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An IOC official speaking at a press conference explained the need to finalize the allocation of slots to ensure fairness as there are athletes waiting for information about participating in the games, reported Kyodo News.
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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.
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According to the norms, the number of officials travelling to Olympics cannot be more than one-third of the athlete.
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Punia will remain with the team till July 5 for the training camp that has been organised by the Polish Federation.
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The doubles duo follows in the footsteps of Sindhu who practices at this venue
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If only the Covid-19 pandemic had not happened it would have been a different story, said the badminton player
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Sonam and Seema have qualified for the Olympics in the 62kg and 50kg freestyle events, respectively.
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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.
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So far, 100 athletes have qualified for the Tokyo Games, including 56 men and 44 women
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The Rio Olympics silver medallists says there are a lot of tricky players so she has to step up her own game
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The 29-year-old says in equestrian sport it is all about the coordination between the horse and the rider
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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.
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"There could even be a change of colour and we could win two or three medals at this year’s Olympics," said Devarajan.
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Bajrang Punia said more than the ranking points, he desperately needs mat-training with strong sparring partners ahead of the Tokyo Olympic
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"We would like to make a decision as soon as possible (on fans), but after the state of emergency is lifted we will assess," organising committee president Seiko Hashimoto said
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"The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can confirm no further tournaments will be played inside the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games qualifying window," BWF said in an official statement.
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"Everyone is confident about their respective games and if we play to our full potential, we can certainly make history in the Tokyo Olympics," said Indian hockey team Midfielder Nilkanta Sharma
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The Indian shooters will take part in the men's and women's individual Olympic events only.
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Jaskaran, son of hockey Olympian and former India coach Rajinder Singh Jr, is currently training with the men's senior core group for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics
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Tokyo, Osaka and many other prefectures are under a state of emergency and health-care systems are being stretched.
