The World Cup offers three 'quota places' for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
The American ace is likely to compete in only the long jump and 4x100 metres relay in Athens.
The world No. 1 thrashed Tomas Berdych to reach the third round of the Hamburg Masters.
Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Wednesday said the Khelo India initiative, which focussed on infrastructure development till now, will look to ensure all-round growth in its revamped form.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will decide on the venue for the Games in July 2005.
India lose to Turkmenistan in pre-Olympic qualifier
In a disappointing year for Indian shooters, Double Trap shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore stood out, booking an Olympic berth.
Shaili Singh announced her arrival on the big stage by winning a silver in the Under-20 World Athletics Championships, missing out on a historic gold by a mere 1 cm with a 6.59m effort, in the long jump final in Nairobi on Sunday.
In business too, losing finalists really get nowhere, get nothing. It is purely 'winner takes all', observes Sandeep Goyal, managing director, Rediffusion.
The victory also secured them a place at next year's Olympics.
The ace Indian marksman won the double trap gold in the 2004 Asian Clay Shooting Championship.
Long jumper Anju Booby George expressed happiness on Tuesday after her second place finish at the 2005 Monaco World Athletics Final was upgraded to a gold medal, saying the frustrating time she endured for last nine years was worth the wait.
There were four instances of two Indian sailors qualifying for the Olympics earlier but they took part in the same event. This time in Tokyo, India will be taking part in more than one event in sailing.
Russian high jumper Anna Chicherova was officially stripped of her 2008 Beijing Olympics bronze medal after she tested positive for banned substances in re-tests of samples, the International Olympic Committee said on Thursday.
The Kerala athlete won the men's 400m in the first ONGC National Athletics Circuit Meet.\n\n
The matches, to be played from Aug 30 to Oct 18, were called off until further notice.
Paes said that he would pair up Bhupathi in January to play a few tournaments in the lead up to the 2004 Olympics Games.
Atanu Biswas explains the economics behind hosting a Games in pandemic times.
C'wealth Games gold medallist Samresh Jung finished 24th in the men's 10m air pistol in the ISSF World Cup.\n\n
The ace long jumper will leave for California on Wednesday.
Indian athletes put in a spirited performance on the international stage in 2004, which saw K M Binu joining Anju Bobby George as the country's future hope.
Almaktoum Ahmed won the men's Double Trap in the ISSF World Cup.
The Olympics is not just about sport, but tradition.
The doubles ace said he wants to team with his former partner in other events too to prepare for the Athens Olympics.
While praising the Indian men hockey team's progress under the guidance of coach Roelant Oltmans, former international Viren Rasquinha did not hold out a realistic chance for the country to climb the medals podium at the upcoming Rio Olympics.
A summary of the finals on Day 2 at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
The poor show in the men's 10m air rifle event at the World Cup is a setback to the Indian marksman's Olympics qualification.
Keen to fight an Indian, the 32-year-old two-time World Champion has agreed to switch category to clash with Goyat.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met the Indian athletes who took part in the Rio Paralympic Games, including the four medallists, and applauded them for making the country proud with their achievements. The 19-member Indian contingent had returned home from the Paralympics with two golds, one silver and a bronze. Mariyappan Thangavelu (men's T42 high jump) and Devendra Jhajharia (men's F46 javelin throw) had won gold in their respective events while Deepa Malik (women's F53 shot put) and Varun Singh Bhati (men's T42 high jump) had bagged a silver and bronze respectively.
Retired US women's soccer star Abby Wambach pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of intoxicants on Tuesday, agreeing to enter a diversion program that could see her conviction wiped out in a year.
The man with the golden arm could surpass some, if not all, top cricketers -- the demigods who stand well above athletes from other disciplines in India
