Mirabai Chanu's medal hopes swell after North Korea's withdrawal from Olympics
BAI General Secretary Ajay Singhania said that BAI is in receipt of the letter from the shuttler.
Pournima Zanane had been suffering from cancer for the past two years and also underwent extensive treatment for the same.
Tasnim news agency reported Iran Athletic Federation doctor Ashkan Ordibehesht as saying that Ehsan Hadadi had self-quarantined after being diagnosed with the virus.
The national championship silver and junior world championship bronze-medallist, however, could not replicate her qualification form in the final, only managing a sixth-place finish with a score of 116.
Olympic-bound Ravi Dahiya could not take advantage of a tiring Gulomjon Abdullaev in the final after outclassing the same Uzbek wrestler in his opening round and settled for a silver medal at the Poland Open in Warsaw on Wednesday.
As a 14-year-old, Vihan had grabbed four gold medals at Shotgun Nationals Championship last year.
Sakshi had prevailed 3-2 in the regulation bout but the decision was challenged by the Kazakh team and eventually overturned; Mary Kom marches into final.
With Simranjit (60kg), Sakshi (54kg), and Jaismine (57kg) progressing into the last-4 stage, the women's team has confirmed India a medal in each weight category.
On the last day of the competition, Sharvan bagged the yellow metal in men's 60kg freestyle category, beating Yones Aliakbar Emamichoghaei of Iran 9-2 in the final.
Chess grandmasters resume COVID-delayed tournament in Russia
The 17-year-old World Cup gold-medallist shot 244.5 to finish second on the podium behind North Korea's Kim Song Guk.
'They are just making me the scapegoat after what happened in Tokyo. They can't just pass the buck to me for Manu Bhaker's failure. What were the coaches doing in Tokyo? I was not there with them at the Olympics.'
India record best-ever show at World Wrestling Championships with five medals
India's top discus thrower Vikas Gowda has retired, the Athletics Federation of India confirmed on Wednesday.
Sharath along with G Sathiyan has been handed a tough draw in the men's singles competition.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
Both Sathiyan and Sharath Kamal are seeded in the 17-32 bracket and will get a first-round bye.
Asian Games gold medallist Manjit Singh, who doesn't have a regular job, on Tuesday requested the sports ministry to include him in the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme to prepare for the upcoming big events like the 2020 Tokyo Games
She had an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) surgery in Mumbai and had to skip the Asian Championships at Thailand in May last year.
Anahat Singh seals berth for World Junior Squash C'ship after topping selection trials
'I don't really care for awards for myself but I would be grateful if Anil Dhankar, my formative coach is considered for the Dronacharya'
Asian champion Amit Panghal (52kg) became the first Indian to enter the finals of the men's AIBA World Boxing Championships while Manish Kaushik (63kg) signed off with a bronze medal after going down in the semi-finals
The Olympics open in Tokyo on July 23 but Arjun said the Games will be unlike any previous edition if they happen.
Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was on Saturday recommended for the coveted Khel Ratna Award by the committee constituted by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) for the third time in a row. The 22-year-old Chopra is the only track and field athlete to be recommended by the AFI for the country's highest sports award this year.
Gomathi Marimuthu approaches CAS, appeals against doping ban
On the penultimate day of the competition, India finished with just two silver in the Greco-Roman wrestling event even as Prem missed out on a bronze medal finish.
Dutee rued missing the World Relay Championships in Poland in May and two competitions in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan this month due to travel restrictions
Olympic-bound wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Anshu Malik won their maiden Asian Championship titles after comfortable triumphs in their respective summit clashes in Almaty on Friday.
Sarita, who won gold at the 2020 championships in New Delhi, trailed 1-7 after a botched challenge but turned it around with a tremendous fightback against Mongolia's Shoovdor Baatarjav in the final.
The US-based discus thrower is one of the best medal prospects; he is the first Indian to win a Diamond League medal. Having participated in Beijing four years back, Gowda has experience of the big stage and has trained exceptionally hard.
But her name surprisingly figured among the Indian participants in the entry list issued by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) late on Saturday.
On Friday, Sakshi (65kg, silver), Vinesh (53kg, bronze) young Anshu Malik (57kg bronze) and Gursharan Preet kaur (72kg, bronze) added to India's tally.
Fresh from her fifth Asian Championships gold medal, Indian boxing star M C Mary Kom said her fit body helps her feel invincible despite close to two decades in a contact sport.
Ajay also smashed the national record in the clean and jerk event by lifting more than double his body weight (190kg) to score vital points at the Olympic qualifying event.
'I am very happy to win the first medal for India at these Games. I don't just belong to Manipur, I belong to the whole country'
Terming the election a start of a new era in Indian archery, Dielen said: 'We are pleased to see this progress and hope that this is really the start of a new era for Indian Archery.'
Garima is the only Indian judoka to qualify for the London Olympics.
India's impressive show in the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games continued as their athletes added two gold and one bronze on the fourth day of competitions, in, Ashgabat, on Tuesday.
Asian Championships quarter-finalist Sachin (49kg) advanced to the pre-quarters of World Youth Boxing Championships with a comprehensive second-round victory in St. Petersburg, Russia on Monday.
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