Road To Paris – Episode 6

Since Episode 5, there has been some activity but no major progress on the qualifiers front. Here is a brief recap of the past two months.

Football: In the Round 1 of Women’s Asian Qualifiers – India beat Kyrgyzstan 4-nil & 5-nil to qualify for the 2nd Round, whose matches will be held in Oct-Nov ’23. 

Boxing: At the Men’s World Championships: India won 3 Bronze medals, their best-ever performance via Deepak Bhoria (Flyweight), Mohammad Hussamuddin (Featherweight) and Nishant Dev (Light Middlewight). The first two are also in Olympics weight category

Weightlifting: At the Asian Championships, Bindyarani Devi got a Silver medal in the 55 kg category, while Jeremy got a Snatch silver in the 67 kg.

Athletics: There has been a flurry of activity on the track and field with quite a few athletes making an appearance across the globe. Neeraj Chopra (is it a surprise) started his season with a World Lead throw winning the Diamond League opener and became the first ever India athlete to top the IAAF rankings!

And off the track

The Wrestlers vs Wrestling Federation saga continued and got murkier. The agitation continues with neither the wrestlers nor the Brij Bhushan Singh backing off. Careless and casual comments from those in charge are also not helping. This really needs an early resolution.

Meanwhile the qualification race is heating up. Till next time!

Qualification Summary for Team India: Sports: 2, Events 5, Entries:7, Athletes: 7 

Links: Episode 5