We are almost there. Although the shadow of Covid still looms, the Games seem to be on track, although with lots of restrictions in place. And more could come depending on how the testing & bio-bubbles hold up. Meanwhile, we are at the fag end of the qualifying cycle. Any changes from now will be mostly on account of withdrawals.
So here is the India contingent update since the last episode.
New Qualifiers
- Weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu qualified via rankings in the 49 KG category.
- Tennis: The duo of Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina have qualified for the Doubles category.
- Athletics: Tejinderpal Singh Toor qualified for Shot Put with a new National Record & Asian Record. Seema Punia made the qualifying cut in the Discus Throw joining Kamalpreet Kaur. Through World Rankings athletes qualified are Dutee Chand (100m & 200m), Annu Rani (Javelin), MP Jabir (400m Hurdles) and Mens 4x400m Relay team.
- Golf: Aditi Ashok, Anirban Lahiri & Udayan Mane have made the cut for the respective individual sections
- Swimming: Sajan Prakash & Srihari Natraj became the first ever Indian swimmers to qualify for the Olympics by beating the “A” timing in the 200m Butterfly & 100m Backstroke respectively. Meanwhile Maana Patel got the Universality place in the womes’s 100m Backstroke event.
Other Updates
- Wrestling: India lose a quota spot as Sumit Malik (FS, 125 KG) failed a dope test at the Qualifying event where he had earned the Quota.
- Athletics: Already qualified Kamalpreet Kaur surpassed her National Record once again in the Discus Throw.
- Archery: Indian women’s team failed to qualify in the final qualification tournament. However at the following World Cup stage days later they won the Gold. Deepika Kumari won the Gold medals in Individual, Team & Mixed events. Lets see if the jinx of the Olympics finally breaks for the Indian archers.
- Shooting: Not a great haul for India in the final World Cup. Rahi Sarnobat got a Gold while the duo of Saurabh Chaudhary-Manu Bhaker managed only a silver in the mixed event (after a run of 5 Golds). Saurabh also won an individual bronze.
Squad Announcement
Hockey (W): GOALKEEPERS: Savita DEFENDERS: Deep Grace Ekka, Nikki Pradhan, Gurjit Kaur, Udita. MIDFIELDERS: Nisha, Neha, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Monika, Nanjot Kaur, Salima Tete. FORWARDS: Rani, Navneet Kaur, Lalremsiami, Vandana Katariya, Sharmila Devi.
Hockey (M): GOALKEEPERS: PR Sreejesh, DEFENDERS: Harmanpreet Singh, Rupinder Pal Singh, Surender Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Birendra Lakra, MIDFIELDERS: Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Nilakanta Sharma, Sumit, FORWARDS: Shamsher Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Gurjant Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Mandeep Singh
Indian Contingent
Total Count – Sports - 18, Events – 70, Entries - 90, Participants – 117
Links:
- Road To Tokyo: Episode 19
- Sumit Malik doping violation:
- India specific protocols: Sportstar
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