Big blow to India as shooting is left out of 2022 Commonwealth Games programme
Other Sports | June 21, 2019 9:04 ISTIndia had won as many as 16 medals, including seven gold, at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.
India had won as many as 16 medals, including seven gold, at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.
Sanjita currently works with the North Eastern Frontier Railway in Dimapur in Nagaland and she said her promotion has also been kept in abeyance due to the doping case.
Recovering from a back-injury and hence won't take part in the World Championships to be held in November, an Olympic qualifying event.
The desperation to achieve something big, to make up for the opportunities lost, was palpable as she spoke about her effort as she won the silver medal in the Women's 100m event.
Most athletes and their coaches have already acknowledged that the Asiad is going to be a different ball game than the Commonwealth given the presence of powerhouses such as China, Japan and Korea.
Next up for him is Nangjing World Championship beginning July 30 and Prannoy is happy with the draw.
Both the men's and women's team have undergone one change each from the successful Commonwealth Games campaign.
On May 15, the IWF provisionally suspended Chanu for four years after her 'A' sample was tested positive for a banned anabolic agent.
Sanjita Chanu lifted a total of 192kg to win a gold medal in 53kg category at the CWG 2018 in Gold Coast. If Sanjita's 'B' sample also tests positive, she could be handed a four-year ban from the sport.
International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) said on its website that Sanjita, who had won a gold in the women's 53kg category in the recent Gold Coast CWG, has tested positive for testosterone.
Sushil, however, maintained that at the end of the day, both winning and losing is part and parcel of the game.
India's star badmiton player Kidambi Srikanth said he wants to learn the ability to remain calm and composed in pressure situations from former India cricket captain MS Dhoni.
Having the comfort of family helped as she could focus on training more and it worked for the Indian shuttler which brought her laurels in the 2018 CWG.
The 20-year-old Chopra, who also won the gold medal in the 2016 world junior championships, has also been recommended for the Arjuna Award by the federation.
The preparations for organising the mega awards function at Panchkula had almost been completed.
The 22-year-old paddler, with immense self-belief, wanted the same respect, attention and fanfare for table tennis as provided to other sports.
Batra created history in Gold Coast, single-handedly taking India to a maiden team gold before winning a singles gold, another first.
The 22-year-old upset triple Olympic medallist and World No.4 Feng Tianwei of Singapore to lead the Indian women's team to a historic gold before beating Singapore's second highest ranked Mengyu Yu in the women's singles semi-finals, on her way to another gold.
Kom conceded she had a busy schedule -- as a professional athlete, parent, gym owner and lawmaker -- but sounded a warning to her opponents against assuming she had too much on her plate.
Mary Kom swiftly put to rest speculations around possible retirement, which gained credence after she added the CWG gold to her glowing list of achievements.
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