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Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Assistant secretary Vinod Tomar defended the decision.

It will start with support for athletes who are a part of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) development group expected to participate in Olympics 2024 and beyond.

As per the norms, the number of officials travelling to Olympics cannot be more than one-third of the athletes' contingent.

The 26-year-old Vinesh can now win her third gold in as many tournaments this season, having won titles in Matteo Pellicone (March) and Asian Championship (April).

IOA dropped Li Ning as its official kit sponsor for the Olympics and stated that the country's athletes will wear unbranded apparel during the Tokyo Games

The Indian men's hockey team is scheduled to begin its campaign on July 24 against New Zealand.

Four shuttlers, Saina Nehwal, K Srikanth, N Sikki Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa, failed to make the cut owing to cancellation of tournaments due to the pandemic.

Punia will remain with the team till July 5 for the training camp that has been organised by the Polish Federation.

The doubles duo follows in the footsteps of Sindhu who practices at this venue

If only the Covid-19 pandemic had not happened it would have been a different story, said the badminton player

The selection of the final 16 players who will represent the country in Tokyo is awaited and Toppo said there is no dearth of talent in the squad with several youngsters rising the ranks.

Sonam and Seema have qualified for the Olympics in the 62kg and 50kg freestyle events, respectively.

Malik, the 2018 Commonwealth Games gold-medallist, had qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in the 125kg category at the World Olympic Qualifier event in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The 29-year-old says in equestrian sport it is all about the coordination between the horse and the rider

The series - Olympics Ki Aasha will celebrate stories of grit, passion and determination of India's elite athletes and pay homage to what it has taken to reach the highest level of sporting excellence.

"There could even be a change of colour and we could win two or three medals at this year’s Olympics," said Devarajan.

Bajrang Punia said more than the ranking points, he desperately needs mat-training with strong sparring partners ahead of the Tokyo Olympic

India had delivered its best ever Asian Championship performance in the 2019 edition in Thailand, claiming 13 medals.

The Indian shooters will take part in the men's and women's individual Olympic events only.

Tokyo, Osaka and many other prefectures are under a state of emergency and health-care systems are being stretched.