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  "id": 12296566,
  "title": "'Taking medicines every day': How Humpy battled diarrhoea to win medals for India",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/taking-medicines-every-day-how-humpy-battled-diarrhoea-to-win-medals",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-06T03:49:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/taking-medicines-and-playing-every-day-how-koneru-humpy-battled-diarrhoea-to-win-two-medals-at-chess-olympiad-exclusive/articleshow/134721640.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In the sixth instalment of TimesofIndia.com's series looking back at India's medal-winning campaigns at the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Koneru Humpy opens up about playing through illness to help the women's team win bronze. The 39-year-old reveals how diarrhoea and stomach pain forced her to take medicines and play almost every day. Humpy also discusses the physical demands of playing 10 of 11…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}