Indian Swimming @ Tokyo2020

Hello,

Swimming is the sport which has more Gold medals to loot. Any guesses? 37 Gold medals next to atheltics which offers 48.

Medals in swimming gonna determine the top of the table along with athletics. Out of 37 events, India is gonna participate in 5 events. We are sending 3 athlets, 2nd largest after 2008 which is 4.

Srihari Natarajan - Men's 100m Backstroke

Sajan Prakash - Men's 100m Butterfly, Men's 200m Butterfly and Men's 200m Freestyle

Maana Patel - Women's 100m Backstroke

Srihari and Sajan earned FINA A grade qualification for olympics. These 2 are the only now qualified with A grade from India.

Schedule:
Women's 100m Backstroke  Heats-25th July 2021 Evening session
Men's 200m Freestyle Heats - 25th July 2021 Evening Session
Men's100m Backstroke Heats - 25th July 2021 Evening session
Men's 200m Butterfly Heats - 26 July 2021 Evening session
Men's 100m Butterfly Heats - 29th July 2021 Evening session

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Indian Sailing @ Tokyo2020

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Saling is a very challenging sport in sea. It demands skills and determination in a ever changing water. There are about 10 events in Tokyo2020!

We are competing in 3 events!

1.Vishnu Saravanan - Men's Laser Event

2. K.C Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar - Men's 49er Event

3. Nethra Kumanan - Women's Laser Radial Event

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Lets hope India Sails better!!

Schedule:

25th and 26th July - Men's and Women's Laser heats

27th July - Men's 49er

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Indian Rowing @ Tokyo2020

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Lets see about Rowing. It is a racing sport using boats and ores. In Tokyo there are 14 medal events.

From India we have qualified only for Men's Lightweight Doubles sculls. We have a experienced rowers Arjun Lal and Arvind Singh competing for India at international levels. 

Both of are serving Indian Army!

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Schedule:

Heats : 24th July 2021

Repechage: 25th July 2021 (Repechage is best placed losers in heats will compete) 

Final : 29th July 2021

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Indian Judo @ Tokyo2020

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How many of you know what is JUDO? It is Japanese Maritial art. Have a look at this link - Click here, explains in a minute.

Number of events conducted in Tokyo is 15. But India is up on only one.

We have a another lone warrior comepeting in Judo. Sushila Devi Likmabam. She is a Silver medalist in Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014.

She is competing in Women's Extra-Light Weight (48KG) category. A podium in Judo will change the face on Judo in India. 

Schedule:

24th July 2021

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Indian Hockey @ Tokyo2020

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Let see about a sport in which India won more Gold in Olympics. Field Hockey, National game of India!

Indian Mens hockey team won 11 medal including 8 golds. India had won more medals in hockey than any other team in olympics. But the sad part is last medal won in 1980 😔

In Tokyo both Mens and Womens team are competing!

Men's Team:

Indian team currently ranks 4th in the world. Manpreet Singh, leading Indians hope.

No. Pos. Player

2 FW Dilpreet Singh
3 DF Rupinder Pal Singh
6 DF Surender Kumar
7 MF Manpreet Singh
8 MF Hardik Singh
9 FW Gurjant Singh
11 FW Mandeep Singh
13 DF Harmanpreet Singh
14 FW Lalit Upadhyay
16 GK P. R. Sreejesh
17 MF Sumit
18 MF Nilakanta Sharma
21 FW Shamsher Singh
26 DF Birendra Lakra
30 DF Amit Rohidas
32 MF Vivek Prasad 

Schedule:

Women's Team:

In Rio2016 Women's team finsihed 12th. Rani Rampal captains in Tokyo. This is 3rd time Indian women,s team had qualified for Olympics.

No. Pos. Player

1 MF Navjot Kaur

2 DF Gurjit Kaur

3 DF Deep Grace Ekka

4 MF Monika Malik

6 DF Reena Khokhar

7 FW Sharmila Devi

8 DF Nikki Pradhan

11 GK Savita Punia

15 MF Nisha Warsi

16 FW Vandana Katariya

18 DF Udita Duhan

19 MF Namita Toppo

20 FW Lalremsiami

25 FW Navneet Kaur

27 MF Sushila Chanu

28 FW Rani Rampal(C)

30 MF Salima Tete

32 MF Neha Goyal

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Indian Gymnastics @ Tokyo2020

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Indian Gymnastics has a new name Pranati Nayak. She is a lone warrior for India in gymnastics.

In Tokyo2020 gymnastics are conducted in three categories, Artistic, Rhythmic and Trampolining,

Pranati is competing in Artistic category.

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There is a another name in gymnastic but he in Tokyo2020 as a judge. So no medal hope😉. His name is Deepak kabra, he is the first Indian Gymnastic judge.

Huge miss for Tokyo is Dipa Karmakar was a lone warrior in Rio2016. She finished 4th in valut in Rio2016. She missed this olympics due to 2 major factors, constant injury and covid. latter is most common.

Schedule:

25th July 2021.

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Indian Golf @ Tokyo2020

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For our generation Golf is nothing but Tiger woods! But he doesnt have a Olympic medal to his name.

Since it was included in Rio2016, after 1904. He was suffered from injury in 2016. Even this time in Tokyo he is unfortunate to miss! But USA leading in medals tally and sending a big team!

From India, 3 are contesting in Tokyo2020,

• Anirban Lahiri-Men's Individual
• Udayan Mane-Men's Individual
• Aditi Ashok-Women's Individual

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Aditi and Anirban, competing their second olympics. Udayan in his first olympics. Looking to make India Proud.

Schedule:

Men's events starts on 29th July 2021

Women's event starts on 4th Aug 2021

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Indian Fencing @ Tokyo2020

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Fencing! Yes, it is a combat sport, had it origin from traditional swordmanship. It is one of the 5 activities features in every mordern olympics!

Tokyo2020 will feature 12 events, across 3 discipline (Foil, Eppe, Sabre) for both Men and Women. Involes Individual and Team event!

CA Bhavani Devi, the First Indian to qualify for the olympics!

Bhavani will compete in individual sabre event.

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Overall Italy had won more medals at olympics at fencing. But in Rio2016 Russia had won more!

Lets, hope Bhavani to bring a medal, to make the sport popular across India!

Schedule:

26th July 2021 9AM Japan Time, Bhavani will contest on Individual Sabre

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Indian Equestrian @ Tokyo2020

 Hello,

Many of us may not know this sport by name Equestrian😅, it is the only sport in olympics involves animals. Now you might have guessed it (horse riding) not exactly.

50 nations are competing in this in Tokyo2020. It contains both individual and team events.

Unfortunatley India competing on individual event, that too in only on Eventing( total 3 disciplines Dressage,Eventing,Juming)

Fouaad Mirza, representing India for the 1st time 2 decades and 3rd time overall.

Dajraa 4, Name of the horse Fouaad picked as his partner for his maiden olympics! let hope for a good show and increase the popularity of the sport in India!

Schedule:

29th July 2021

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Indian Boxing @ Tokyo2020

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Lets see about Boxing! India had won 2 medals in boxing in past. But boxing foundations are getting stronger every year. Vijiender was seen as a nation hero when he won Bronze in Beijing2008! Many kids lookedup to him.

One in Beijing2008 by Vijender Singh and another by Mary Kom in London2012!

Mary Kom is an inspiration! She is a mother of 3 sons and adopted a girl, but she never givenup, competing for a nation again. She is a champion lady competing in International level from 2001.Won 19 medals including 13 Gold!

We have strong team this time! 13 gold medals to hunt, but India will contest in 5 men's and 4 women's so, total 9 categories.

Indian Men will contest in below weight categories: 

Flyweight (52kg) - Amit Panghal

Lightweight (63kg) - Manish Kaushik

Welterweight (69kg) - Vikas Krishan Yadav

Middleweight (75kg) - Ashish Kumar

Super heavyweight (+91kg) - Satish Kumar

Women will contest in below weight categories:

Flyweight (51kg) - Mary Kom

Lightweight (60kg) - Simranjith Kaur

Welterweight (69kg) - Lovlina Borgohain

Middleweight (75kg) - Pooja Rani

All eyes on Mary Kom to repeat the heroics London and better her medal. Vikas krishan the experienced campainer missed out a bronze in Rio2016

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