Hilarious stuff just happened in Tennis. Davis Cup Draw for Group 1 and Group 11 were held today. India is supposed to play against Pakistan in Pakistan. 13-14 September
Not attending the Tie will result in Pakistan getting walkover and progressing to next Round.
It is unlikely that Indian Government will give permission.
Mirabai Chanu returns from injury to win gold at EGAT Cup
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, in her first international tournament after getting injured, won gold at EGAT Cup in Thailand on Thursday
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, in her first international tournament after getting injured, won gold at EGAT Cup in Thailand on Thursday. The tournament is one of the qualifying events for 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Chanu made a strong comeback from the lower back injury that kept her out of action since the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast in April. The weigtlifter won the 49kg category gold by lifting a total of 192 kg – 82kg in snatch and 110kg in clean and jerk.
The 24-year-old from Manipur finished top of the podium at the silver level Olympic qualifying event, the points from which will come in handy when the final rankings for Tokyo 2020 cut are done.
According to the International Weightlifting Federation, Olympics qualification for weightlifting is based on ranking points earned from competitions held between three periods – November 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019; May 1, 2019 to October 31, 2019; November 1, 2019 to April 30 2020.
34 players named for national camp ahead of Azlan Shah Cup
Hockey India has retained all 18 players in the Indian team that took part at the World Cup last December, for the month-long camp that concludes on March 18.
Hockey India named 34 players for the senior men’s national camp, beginning February 18 at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru, to prepare for the season’s first tournament -- Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh, Malaysia.
The tournament starts on March 23.
Hockey India has retained all 18 players in the Indian team that took part at the World Cup last December, for the month-long camp that concludes on March 18.
The list also features Sultan of Johor Cup silver-medal winning India Colts Shilanand Lakra, Suman Beck, Mandeep Mor, Yashdeep Siwach, Vishal Antil and Gursahabjit Singh who had figured in the 34-member camp for the World Cup.
The youngsters have been credited for showing continued improvement and potential to match the standards at the senior level.
“The team for the 28th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup will be selected from this core group of 34 players after a selection trial is held in Bengaluru in the last week of February. I am happy to note that the junior players who have recently been inducted into the senior camp have shown significant improvement and that the depth in the group is strong,” said David John, High Performance Director, Hockey India.
Goalkeepers: P R Sreejesh, Suraj Karkera, Krishan Bahadur Pathak
Good sense prevailed after all. No more experimental squad- sending full strength squad for Azlan Shah and senior players like Ramandeep, Rupinder make their return. Both Sumit Kumar and sumit are included. Good Job !!!
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Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, in her first international tournament after getting injured, won gold at EGAT Cup in Thailand on Thursday
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, in her first international tournament after getting injured, won gold at EGAT Cup in Thailand on Thursday. The tournament is one of the qualifying events for 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Chanu made a strong comeback from the lower back injury that kept her out of action since the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast in April. The weigtlifter won the 49kg category gold by lifting a total of 192 kg – 82kg in snatch and 110kg in clean and jerk.
The 24-year-old from Manipur finished top of the podium at the silver level Olympic qualifying event, the points from which will come in handy when the final rankings for Tokyo 2020 cut are done.
According to the International Weightlifting Federation, Olympics qualification for weightlifting is based on ranking points earned from competitions held between three periods – November 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019; May 1, 2019 to October 31, 2019; November 1, 2019 to April 30 2020.
34 players named for national camp ahead of Azlan Shah Cup
Hockey India has retained all 18 players in the Indian team that took part at the World Cup last December, for the month-long camp that concludes on March 18.
The tournament starts on March 23.
Hockey India has retained all 18 players in the Indian team that took part at the World Cup last December, for the month-long camp that concludes on March 18.
The list also features Sultan of Johor Cup silver-medal winning India Colts Shilanand Lakra, Suman Beck, Mandeep Mor, Yashdeep Siwach, Vishal Antil and Gursahabjit Singh who had figured in the 34-member camp for the World Cup.
The youngsters have been credited for showing continued improvement and potential to match the standards at the senior level.
“The team for the 28th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup will be selected from this core group of 34 players after a selection trial is held in Bengaluru in the last week of February. I am happy to note that the junior players who have recently been inducted into the senior camp have shown significant improvement and that the depth in the group is strong,” said David John, High Performance Director, Hockey India.
Goalkeepers: P R Sreejesh, Suraj Karkera, Krishan Bahadur Pathak
Defenders: Harmanpreet Singh, Gurinder Singh, Varun Kumar, Kothajit Singh Khadangbam, Surender Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Jarmanpreet Singh, Pardeep Singh, Suman Beck, Mandeep Mor, Birendra Lakra, Rupinder Pal Singh
Midfielders: Manpreet Singh, Chinglensana Singh Kangujam, Sumit, Simranjit Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Hardik Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Yashdeep Siwach, Vishal Antil
Forwards: Akashdeep Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh, Mandeep Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Sumit Kumar, Gursahabjit Singh, Shilanand Lakra, S V Sunil.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/34-players-named-for-national-camp-ahead-of-azlan-shah-cup/story-4YHpLpupBuJ5mEjmzRZMNO.html
Secondly,Sumit Kumar(Forward) is great,the midfielder Sumit is not that great.Hopefully,they the select the forward(Sumit).
Let's see what happens but Munna,you are right that they have not ignored anybody in the probables list for now.