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India will win better medals in Tokyo 2020, promises Pullela Gopichand
Saina Nehwal had won the bronze medal in the 2012 London Olympics before PV Sindhu bettered it with a silver in the last edition at 2016 Rio Games. Chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand says India will improve even further in Tokyo 2020.
Rohan Bopanna sets sight on Tokyo 2020 with Divij Sharan as doubles partner
"We need to make sure our rankings are high enough to play together. Wherever we can play together, we are still trying to. The good part is that the ranking deadline for the Olympics is the 2020 French Open," said Rohan Bopanna.
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Bajrang Punia clinches bronze in Wrestling World Championship, first Indian to win three Worlds medals
Bajrang Punia staged another late comeback in the bronze medal match at the Wrestling World Championship on Friday, coming back from 0-6 down to win 8-7 against Mongolia’s Tulga Tumur Ochir. This is his third medal in the World Championships.
Worlds medallist on debut, Manish Kaushik now looks to clinch Tokyo 2020 spot
Manish Kaushik's initiation to boxing coincided with the sport's phenomenal rise in India after Vijender Singh, one of the icons from his state, became the country's first Olympic medallist in the sport in 2008.
Mirabai Chanu breaches 200kg-mark, finishes 4th at Worlds
Mirabai Chanu improved her personal best to 201 kg at the World Weightlifting Championship, also setting a new national record. She failed to finish on the Worlds podium, but with only one Chinese lifter set to go to the next Olympics, Mirabai is in good stead to grab a medal at Tokyo 2020.
PV Sindhu primed for Tokyo gold, says coach P Gopichand
Sindhu won India's first-ever title at the world badminton championships when she defeated Japan's Nozomi Okuhara 21-7 21-7 to win the women's singles in Basel last month.
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Vinesh Phogat wins bronze in World Wrestling Championships
Vinesh Phogat has won the first medal for India at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships. This is her first Worlds medal. She is also the first Indian wrestler to qualify for the 2020 Olympics.
Have kept an empty space in cabinet for Olympic gold, says PV Sindhu
An Olympic silver-medallist, Sindhu clinched the historic World Championship gold at Basel after beating Japan's Nozomi Okuhara 21-7 21-7 in her third successive final.
Three Indians among hockey officials appointed for Tokyo Olympics
Raghu Prasad and Javed Shaikh have been named in the men's panel of umpires for Tokyo 2020. Among three medical officers, Bibhu Nayak is from India.
Indian cyclists aim for Olympic berths in Track Asia Cup
India will be represented by a 21-member team, with Deborah Harold and world junior number one Esow Alben leading the women's and men's challenge respectively.
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