With defending champion HS Prannoy and finalist Kidambi Srikanth withdrawing due to fitness issues, former champion Sai Praneeth will be one of the favourites to lift the trophy
Vikesh Kumar Rawat had represented Jharkhand from junior to senior level in kabbadi games from 2011 to 2014.
Sindhu and Saina will undoubtedly be the biggest attraction with some big names as last edition's finalists -- Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy are giving the tournament a miss due to fitness issues.
Chepchirchir and her two little known compatriots, Samson Mungai Kagia and James Mwangi Wangari, will not be eligible for competition after the AIU charged them with violations.
The 24-year-old Manipuri lifted 82kg in snatch and 110kg in clean and jerk to finish on top of the podium after recovering from the injury, which required extensive physiotherapy.
The next big event for Sindhu will be the All England Championship, a tournament last won by her mentor and chief national coach Pullela Gopichand in 2001.
Manoj has been out of action since the Asian Games due to the injury and his name did not figure in the list of national campers earlier this year.
Former Indian hockey captain Sardar Singh, tennis veteran Mahesh Bhupathi, legendary athlete PT Usha and former shooter Anjali Bhagwat are also a part of the selection panel.
Gopichand had claimed the All England Championship in 2001, more than two decades after Prakash Padukone became the first Indian to achieve the feat in 1980.
The top golfer in each category in this season stands a chance to qualify for U.S. Kids World Championship, European Championship and Teen World Championship.
In the interim budget presented by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal, the overall sports budget for 2019-2020 was increased from Rs 2002.72 (2018-2019) crore to Rs 2216.92 crore.
PV Sindhu feels she would have to give her 100 per cent in England in to win the women's singles title.
According to a Sports Authority of India (SAI), the athletes were chosen for the TOPS keeping in view the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
Mahoor, who won the singles title in the international badminton event held in Islamabad in 2017, has represented Pakistan in the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.
Young striker from Mizoram, Lalremsiami (17th, 58th minutes) starred with a brace, while Neha Goyal (21st), Navneet Kaur (32nd), Rani Rampal (51st) maintained India's lead after the initial setback in the first quarter.
Saina, who had suffered a shin injury late last year, won the Indonesia Masters last Sunday after the withdrawal of Carolina Marin from the summit clash due to a leg injury.
Saina Nehwal was trailing 4-10 in the opening game when Carolina Marin decided to withdraw from the contest.
Saina Nehwal won her first title of the year as Spain's Carolina Marin forfeited the finals after she suffered an injury in the very first set of the match.
Udita (12th minute) and Gurjit Kaur (48th) scored for India, while Maria Tost (23rd), Lola Reira (39th) and Begona Garcia (40th) sounded the board for Spain.
Saina Nehwal notched up a come-from-behind 18-21 21-12 21-18 triumph over sixth seed He Bingjiao in the semi-final of the Indonesia Masters.
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