PM Narendra Modi also spoke to Milkha and expressed hope that the iconic former athlete will be back soon to "bless and inspire athletes, who will be participating in the Tokyo Olympics"
Battling injuries and indifferent form, Saina, 31, couldn't make her fourth Olympics after the sport's governing body, BWF, cancelled the last three qualifiers due to the pandemic.
Due to the COVID-19 surge in the national capital, the Delhi government had ordered shutting down of all premises that don't fall under the essential category.
Bindra posted a heartfelt message, congratulating all Indian athletes who have qualified for the Tokyo Games, starting July 23.
Kaori Yamaguchi said the International Olympic Committee, the government and local organizers are ignoring widespread opposition to the Olympics from the Japanese public.
With less than 50 days to go for the Tokyo Games, there is a lot of excitement among the members of the Indian women's Olympic core probable group
It marks the second consecutive instance of a wrestler being caught in dope net before the Olympics -- the previous being ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympics when Narsingh Pancham Yadav had failed one and was slapped with a four-year ban.
Modi expressed hope that Singh will be back soon to bless and inspire athletes, who will be participating in the Tokyo Olympics
Milkha Singh had tested positive for COVID-19 on May 20.
Ronak Pandit, India's high-performance manager for pistol shooting, and foreign pistol expert Pavel Smirnov will monitor the training of the shooters.
Out of the expected 190-member contingent, Narinder Batra said that the IOA estimates 125-135 athletes.
With this, Grandmaster Gujrathi becomes the fourth Indian man to qualify for the upcoming World Cup.
PM Modi will also be interacting with the athletes through a video conference in July to encourage them on behalf of the Indian population.
The Indian hockey team boasts eight gold medals at the Olympics -- the most by any team in the history of the Games.
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday unveiled India's uniform for the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
India's top badminton star P V Sindhu says she is working to acquire new skills and techniques to surprise her rivals, who are at the same level with distinct playing styles, at the Tokyo Olympics.
Volunteers, who make up the largest group of participants, don't know whether they will be tested, let alone vaccinated against the coronavirus.
PV Sindhu sent a moving message of support to Carolina Marin after the Spain player was forced to withdraw from the Olympics due to injury.
Mirza has time till end of this month to choose between the experienced gelding Seigneur Medicott and the spirited young mare Dajara 4.
City officials from Kurume in the Fukuoka Prefecture near the southern tip of Japan had informed Kenya on Tuesday that they were canceling, the committee said.
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