Bajrang Punia has been handed a provisional suspension for refusing to give his sample for dope test during the recent trials.
Hubbard, who competed in men's competitions before transitioning in 2013, is set to become the first transgender athlete to compete at the Tokyo Olympics
A look at how India's athletes fared on Day 2, on Sunday, July 28, 2024:
India's chief badminton coach Pullela Gopichand believes the Tokyo Olympics should be postponed given the unprecedented crisis that the world is facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
With a jam-packed schedule brimming with both legendary athletes and captivating storylines, Paris 2024 promises unforgettable moments.
Rajawat will take on eighth seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand next.
The World Cup Stage 3 was the final chance for the non-qualified nations to make the cut based on their rankings.
India's shooters Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat were placed fifth and 25th respectively in the Olympics women's 25 metres pistol qualification (precision), at the Asaka Shooting Range in Tokyo, on Thursday.
Nethra Kumanan became the first Indian woman sailor to qualify for the Olympics after making sure of a top-place finish in the laser radial event of the Asian Qualifiers, in Oman, on Wednesday.
While Mane was consistent throughout the final and rarely let the lead slip from his grasp, Rudranksh's shooting during the elimination round caught the eye.
Indian shooter Sift Kaur Samra won her first individual ISSF World Cup gold in the women's 50m rifle 3-positions final, while Esha Singh bagged a second individual World Cup silver in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
'Sippin' on this coffee brew, trying to shake off my koala-style slumber, and praying it'll give me more kangaroo bounce in my step and improve my smashing skills!!'
Bromell runs fastest 100 meters this year
Vinesh had failed to win a medal in her two previous Olympics appearances.
Deepika Kumari fell short of a successive Archery World Cup medal in her international comeback after becoming a mother, losing to world No 2 Lim Sihyeon and No 3 Alejandra Valencia in Yecheon, South Korea, on Sunday.
India's tryst with fourth-place Olympic heartbreaks
India's badminton ace Saina Nehwal accused the sport's administrators of placing money above players' safety by continuing last week's All England Championships despite the coronavirus pandemic. The 30-year-old lost in the opening round of the marquee event, which was among a handful which continued even as the bulk of global sporting calendar was either postponed or cancelled.
Indian boxers will get a final chance to book their ticket to Paris during the second World Olympic Boxing Qualifier, scheduled to be held in Bangkok from May 23 to June 3. Between 45 and 51 boxers will qualify from the Bangkok meet.
Rajeshwari Kumari showed why she is among the best in the country when she earned a seventh 2024 Paris Olympic quota place by finishing fifth in the ISSF World Championship in Baku.
Suruchi Inder Singh produced yet another sterling performance in the 10m air pistol event in Lima, Peru, to win her second consecutive ISSF World Cup gold medal.
The Asian Games normally serves as the Olympic qualifiers but there was some confusion after the Hangzhou Asian Games were postponed from last year to this year due to the COVID-19 situation in China.
This threat from UWW comes days after the Delhi High Court was considering an application filed by four wrestlers including Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia after the IOA dissolved the ad hoc committee on March 18 saying that there was "no further need" for it to run.
Double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra is among only three track and field athletes retained in the sports ministry's revamped TOPS core group.
The 21-year-old from Karnal, who had 28 hits in the final, lost a shoot out to Japan's Dai Yoshioka, who won the silver medal.
Saudi Arabia took third place in Group C and will feature in a fourth phase of qualifiers in October alongside Indonesia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq and Oman.
Satwik-Chirag had lost each of the two semifinals in straight sets and their aim would be to go the distance in the upcoming tournament.
23-year-old Srihari Nataraj is ready for his second Olympics, where he will compete in the 100m backstroke event.
Young shuttler Tanisha Crasto believes she and doubles partner Ashwini Ponnappa have the game to match the world's best.
India likely to lose Olympic boxing quota as WADA suspends Parveen for three whereabout failures
Indian middle distance runners Sinimole Paulose and Sajeesh Joseph's Olympic dreams came crashing down as both of them failed to make the cut for London at the Folksam Sollentuna Grand Prix in Stockholm, Sweden.
Indian rower Dattu Bhokanal, on Monday, qualified for the Rio Olympics after winning a silver in the finals of men's single sculls at the 2016 FISA Asian and Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta at Chung-ju in South Korea.
Sushila, who lost her first round at the World Judo Championship here on Sunday in the 48kg category, currently has 989 points, which puts her at seventh spot in the Asian list.
"The Dubai camp is for Olympic B qualifiers who are in India and currently unable to train," Swimming Federation of India secretary-general Monal Chokshi told Reuters.
Olympic medallist P V Sindhu is also missing in action as she recovers from an injury.
Bindyarani Devi had a total effort of 194kg (83kg+111kg) in the non-Olympic 55kg category.
'Until April 2024, we have the qualification period so until that we might push for more tournaments but the plan is to pick and choose after you qualify and then gradually peaking before the Olympics.'
With Mirabai not in medal contention, weightlifting Worlds set to be an underwhelming affair for India
Star wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt secured an Olympic quota place for India after making the final round of the men's 65kg freestyle event on the second day of the Asian Olympic Qualification in Astana on Friday.
Indian quarter-miler Nirmala Sheoran on Friday secured her Rio Olympics berth after clocking an impressive 51.48 seconds in the women's 400 metre category in the National Inter-State Senior Athletics championships at the G.M.C. Balayogi Stadium in Hyderabad on Friday.
Sindhu says the path to the Tokyo Olympic gold will be a tough one as now her opponents will look to exploit her weaknesses and she will need to add something new to her game to achieve success.
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