harmanpreet Singh was playing in England with the Indian team when his daughter turned one.
Updated on Aug 09, 2024 04:53 PM IST
Humans of Olympics: From Tour de France to the Olympics, a France tour on bikes
Trevor Houchens, 25, works in AI for Boeing, and Maura Driscoll, 24, software engineer for Strava.
Published on Aug 08, 2024 05:10 PM IST
Humans of Olympics: From swimming to track, an Olympic-themed family trip
Tej Bhattal (45), Sumedha Bhattal (42) and their daughters Sahana (11) and Meher (9) are having the time of their life in Paris.
Published on Aug 08, 2024 04:48 PM IST
Vinesh Phogat's Paris Olympics heartbreak casts sombre pall among wrestling fans
A number of fans inside the Games village were dejected knowing what had happened with Vinesh Phogat.
Updated on Aug 08, 2024 03:39 PM IST
Humans of Olympics: A Bengaluru teenager, Dhinidhi, gets a taste of Olympics
Dhinidhi Desinghu, 14, teenage swimmer who represented India at the Olympics.
Published on Aug 07, 2024 06:47 PM IST
Humans of Olympics: The French superman watching 20 events and is volunteering
Sylvain Tartes, 30, is a desserts photographer and food reviewer in Paris.
Published on Aug 07, 2024 06:31 PM IST
Humans of Olympics: Meet Mark Chestnut, Team USA fan from near Chicago
"A dozen Olympics, just one opening ceremony. They are better on TV, waste of money live," says Chestnut.
Published on Aug 06, 2024 06:33 PM IST
Humans of Olympics: Bengaluru girl missed out on volunteering because…
Dhara Rathi, 25, is a marketing executive at Cargill in Lille, France.
Published on Aug 06, 2024 06:26 PM IST
Humans of Olympics: The Gujarati parents introducing kids to Indian food
In rainy Paris, Loukmanjee and his family eagerly awaited authentic Indian food at India House.
Published on Aug 04, 2024 05:03 PM IST
Humans of Olympics: The man ensuring every Indian Olympian has cool sunglasses
Meet Ashwin Krishnan, who is the head of sports marketing, Oakley India.
Published on Aug 03, 2024 03:36 PM IST
Humans of Olympics: The man who picks what Olympics content India consumes
Malay Desai, 38, is the head of content at Sportz Interactive in Mumbai.
Published on Aug 03, 2024 03:28 PM IST
Humans of Olympics: Teaching friends about India's culture through the Olympics
Aishwarya Karunakar, 28, is a sustainability and social innovation specialist.
Published on Aug 01, 2024 11:11 AM IST
Ex-Army doctor ensuring a robust sports science infrastructure for IND athletes
Brig (Dr) Bibhu Nayak, 54, member of the IOA medical team in Paris 2024.
Updated on Aug 01, 2024 10:32 AM IST
A cricket fan who wants to interact with an Olympic medal-winning Indian athlete
In Part 2 of our Humans of Olympics series, we present Shivam Sharma, who hopes to interact with an Indian medal winner at the Paris Games 2024.
Updated on Aug 01, 2024 10:28 AM IST
Humans of Olympics: Vizag girl stayed back in Paris to cheer for PV Sindhu
Keerthana Sai Nalla, 26, is management graduate, who has stayed back in Paris just to cheer for her favourite athlete PV Sindhu.
Updated on Jul 31, 2024 07:45 PM IST
From clinic to courtside, meet India's Olympics doctor Dinshaw Pardiwala
Dr. Pardiwala is providing comprehensive medical care, including injury management, nutrition, mental health, and recovery support to Indian Olympic athletes.
Updated on Jul 29, 2024 08:00 PM IST