Siddhartha Talukdar

There needs to be a clear vision and targets needs to be set for Indian football. With 8 Asian countries able to qualify from an expanded 48 team World Cup in 2026 onwards, qualification in 2030 should be set as the realistic target. Also a Round of 16 qualification by 2023 Asian Cup Targets should also be set for Indian clubs' performance in AFC Champions League and AFC Cup. For this the following steps can be done Merge ISL and Indian League and make the season year long, with system of relegation and promotion Improve the standard of coaching and refereeing. Target should be Indian referees should officiate in AFC competitions More international friendlies against at par or stronger opposition Set targets at U-17, U-20, U-23 AFC tournaments

How many boxers in each weight category are seeded

Mahoor Shahzad in Women's Singles is in 121 rank. Not sure how likely to qualify via Tripartite

They need to finish atleast in top 400 to qualify. Right now Diksha is in 492nd and Tvesa is 493rd

I don't fully understand the qualification for Doubles, but if preference is to given for doubles pairs till 24th rank then pair of Rohan Bopanna (40) and Divij Sharan (74) should qualify. Sania Mirza qualifies on virtue of protected ranking of 9 and she will most likely pair with Ankita Raina. Then need to check if combined ranking of Bopanna and Mirza is in top 15 for Mixed Doubles.

So does this mean Pranati Nayak also qualified for the Olympics. Did FIG release any statement

How come taekwondo contingent reached Jordan https://nation.com.pk/19-May-2021/pakistan-team-reaches-jordan-for-world-taekwondo-asia-olympic-qualifying

No astrology but 'expert predictions'. Take your pick Gracenote-https://www.gracenote.com/virtual-medal-table/ Best Sports- https://bestsports.com.br/bsp/prebsppag.php?pre=16&lang=2 Olympic medals predictions- https://olympicmedalspredictions.com/medals.php

I read there was no safety pin system which contributed to the accident. The horse tragically broke his neck after hitting the fence. I don't understand equestrian much but aren't there safety measures in these events https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/8610-usman-khan-critically-injured-after-horse-dies-in-olympic-qualifier

But what about Udayan Mane and Diksha Dagar. We have a new female golfer named Tvesa Malik who is quite active but she is way off the qualifying spots

Any reasons why golfers like Udayan Mane, Rashid Khan, Anirban Lahiri, Diksha Dagar played very few or no tournaments at all in 2021 which has led them slip out of Olympic qualification. They were comfortably within qualifying quotas last year, right now only Aditi Ashok is poised to qualify

Why is Japan is so slow in vaccinating her population. According to the link below, Japan has only able to vaccinate with atleast 1 dose 2.7% of her population, compared to India 9.7%, Brazil 13%, UK 52%, Germany 32%. https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations Can the IOC hire any nurses or any medical personnel from other countries if Japan can't allocate any extra nurses. What's the timeline for Pfizer vaccinating all the athletes, will this assuage the Japanese population

The 2020 Olympic Wikipedia pages have been changed including the female gymnast in the respective country's contingent. Perhaps all Asian NOCs will stake a claim

Entire day's results - https://www.jara.or.jp/raceresult/aoopqr/20210507_resultcomplete.pdf Can anyone confirm who qualified

Jakar Khan finished 4th in final of Single Sculls and pair of Arjun Lal jat and Arvind Singh finish 2nd in final of Lightweight Double Sculls. Can anyone confirm did they qualify https://www.jara.or.jp/raceresult/aoopqr/20210507_resultsummary.pdf

Sumit Malik qualifies for the Olympics!!

Yuppie Sumit Malik qualifies for the Olympics, our 7th quota

https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2021/may/04/battling-knee-pain-jeremy-larinnunga-targets-tokyo-berth-at-junior-world-championships-2298171.html

https://www.igfgolf.org/tokyo-2020-olympic-golf-rankings

@MHSN Will performances in Junior World Championships account for Olympic ranking points as well. If yes, then can Jeremy Lalrinnunga who slipped to 25th get a chance to qualify in 67 kg weight class

Why can't FIG release a statement now as to who qualified and who didn't. Isn't it in the interest of the gymnasts that they can start their preparation. Pranati Nayak hasn't trained in over a year

We are qualifying via rankings and I think it will improve in Nationals in late June This is summary so far Men 400m - Muhammad Anas 400m H- Jabir Madari Shot Put- Tajinder pal Singh Toor Women 100m / 200m - Dutee Chand 1500m - PU Chitra Javelin - Annu Rani

But now even Olympic official website is saying the same https://olympics.com/en/news/pranati-nayak-indian-gymnastics-tokyo-olympics-qualify-quota-asian

So has Pranati Nayak qualified due to cancelation of Asian Artistic Championships? https://www.espn.in/olympics/story/_/id/31370238/gymnast-pranati-nayak-compete-tokyo-olympics-winning-asian-quota

So has Pranati Nayak qualified. All Indian media is mentioning the same https://www.espn.in/olympics/story/_/id/31370238/gymnast-pranati-nayak-compete-tokyo-olympics-winning-asian-quota