Vishnu, Ganapathy-Varun pair qualify for Olympics; 4 Indian sailors to compete in Tokyo
April 08, 2021 16:51 ISTIt is also the first time that India will compete in three sailing events in the Olympics.
It is also the first time that India will compete in three sailing events in the Olympics.
Saravanan, who was third till the penultimate day on Wednesday, won the medal race on Thursday to jump to second place overall and book a Tokyo Olympics quota.
A Chiense foreign ministry spokesperson warned of an unspecified "robust Chinese response" to a potential Olympics boycott.
India will next face Argentina in the FIH Hockey Pro League match on April 11.
The February 23 crash outside Los Angeles was solely blamed on excessive speed and Woods’ loss of control behind the wheel.
The 23-year-old Kumanan has a 21-point advantage over her nearest rival, who also happens to be an Indian -- Ramya Saravanan -- in the Laser Radial Class event with one race to go on Thursday.
Mary Kom is a six-time Asian medallist, including five gold medals.
According to SAI, the positive cases came to light during two rounds of precautionary tests on April 3 and 6. The SAI Bhopal Center doesn't house any Olympic probable.
The move is a setback for Tokyo organisers, who began the relay two weeks ago from northeastern Fukushima prefecture with 10,000 runners planning to crisscross Japan over the course of four months.
Top brass of Asian Squash has informed its affiliated nations that squash mixed double events will be included at the Asian Games 2022 in Hangzhou, China.
The judoka tested positive after landing in Kyrgyzstan for the Asia-Oceania Championships in Bishkek started on Tuesday and will end on Saturday.
The 73-year-old Indian football legend got himself admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata on Tuesday evening after his test report came positive.
The eight archers included Atanu Das, Tarundeep Rai, Pravin Jadhav and B Dhiraj (reserve) in men's and Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, Komolika Bari and Madhu Vedwan (reserve) in the women's section.
The AFI named a total of 20 athletes for the World Relays. It will be the first major international event for the Indians sprinters since the Asian Athletics Championships in Doha in April 2019.
Apart from Chopra and fellow Olympic bound javelin thrower Shivpal Singh, country's relay racers (both 4x100m and 4x400m men and women) will be part of the 40-odd contingent that also includes coaches.
Chanu stands to gain if North Korea sticks to its decision of withdrawing from the Tokyo Olympics as her nearest rival in race to the berth is a North Korean.
The reports said technical officials were unable to go to Japan because of strict procedures to enter the country.
A website run by the North's sports ministry said the decision was made during a national Olympic Committee meeting on March 25 where members prioritised protecting athletes from the world public health crisis.
Worried at the trend, the BAI advised all the stakeholders to postpone the events, starting with this month's senior ranking tournament scheduled in Bengaluru from April 18-25.
With the Summer Games just little more than three months away, Mehta reminded Harsh Vardhan of IOA's request, made on February 3.
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