Siddhartha Talukdar

If we know both Rahi and Manu can't win any additional quotas and already achieved MQS, then what are they doing in MQS event anyway which I believe has no element of pressure of competition. Atleast Apurvi, Anjum, Saurabh and Abhiskek Verma will experience that pressure

Then why did both Anjum and Apurvi both competed yesterday. Even Saurabh Chaudhary and Abhishek Verma aren't there in MQS today only the young shooters Sarobjot Singh and Ravinder Singh are in MQS Is this a trial to give chance to other shooters and we would aim to get quota in Asian Championships. Can Manu Bhaker become double starter in 25m Pistol as she obviously would have achieved MQS

Why are Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat participating in MQS and not in main event for 25m Pistol.

Rowing World Championships results http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2019-world-rowing-championships/schedule

India's realistic medal events are Badminton Women's Singles - The World Championships showed how ruthless PV Sindhu can be. The only player who can beat her is Tai Tzu Ying. If she gets a draw where she avoids Tai till the semis then a medal is assured Men's Javelin Throw - Depends on Neeraj Chopra's rehabilitation and recovery. The upcoming IAAF World Championships could be an indicator Boxing - 1 or 2 medals minimum. Mary Kom, Lovlina , Amit Phangal are genuine hopes Shooting - 3 to 5 medals. Saurabh Chaudhary in 10m AIr Pistol, Apurvi and Anjum in 10m Air Rifle, Manu Bhaker in 25m Pistol, Mixed team in both Pistol and Rifle Weightlifting - 1 medal, Mirabai Chanu in in Women 49kg Wresting - 2 to 3 medals, Bajrang Punia in M 65kg, Seema Tomar in W 50kg, Vinesh Phogat in W 53, More optimistic hopes Badminton Men's Singles - Barring Kento Momota, anyone can beat anyone on the day. Kidambi needs his form and confidence back Badminton Women's Singles - Saina Nehwal is still good enough and this probably will be her last Olymics Men's Field Hockey - The top 4 teams are too good. Need luck on the day So overall expecting in the range of 8-12 medals

My Assessment on number of qualifications Archery - Deepika Kumari should qualify on her own but the women's team is too inconsistent Athletics - 25-30 Badminton - 2 in Men's Singles and Women's Singles, 1 pair each in Doubles Boxing - 5M + 3W Field Hockey - Both Men and Women should qualify Golf - 2M + 2W Judo - One continental quota awarded either to M or W Rowing - Men's Single Sculls and maybe Men's Lightweight Double Sculls Shooting - 1 more in 10m Air Rifle, 1 in Men's and Women's 25m Pistol, in addition to already earned 7 quotas Fencing - Bhavani Devi in Women's Sabre. Ena Arora or Jyotika Dutta can qualify in Women's Epee Equestrian - Fouaad Mirza Sailing - Nethra Kumanan in Women's Laser Radial Swimming - 1M + 1W as per Universality Quota. Table Tennis - Men's Team should qualify. Women's team is too weak but 2 quotas in Women's Singles Tennis - Men's Doubles Weightlifting - 1M + 2W Wrestling - 5M +3W Overall, expecting 115-125 athletes qualifying

Great!!! iTTV, ITTF's streaming channel, doesn't work in India.

Sai Praneeth wins his quarterfinal as well and India wins a medal for the first time in 36 years in men'singles after Prakash Padukone won in 1983. Will face Kento Momota in semis

PV Sindhu beats her bogey and a previous 4-10 head-to-head record Tai Tzu Ying. She was destroyed in the first set by Tai's drops but the next 2 sets were close. Sindhu is assured of a medal. She will face winner of Chen yu Fei and Mia Blichfeldt

Sai Praneeth defeats 6th seed Anthony Ginting to progress to Quarterfinals. Will face either Jonatan Christie or Jan Jorgensen. Another thing I have noticed for the first time we have different coaches for Men's and Women's Singles and Men's Doubles. Do we separate coaches for Women's and Mixed Doubles as well

May I know how will these seeding help, will they avoid each other till the semis. As far as I know, the draw for wrestling tournaments is completely random

With England not qualifying for the semis of Men's Euro Hockey Champaionship I guess, 5th rank is virtually India's. Now hoping for Belgium/Netherlands victory in the same tournament and Australia winning from Oceania which would help in India getting 1st-3rd seeds in Olympic qualifiers

Pronnoy Kumar beats Lin Dan. Most likely to face Kento Momota in Round of 16

Expecting one more quota in 10m Air Rifle Men, 1 in 25m pistol men and women, Trap men. The current lot is definitely better, especially the women. Have high expectations from Apurvi Chandela, Anjum Moudgil, Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat

BWF World Championships, Basel Men' Singles - Round of 64 Srikanth Kidambi vs Nhat Nguyen (rank 81) Sameer Verma vs Kean Yew Loh (rank 34) Sai Praneeth vs Jason Anthony (rank 66) Pronnoy Kumar vs Eetu Heino (rank 93) All should move to Round of 32 Women's doubles Meghana Jakkampudi - Poorvisha Ram vs Guatemalan pair Should move to Round of 32

Never knew Esow Alben was so good until I saw the junior rankings where he is no 1 and fellow compatriot Ronaldo in fourth. When can we expect them to competing in the top level in Senior. The top cyclists seem to be in mid 20s so is 2024 Olympics realistic target

Zhang Nan, practically played with anyone and still won, both in men's doubles and mixed doubles. It is a setback that Satwik-Chirag won't play but they should qualify easily for Olympics. In an ideal scenario, need two pairs in mixed doubles to compete so they can challenge each other and raise their game for the Olympic qualification period. Only Satwik and Chirag are the best judges whether their bodies can handle the rigours of both men's doubles and mixed doubles

Should we expect for any qualifications from Shotgun World Cup starting today

His life has been hell and missed one of best phases of Indian table tennis - successes in Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, World Team Championships. Hope he returns as good as before and India can be a genuine force in Men's Team He currently is playing in Nigeria Open and has reached Round of 64 https://www.ittf.com/tournament/5022/2019/ittf-challenge-nigeria-open/

Archery Association of India (AAI) has been suspended by World Archery because of simultaneous elections. How will this affect our women's qualification chances? https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/world-body-suspends-archery-association-of-india/articleshow/70585327.cms

Can India qualify an rider in Equestrian especially in Eventing in which Asian Games silver medalist Fouaad Mirza seems to qualify. India can also qualify in Dressage where Shruti Vora is 3rd placed and 2 can qualify from Group G (South, South-east, East Asia and Oceania Zone) https://data.fei.org/Ranking/OGRankingsList.aspx

BWF World Championships draw out https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament?id=F4F75B1C-E72D-4248-865F-8EC38C06F7CB

Satwik/Chirag beat the reigning world champs to win the Thailand Open BTW who is the doubles coach???

Satwik-Chirag move into semis

So is there any realistic chance of someone qualifying in Tennis