Young Indian shooter Nischal won the silver medal in the women's 50 metre Rifle 3 Positions at the ISSF World Cup, in Rio De Janeiro, on Monday. It was India's second medal on the concluding day of the tournament.
Indian discus thrower Seema Punia has qualified for the Rio Olympic Games with a throw of 62.62 metres.
Bhavani said she wanted to skip the qualifying tournament in March but her mother prodded her from hospital bed to compete in the event.
The Athletics Federation of India has threatened action against all those who do not perform well in the Olympics after deciding not to withdraw long jumper M Sreeshankar and 20km race walker KT Irfan from the Tokyo Games despite a dip in their form.
Sindhu beat fourth seeded Blichfeldt 22-20, 21-10 in 43 minutes
With just two tournaments left for Olympic qualification, Indian contenders for the London Games are looking to rake up ranking points at the Asian Badminton Championships, beginning in Qingdao, China, on Tuesday.
Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra hopes India's medal haul can touch the double-digit mark in Tokyo, which will be an unprecedented achievement.
Teen sensation Shiva Thapa (56kg) inched closer to Olympic qualification but the London dream ended for Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Suranjoy Singh (52kg) who lost in the second round of the Asian Olympic Boxing Qualifiers in Astana, Kazakhstan on Saturday.
Check out India's schedule on Day 7 of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, on Friday.
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All the gold medallists from Saturday's action at the Tokyo Olympics.
In the men's 20km race walk, Vikash Singh finished 28th in a time of 1 hour 21 minute 58 seconds, while Paramjit Singh (1:24:02) and Akashdeep Singh (1:31:12) were 35th and 47th respectively in the event in which 50 athletes competed.
Para shooter Rubina Francis lights up India's day with bronze at Paris Paralympics on Saturday.
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The postponement of Tokyo Olympics to next year due to the coronavirus pandemic has given India's table tennis squad more time to prepare and given the current scenario, the sport's governing body TTFI is looking to fill the head coach's position locally rather than hiring a foreign coach. The head coach position has been lying vacant since the 2018 Asian Games due to multiple factors.
Ace Indian marksman Abhinav Bindra has equalled his Beijing Olympics qualification score for the third time after the 2008 mega-event, the latest at a International Shooting Competition in Netherlands.
Batra even suggested the Athletics Federation to consider extending the contracts of the coaches till the 2022 Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.
Debutant Sonam Maskar bagged a silver medal for India in the women's 10m air rifle event of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Cairo.
Following is India's schedule at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, July 24.
A look at the country's athletes' showing at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday, July 30.
Super-heavyweight Robert Acea beat American Michael Hunter on Tuesday to cap off a dominating display by Cuban boxers at the Americas Olympic qualification tournament with nine fighters earning tickets to Beijing. The results marked a stunning return to the international ring by the powerhouse Cubans, who did not send a squad to Chicago for last year's World championships where the first Olympic qualifying spots were up for grabs, following a string of defections.
Olympic silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will miss the World Championship and the Commonwealth Senior Championship slated to take place simultaneously between December 7 to 17 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
India's middle distance runner Sinimole Paulose's last ditch effort to qualify for the London Olympics failed to meet expectations after she finished second in the women's 1500m at the Savo Games in Lapinlahti, Finland.
Abhimanyu entered the bronze-medal playoff but other Indian free-style wrestlers had a disappointing day at the World Championships in Belgrade on Sunday.
The Olympics were postponed on Tuesday to 2021, the first such delay in the Games' 124-year modern history, as the coronavirus crisis wrecked the world's last sporting showpiece still standing this year. Japanese Olympic Committee President Yasuhiro Yamashita told reporters it was now time to be positive and prepare.
Butterfly swimmer Sajan Prakash's journey from injury to Olympics 'A' cut.
Indian rower Dattu Bhokanal has battled adversity to secure Olympic qualification and his journey to Rio has been made even more remarkable following a childhood bout of aquaphobia and fears for his mother's health during his final preparations. Hailing from a drought-hit region in Maharashtra, the daily fight for the treasured commodity led him to develop a fear of water as a youth and it was not until he joined the army in 2012, that he learned to swim. His phobia conquered, the 25-year-old Bhokanal booked his ticket to Rio after winning a silver medal in the men's single sculls event at the Asian and Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta at Chung-ju in South Korea in April. Bhokanal gave up his studies to support his family after his father died of cancer in 2011 and his qualification can also be regarded as a reward for his ability to perform through another tragedy, which almost derailed his Olympic dreams. Shortly before he was due to depart for South Korea, his mother suffered brain damage in a fall resulting in almost total amnesia.
Indian pistol ace Manu Bhaker says she will continue to shoot in three events, including the 25m, despite enduring a hat-trick of heartbreaks in her Olympics campaign in Tokyo.
Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra became the first Indian pairing to qualify for the mega event in Tokyo, beating World No. 8 duo of Sang-Su Lee and Jihee Jeon 4-2 in the final of the Asian Qualification Tournament in Doha.
Simone Biles withdrew from the vault and uneven bar apparatus finals at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday as the US gymnast continued to wrestle with mental health issues.
The couple exchanged rings in an engagement ceremony in Ranchi on Monday and will tie the knot next year.
India's schedule on Day 9 of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, on Sunday.
The skeet team, comprising Angad Vir Bajwa (121), Anant Jeet Singh Naruka (120), and Gurjoat Khangura (115), finished in 14th place with an overall score of 356.
Chen scores world record for massive lead over shocked Hanyu
Neeraj has won gold medals in Olympics (Tokyo in 2021), Asian Games (2018) and Commonwealth Games (2018), besides becoming the Diamond League champion last year.
Sanjeev could have won the gold but for a poor last shot which saw him miss his second World Cup gold
India was aiming for an Olympic qualification as the eight finalists get an automatic berth for next year's Tokyo Games.
Tokyo should remain the benchmark and source of inspiration till at least Paris 2024. In the shorter run, India's preparations for the Asian and Commonwealth Games next year must begin based on lessons learnt now, asserts Raj Kishore Mishra, former joint secretary at the sports ministry.
The International Olympic Committee does not plan any "drastic" decisions about the Tokyo 2020 Games, saying on Tuesday it remains fully committed to the event being staged in four months time despite the global spread of the coronavirus. The IOC said in a statement following discussions with international sports federations that changes would need to be made to the qualifiers due to the impact of the virus but it plans to go ahead with the July 24-Aug 9 Olympics.
The 21-year-old Anish shot 27 in the final to win the bronze.
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