Tokyo 2020: Who are India s strongest medal prospects at the Olympics?
From L-R: Mirabai Chanu, Neeraj Chopra, Manu Bhaker, Saurabh Chaudhary, PV Sindhu and Bajrang Punia
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The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will feature India s biggest, and arguably their strongest contingent ever at the Games. While the shooters are expected to bring in the most number of medals, there are strong contenders across many other disciplines. Here are our picks:
1. Saurabh Chaudhary
Date: July 24
Positives
Chaudhary has been incredibly consistent over the past two years medalling in all but one competition he s taken part in. He s finished on the podium in each of the five World Cups he s taken part in winning two golds (New Delhi 2019, Munich 2019), one silver (New Delhi 2021), and two bronzes (Rio de Janeiro 2019, Osijek 2021). What stands out for the 19-year-old is that he s always made the finals comfortably even his lowest score in qualification since making his senior debut has been
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Asian Olympic qualifiers: Which Indian wrestler can make it to Tokyo 2021?
Asian Olympic qualifiers: Which Indian wrestler can make it to Tokyo 2021?
Sonam Malik (in blue) competes against Hanbit Lee (KOR) in the 62 Kg category during the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship in February 2020 in New Delhi.
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From India s first individual medallist (KD Jadhav, 1952) to the only double individual medallist (Sushil Kumar, 2008 and 2012), wrestling has been one of India s most successful sports at the Olympics.
In 2016, India sent its largest contingent to the Games yet eight, including eventual bronze medallist Sakshi Malik. This year, as things stand, four have already qualified for Tokyo Ravi Dahiya (men s 57kg freestyle), Bajrang Punia (men s 65kg), Deepak Punia (men s 86kg) and Vinesh Phogat (women s 53kg). The contingent could be significantly bigger this time as another 14 wrestlers will get a chance to add to that number at the