Indian weightlifter Shubham Todkar, making his debut at the World Weightlifting Championships, finished third in Group D of the men's 61kg event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Monday.

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Todkar, the 26-year-old national champion from Maharashtra, lifted a total of 269kg (119kg+150kg). He was six kg better than his Asian Championships effort in May (263kg). Earlier, he won the gold medal in the Commonwealth Championships in July with a lift of 259kg.

Meanwhile, Tokyo Olympics silver medalist and former world champion Mirabai Chanu pulled out of the women's 49kg category of the World Weightlifting Championships after weighing in as per the earlier plan in Group D. Chanu did not lift weights in view of the Asian Games to be held later this month.

The World Championships 2023 is one of the two mandatory qualifying events for the Paris Olympics. Athletes must appear at the Riyadh World Weightlifting Championships meet in order to remain eligible to receive an Olympic quota for their country, even if they do not lift during the competition.

Moreover, athletes competing in the World Weightlifting Championships will have a chance to earn Olympic Qualification Ranking (OQR) points. This will be based on the best aggregate results (snatch + clean and jerk) achieved by the athletes during the competitions. The top 10 athletes based on the QoR, including one highest-ranked athlete per country per weight category, will receive Olympic quotas for their teams after the cycle ends in April 2024.

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Achinat Sheuli and N Ajith Kumar will play in the men's 73 kg category on 8th and 9th of September. While Bindyarani Devi will compete in the non-Olympic weight category. She won a silver medal in the women's 55 kg event at the Commonwealth Games 2022. Bindyarani moved to the Olympic-level weight category of 59 kg for the World Weightlifting Championships last year.

On Tuesday, the organizers of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 confirmed that only 10 sports will be played in limited venues to keep the finances in check. 

A previously proposed event, that had a minimum of 20 disciplines was reduced to half, which has sparked disappointments amongst many Indians. The reason is quite simple. The Indian-dominated sports like badminton, hockey, cricket, and weightlifting have been axed. 

Not only that, a sport like squash, which gets major highlights in the CWG due to its absence in the Olympics, has been eliminated.

The IOA (Indian Olympics Association) president, PT Usha, too expressed her despondency towards the decision. But, why? 

The point is, how relevant are "Commonwealth Games," previously known as "British Empire Games," in a decolonized era?

The Idea behind Commonwealth Games

A brainchild of revered Canadian sportswriter and editor Melville Marks Robinson, the Commonwealth Games had its origin in 1930, bearing an essence of still-accepted colonialism. A total of 54 countries, who were once colonies of the British Empire, participated in this event.

The 2022 version, however, saw 72 nations participating.

Inspired by the 1911 Inter Empire Championships, this unique event has been hosted across nine countries. Australia and Canada lead with five editions each. 

Standing in 2024, when the phrase "third-world country" seems nonexistent, who would ever succumb to the pre-established boot-licking attitude toward the English, that too spending some billion dollars for hosting?

Finance definitely raises eyebrows, but the motto it has been carrying for so long should come into question, even in countries like India.

U-turn from Australia to Glasgow

Australia, a country that has hosted the event at least five times, has denied hosting it. Initially, it was Victoria's assignment to conduct the event. However, the arrangement costs skyrocketed from an estimated Aus$2 billion to an alarming Aus$7 billion.

Premier Daniel Andrews, in the press conference in Melbourne, clearly stated that he would never dare to pluck in a huge sum from the funds of hospitals and schools for a sporting event. 

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) scrambled to find a replacement, offering Malaysia £100 million to step in. Even with such a hefty financial contribution, Malaysia turned down the offer, citing insufficient preparation time and the prohibitive costs of hosting the event.

Even Canada's Alberta province last year withdrew its support for a bid for the 2030 Games.

Financial Suffering

The rejections have somehow brought in a raw, uncut picture to the world. The sentiments, accompanied by the suffering, take a long time to recover.

Countries are unwilling to foot the massive bill for an event, even when provided with financial assistance. The event brings in little to no economic return and dwindling global interest.

The Commonwealth Games, which seemed like a prestigious event, has been a burden — a relic of the past whose significance is diminishing in a world with far more pressing priorities.

Glasgow steps in

Following the repeated rejections, there was a point when the Commonwealth Games future looked uncertain for the 2026 version. Countries backing out brought clouds of a postponed tournament before its centenary year in 2030.

At that point, Glasgow stepped in. Glasgow had its experience of hosting a CWG, as it did in 2014. This time, it made the event easy.

Glasgow decided to host a severely pared-down version of the CWG in 2026, with 4 venues in an 8-mile radius. Not only that, the number of participants will also be restricted.

Birmingham's Commonwealth Games: A Legacy of Financial Strain?

Birmingham stepped up to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games when Durban withdrew, promising a grand event to boost the city. However, financial issues soon arose, leading to political tension and public concern.

Max Caller, former adviser to Birmingham City Council, called the decision to host the Games "a mistake" amidst longstanding financial problems. Hosting the event diverted attention from the council’s critical issues, including a £760 million bill for equal pay claims and a botched IT system that may cost £100 million to fix.

While the Games were an "amazing event," their financial aftermath sparked debates, with citizens worried about budget cuts affecting essential services. Community centres, libraries, and even the famed German Christmas Market could face closures as the council struggles with bankruptcy.

But is finance the real concern?

India had hosted the 2010 CWG, followed by financial turmoil in the country. It took years for the country to overcome. India has now successfully bid for the Olympics 2036. 

Hosting the Olympics has also led to never-ending financial scars for many countries. Athens is a prominent name in that. 

But yet, countries hardly step back to host it. Is it really the finances or the pride that pushes them to bid for the Olympics?

Will India suffer from the reduction?

In the idealistic world of sport, India shouldn't. In such a situation, the question comes: how relevant is CWG to the sporting world? 

With the rising popularity of the Asian Games that have dominated countries like China and the Olympics, which is the oldest and largest form of multidisciplinary sports event, CWG falls short in both glamour and relevance.

The limited exposure giving year-old consolation to the country with an "international medal" has been falling short repeatedly in the Olympics. The count of CWG medalist athletes who have earned a medal in the Olympics is relatively low. A Mirabai Chanu, a PV Sindhu, or a Neeraj Chopra is countable. 

When at one corner, it is justified to be upset knowing that Indian dominance has been restricted, then at the other corner, another question gets tossed—why does India need going-to-be-abolished events to prove its excellence? 

India, which takes pride in being a sporting excellence and a country that tried to push cricket hard in the Olympics, should think if it's really dominant or not.

Does Commonwealth participation assure greatness?

Usain Bolt, at his peak point in his career, decided to participate only in the 4x100m relay in Glasgow (2014). Not only that, he was nowhere in New Delhi (2010) too, despite India's desperate request to have him.

Sir Chris Hoy, too, stayed away from the Delhi games because a win wouldn't have added any decorated feather to his already stellar career.

In the harshest reality, a hundred medals won't assure at least 50 medals in the Asian Games itself. Olympics are out of reach!

Medal tally for India in CWG, in its popular sport

Hello and welcome to Sportz Point's coverage of India At Paris Olympics 2024 Day 12 (7th August) as Indian athletes look for more medals at the Olympics. 

So far, India's three medals have come from shooting, and with the shooting event getting over, our focus has shifted to athletics.

Throughout the day, this is Abishek Goswami along with Payal Debnath and Koushik Biswas will bring you all the updates from the web desk. 

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The Paris Olympics 2024 started on 26th July with a grand opening ceremony. This time the Olympics is being organized in Paris, the capital of France. For which complete preparations have been made. This time a total of 10,500 athletes are participating in the Olympics 2024. The eyes of these athletes will be on winning medals for their respective countries. It's time we look at India's Paris Olympics 2024 Day 12 (August 7) schedule.

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From India, 117 athletes have participated in the Olympics. Among these athletes, 72 players are part of the Olympic Games for the first time. The eyes of the entire country are fixed on these athletes. 

On the Paris Olympics 2024 Day 12, all eyes will be on Mirabai Chanu in the women's 49kg weightlifting bout and Jyothi Yarraji in the women's 100m hurdles. India's women's javelin thrower Annu Rani will also fight for the qualification in Group A. Apart from this, the Indian women's table tennis team will play their quarterfinal match against Germany. So, let us tell you in detail which sports Indian athletes will be seen in action on Day 12.

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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 12 (7th August) Schedule

Athletics

• Marathon Race Walk Relay Mixed (Gold Medal Event) - Suraj Panwar/Priyanka Goswami - 11:00 AM
• Men's High Jump Qualification - Sarvesh Kushare - 1:35 PM
• Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1 - Jyothi Yarraji - 1:45 PM
• Women's Javelin Throw Qualification Group A - Annu Rani - 1:55 PM
• Men's Triple Jump Qualification - Praveen Chithravel & Abdulla Aboobacker Narangolintevida - 10:45 PM

Golf

• Women's Individual Stroke Play Round 1 - Aditi Ashok & Diksha Dagar - 12:30 PM

Table Tennis

• Women's Team Quarterfinal - India vs Germany - 1:30 PM

Wrestling

• Women's Freestyle 53kg 1/8 Final - Antim Panghal vs Zeynep Yetgil (Turkey) - 2:30 PM

Weightlifting

• Women's 49kg - Saikhom Mirabai Chanu - 11:00 PM

The Paris 2024 Olympics is starting from the 26th of July 2024 and India are sending 117 athletes for the Summer event. 72 athletes from India will make their Olympic debut in Paris. Haryana will represent the most number of athletes followed by Punjab. This is India’s second-largest contingent for an Olympic Games after Tokyo 2020 in which 121 athletes participated. The biggest miss is the Indian women’s hockey team who failed to qualify for the tournament.

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70 male and 47 female athletes will be representing India in the Summer Olympics. Athletics will have the most number of athletes (29) including two reserves and 21 athletes will be for the shooting events. It's the largest-ever shooting contingent from the country. Wrestling, archery, and boxing will have six athletes each. 19 players are part of the Indian men’s hockey team while eight are in table tennis and seven in badminton. 

The Indian contingent includes five former medal winners – Neeraj Chopra, Mirabai Chanu, PV Sindhu, Lovlina Borgohain, and the men’s hockey team. Only Neeraj Chopra of all Indian athletes is a gold medal winner. Parul Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker are the only Indians who will take part in more than one individual event at the Paris Olympics. Parul will play in the women’s 5000m run and 3000m steeplechase events. Manu Bhaker will take part in the women’s 10m air pistol, 10m air pistol mixed team, and 25m pistol shooting events.

14-year-old swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu will be the youngest Indian athlete at the Paris Olympics. Rohan Bopanna (44) will be the oldest Indian athlete at the Paris Olympics while table tennis player Sharath Kamal (42) is the second oldest athlete who will represent India in the Summer Olympics 2024.

Indian athletes at the Paris Olympics by states

Haryana will represent 24 athletes at the Summer Olympics 2024 followed by 19 from Punjab. Tamil Nadu will represent the third-highest number of (13) athletes followed by Karnataka (7), Uttar Pradesh (7), Kerala (6), Maharashtra (5), Delhi (4), Andhra Pradesh (4), Telangana (4), Uttarakhand (4), West Bengal (3), Madhya Pradesh (2), Manipur (2), Odisha (2), Rajasthan (2), Gujarat (2), Chandigarh (2), Bihar (1), Assam (1), Sikkim (1), Jharkhand (1) and Goa (1).

Full list of athletes from each state participating at the Paris Olympics 

Assam (1)

• Lovlina Borgohain – Boxing (Women’s 70kg)

Bihar (1)

• Shreyasi Singh – Shooting (Women’s trap)

Chandigarh (2)

• Arjun Babuta – Shooting (Men’s 10m air rifle, 10m air rifle mixed team)
• Vijayveer Sidhu – Shooting (Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol)

Delhi (4)

• Amoj Jacob – Athletics (Men’s 4x400m relay)
• Tulika Maan – Judo (Women’s +78kg)
• Rajeshwari Kumari – Shooting (Women’s trap)
• Manika Batra – Table Tennis (Women’s singles, team)

Goa (1)

• Tanisha Crasto – Badminton (Women’s doubles)

Gujarat (2)

• Harmeet Desai – Table Tennis (Men’s singles, team)
• Manav Thakkar – Table Tennis (Men’s Team)

Haryana (24)

• Bhajan Kaur – Archery (Women’s individual, team)
• Kiran Pahal – Athletics (Women’s 400m, 4x400m relay)
• Neeraj Chopra – Athletics (Men’s javelin throw)
• Amit Panghal – Boxing (Men’s 51kg)
• Jaismine Lamboria – Boxing (Women’s 57kg)
• Nishant Dev – Boxing (Men’s 71kg)
• Preeti Pawar – Boxing (Women’s 54kg)
• Diksha Dagar – Golf (Women’s Individual)
• Sanjay – Men’s Hockey Team
• Sumit – Men’s Hockey Team
• Balraj Panwar – Rowing (Men’s single sculls)
• Anish Bhanwala – Shooting (Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol)
• Manu Bhaker – Shooting (Women’s 10m air pistol, 10m air pistol mixed team, women’s 25m pistol)
• Ramita Jindal – Shooting (Women’s 10m air rifle, 10m air rifle mixed team)
• Raiza Dhillon – Shooting (Women’s skeet)
• Rhythm Sangwan – Shooting (Women’s 10m air pistol, 10m air pistol mixed team)
• Sarabjot Singh – Shooting (Men’s 10m air pistol, 10m air pistol mixed team)
• Sumit Nagal – Tennis (Men’s singles)
• Aman Sehrawat – Wrestling (Men’s freestyle 57kg)
• Anshu Malik – Wrestling (Women’s 57kg)
• Antim Panghal – Wrestling (Women’s 53kg)
• Nisha Dahiya – Wrestling (Women’s 68kg)
• Reetika Hooda – Wrestling (Women’s 76kg)
• Vinesh Phogat – Wrestling (Women’s 50kg)

Jharkhand (1)

• Deepika Kumari – Archery (Women’s individual, women’s team)

Karnataka (7)

• Poovamma MR – Athletics (Women’s 4x400m relay)
• Ashwini Ponnappa – Badminton (Women’s doubles)
• Aditi Ashok – Golf (Women’s indiviual)
• Srihari Nataraj – Swimming (Men’s 100m backstroke)
• Dhinidhi Desinghu – Swimming (Women’s 200m freestyle)
• Archana Kamath – Table Tennis (Women’s team)
• Rohan Bopanna – Tennis (Men’s doubles)

Kerala (6)

• Abdulla Aboobacker – Athletics (Men’s triple jump)
• Muhammed Ajmal – Athletics (Men’s 4x400m relay)
• Muhammed Anas – Athletics (Men’s 4x400m relay)
• Mijo Chacko Kurian – Athletics (Reserve)
• PR Sreejesh – Men’s Hockey Team
• HS Prannoy – Badminton (Men’s singles)

Madhya Pradesh (2)

• Vivek Sagar Prasad – Men’s Hockey Team
• Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar – Shooting (Men’s 50m rifle 3 positions)

Maharashtra (5)

• Pravin Jadhav – Archery (Men’s individual, Men’s team)
• Avinash Sable – Athletics (Men’s 3000m steeplechase)
• Sarvesh Kushare – Athletics (Men’s high jump)
• Chirag Shetty – Badminton (Men’s doubles)
• Swapnil Kusale – Shooting (Men’s 50m rifle 3 positions)

Manipur (2)

• Mirabai Chanu – Weightlifting (Women’s 49kg)
• Nilakanta Sharma – Men’s Hockey Team (Reserve)

Odisha (2)

• Amit Rohidas – Men’s Hockey Team
• Kishore Jena – Athletics (Men’s javelin throw)

Punjab (19)

• Akshdeep Singh – Athletics (Men’s 20km race walk)
• Tajinderpal Singh Toor – Athletics (Men’s shot put)
• Vikas Singh – Athletics (Men’s 20km race walk)
• Gaganjeet Bhullar – Golf (Men’s individual)
• Gurjant Singh – Men’s Hockey Team
• Hardik Singh – Men’s Hockey Team
• Harmanpreet Singh – Men’s Hockey Team
• Jarmanpreet Singh – Men’s Hockey Team
• Jugraj Singh – Men’s Hockey Team (Reserve)
• Krishan Bahadur Pathak – Men’s Hockey Team (Reserve)
• Mandeep Singh – Men’s Hockey Team
• Manpreet Singh – Men’s Hockey Team
• Shamsher Singh – Men’s Hockey Team
• Sukhjeet Singh – Men’s Hockey Team
• Anjum Moudgil – Shooting (Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions)
• Arjun Cheema – Shooting (Men’s 10m air pistol, 10m air pistol mixed team)
• Sift Kaur Samra – Shooting (Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions)
• Sandeep Singh – Shooting (Men’s 10m air rifle, 10m air rifle mixed team)
• Prachi Chouhdary Kaliyar- Athletics (Reserve)

Rajasthan (2)

• Anantjeet Singh Naruka – Shooting (Men’s skeet, Skeet mixed team)
• Maheshwari Chauhan – Shooting (Women’s skeet and skeet mixed team)

Sikkim (1)

• Tarundeep Rai – Archery (Men’s individual, Men’s team)

Tamil Nadu (13)

• Jeswin Aldrin – Athletics (Men’s long jump)
• Praveel Chithravel – Athletics (Men’s triple jump)
• Rajesh Ramesh – Athletics (Men’s 4x400m relay)
• Santhosh Tamilarasan – Athletics (Men’s 4x400m relay)
• Subha Venkatesan – Athletics (Women’s 4x400m relay)
• Vithya Ramraj – Athletics (Women’s 4x400m relay)
• Nethra Kumanan – Sailing (Women’s one person dinghy)
• Vishnu Saravanan – Sailing (Men’s one person dinghy)
• Elavenil Valarivan – Shooting (Women’s 10m air rifle, 10m air rifle mixed team)
• Prithviraj Tondaiman – Shooting (Men’s trap)
• Sathiyan Gnanasekaran – Table Tennis (Reserve)
• Sharath Kamal – Table Tennis (Men’s singles, team)
• N Sriram Balaji – Tennis (Men’s doubles)

Telangana (4)

• PV Sindhu – Badminton (Women’s Singles)
• Nikhat Zareen – Boxing (Women’s 50kg)
• Esha Singh – Shooting (Women’s 25m pistol)
• Sreeja Akula – Table Tennis (Women’s singles, team)

Uttarakhand (4)

• Ankita Dhyani – Athletics (Women’s 5000m)
• Paramjeet Bisht – Athletics (Men’s 20km race walk)
• Suraj Panwar – Athletics (Marathon race walk mixed relay)
• Lakshya Sen – Badminton (Men’s singles)

Uttar Pradesh (7)

• Annu Rani – Athletics (Women’s javelin throw)
• Parul Chaudhary – Athletics (Women’s 3000m steeplechase, Women’s 5000m)
• Priyanka Goswami – Athletics (Women’s 20 km race walk, Marathon race walk mixed relay)
• Ram Baboo – Athletics (Men’s 20km race walk)
• Shubhankar Sharma – Golf (Men’s individual)
• Lalit Kumar Upadhyay – Men’s Hockey Team
• Rajkumar Pal – Men’s Hockey Team

West Bengal (3)

• Ankita Bhakat – Archery (Women’s individual, Women’s team)
• Anush Agarwalla – Equestrian (Dressage event)
• Ayhika Mukherjee – Table Tennis (Reserve)

There are only a few days left for the Paris Olympics 2024 to start. Veteran players from all over the world are now making final preparations to win medals for their country. 

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Paris Olympics 2024 will begin on July 26 in Paris, the capital of France, in which 117 Indian athletes will show their mettle to reach the podium of the world's biggest sports stage. Neeraj Chopra appears to be standing at the forefront of the list of Indian names leading the country's medal hopes. Let take a look at the top 10 contenders of the Indian contingent going to Paris who can win Olympic medals for India.

1. Neeraj Chopra (Javelin Throw)

India's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra would like to create history by winning his second consecutive Olympic gold medal. If he is able to do this, Neeraj will be the first Indian athlete to win gold medal two consecutive times.

Neeraj last participated in the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland on June. He won the gold medal there with the best throw of 85.97 meters. Neeraj has also won gold medals at the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games and a Diamond League Trophy. Despite not being able to breach the 90m mark, Neeraj has almost always emerged as the best thrower in the events that he has entered in the last few years.

2. PV Sindhu (Badminton)

India will hope for another medal from PV Sindhu, who won the silver medal in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics and the bronze medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Sindhu is the only Indian woman athlete to win two Olympic medals. If she wins an Olympic medal in Paris, she will become India's most successful athlete.

Sindhu has got an easy group where she faces Estonia’s Kristin Kuuba and Maldives’ Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq. She can face reigning Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei in the quarter-finals if she reaches that far. However that’s not her only concern, it’s also her poor form that saw her exit the Indonesia Open and Singapore Open early in 2024.

3. Vinesh Phogat (Wrestling)

Former world number one Vinesh Phogat, has established herself as one of the finest wrestlers India has ever produced. She has won two bronze medals in World Championships in 2019 and 2023. Phogat will have several eyes watching her as she participates in the women’s 50-kilogram category at the Paris Olympics 2024.

Wrestling champion Phogat had qualified for the Tokyo Olympics. However, she could not win any medals.

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4. Satwik-Chirag (Badminton)

Satwiksairaj Renkireddy and Chirag Shetty have not played any tournament since the Singapore Open. Where they lost in the first round. India is hopeful of a medal from these two in men's doubles. They were the world’s No.1 men’s doubles pair recently.

At the Tokyo Olympics, both had missed out on a place in the quarter-finals despite winning two of their three group matches. After losing in the Malaysia Open and Indian Open finals earlier this year, Satwik-Chirag won the French Open and Thailand Open. They are in good form and are expected to medal at Paris but Satwik had a shoulder injury recently and how much he has recovered from it will matter a lot.

5. Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting)

After winning the silver medal with her brilliant performance in the Tokyo Olympics, Mirabai Chanu will once again try to reach the Olympic podium in Paris. The Manipuri weightlifter will enter the Paris Olympics 2024 as one of the favorites. She is one of the most experienced in her field.

However, It has not been an easy journey for Mirabai since her victory in Tokyo as she had to go through a very difficult phase due to injuries.

6. Aditi Ashok (Golf)

India's leading golfer Aditi Ashok won gold medal in the Asian Games after missing out on winning a medal in the Tokyo Olympics after finishing fourth. Aditi will represent India in the Olympics for the third time. She played her first Olympics in the year 2016. India also has hopes of a medal from Aditi.

7. Nikhat Zareen (Boxing)

Two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen would also like to hoist the tricolor in the Paris Olympics. This will be his first Olympics. She last played at the Elorda Cup in May where she won gold. Having only lost two bouts since 2022, Nikhat (50kg) is in top form and a strong contender but her semi-final defeat to Thailand’s Raksat Chuthamat at Asian Games 2023 is also a reminder that big tournaments can be unpredictable.

8. Men's Hockey Team

Indian Men's Hockey Team has won the gold medal in the Olympics a total of eight times (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, and 1980). While India have won the silver medal once (1960) and the bronze medal thrice (in 1968, 1972, and 2020). India would like to maintain its dominance again by winning the gold medal in the Paris Olympics.

India is in Pool B which also includes defending champions Belgium, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand, and Ireland. With four teams qualifying for the knockouts, India has a bright chance but the toughest job will be progressing further. 

Also Read: India at Olympics: Every member of the medal-winning hockey teams

9. Lovlina Borgohain (Boxing)

Lovlina Borgohain won the bronze medal in Tokyo. Recently Lovlina participated in the Grand Prix tournament in Czech Republic where she won the silver medal. Last year she won World Championships gold in the 75kg event. She is seen as a big contender to medal once again.

Lovlina has now moved up to the 75kg category after the 69kg event was scrapped for the Olympics.

10. Sift Kaur Samra (Shooting)

Asian Games gold medalist Sift Kaur Sharma earned a place in the Paris team in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions after an excellent performance in the four-stage Olympic selection trials. Earlier last month, she played at the Munich World Cup, where she won a bronze medal. She recently completed the national camp in France and will now be seen in the Olympics.