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Nice consistent throwing by Neeraj Chopra. Seeing the video of the throw, I have doubts whether this meet would count towards Olympic qualification but this was Neeraj's first competition since injury layoff and he has lots of time to qualify. As far as medal chances is concerned, at present I would say Magnus Kirt and the Germans are the favourites. If Neeraj can throw 87+ consistently, he would be in the group chasing the favourites.

As someone who started watching basketball during the Shaq-Kobe era, who has been a Laker fan ever since, I am devastated at this tragedy. For me, Kobe is not about the points scored or championships won but about what can be achieved through sheer hard work and perseverance. Apart from being one of the best players of the game, he was also an excellent student of the game. I am sure he would have been an amazing coach in the future as well.

[hide] Knockout Round - Medal Matches January 24th - January 26th, 2020 4 Nations, Semifinals, Third Place Match and Final Third Place Match Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 25th 2020, h. 18:30 Slovenia 3 Norway Final Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 26th 2020, h. 16:30 Spain 4 Croatia [/hide]

[hide] Men's Tournament - Knockout RoundJanuary 20th - January 26th, 202012 Nations, Play-Offs, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Third Place Match and Final Third Place Match Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 26th 2020, h. 17:30 Montenegro 3 Croatia Final Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 26th 2020, h. 19:00 Hungary 4 Spain [/hide]

Congrats Romania. Proud of the Indian team. Now lets try and get the 9th position.

Sutirtha Mukherjee Now over to Manika to take us to Olympics.

Manika Batra by a margin. We have lots of hope from 19 year old Archana Girish Kamath as well but she is still in early days of her senior career. Not sure why she was not fielded today. She won the decider against the Swedes after being 2-1 down.

What an amazing performance by Manika Batra. I know, it won't be enough and Samara and Szocs will win the next two singles but still happy with the performance so far. Doubles team also played well before losing 2-3.

[hide] Women's Tournament - Knockout RoundJanuary 21th - January 25th, 20208 Nations, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Third Place Match and Final Third Place Match Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 25th 2020, h. 17:30 Hungary 3 Netherlands Final Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 25th 2020, h. 19:00 Spain 3 Russia [/hide]

[hide] Men's Tournament - Knockout RoundJanuary 20th - January 26th, 2020 12 Nations, Play-Offs, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Third Place Match and Final Semifinals Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 24th 2020, h. 17:30 Montenegro 5 Hungary January 24th 2020, h. 19:00 Spain 5 Croatia [/hide]

[hide] Knockout Round - Semifinals January 24th - January 26th, 2020 4 Nations, Semifinals, Third Place Match and Final Semifinals Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 24th 2020, h. 18:00 Norway 2 Croatia January 24th 2020, h. 20:30 Spain 2 Slovenia [/hide]

[hide] Women's Tournament - Knockout RoundJanuary 21th - January 25th, 2020 8 Nations, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Third Place Match and Final Semifinals Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 21th 2020, h. 17:30 Hungary 5 Spain January 21th 2020, h. 19:00 Russia 2 Netherlands [/hide]

The top tier of ICC (India/Australia/England) are not even a bit interested in spreading the game. They reduced the teams and changed the format to ensure that established teams are more likely to advance to later stages. Cricket has no chance of joining Olympics. It is not even part of CWG and level at Asian Games is abysmal. India doesn't take part and Pakistan/Sri Lanka send their C teams.

[hide] Men's Tournament - Knockout RoundJanuary 20th - January 26th, 2020 12 Nations, Play-Offs, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Third Place Match and Final Quarterfinals Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 22th 2020, h. 16:00 Italy 5 Montenegro January 22th 2020, h. 17:30 Serbia 5 Spain January 22th 2020, h. 19:00 Hungary 5 Russia January 22th 2020, h. 20:30 Croatia 5 Greece [/hide]

Fully agree. I was checking Indian contingent at Rio and found that around 85% of our athletes were qualified through global tournaments. This time around also, I expect the bulk of the contingent to come through global standards only. Continental places are useful to get those extra shooters through or to chase the historic Fencing qualification.

[hide] Women's Tournament - Knockout RoundJanuary 21th - January 25th, 2020 8 Nations, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Third Place Match and Final Quarterfinals Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 21th 2020, h. 14:30 Slovakia 5 Netherlands January 21th 2020, h. 16:00 Russia 5 Italy January 21th 2020, h. 17:30 Greece 5 Spain January 21th 2020, h. 19:00 Hungary 5 France [/hide]

Most likely, Sania Mirza can use her PR to qualify for Olympics. You can refer to this article where all these questions are addressed.

[hide] Men's Tournament - Knockout RoundJanuary 20th - January 26th, 2020 12 Nations, Play-Offs, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Third Place Match and Final Play-Offs Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 20th 2020, h. 14:30 Montenegro 5 Turkey January 20th 2020, h. 16:00 Germany 5 Spain January 20th 2020, h. 17:30 Russia 5 Georgia January 20th 2020, h. 19:00 Romania 5 Greece [/hide]

[hide] Main Round January 16th - January 22nd, 2020 12 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Semifinals Group 1 Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 16th 2020, h. 16:00 Spain 4 Czech Republic January 16th 2020, h. 18:15 Croatia 5 Austria January 16th 2020, h. 20:30 Belarus 6 Germany January 18th 2020, h. 16:00 Belarus 5 Czech Republic January 18th 2020, h. 18:15 Spain 4 Austria January 18th 2020, h. 20:30 Croatia 3 Germany January 20th 2020, h. 16:00 Croatia 3 Czech Republic January 20th 2020, h. 18:15 Belarus 4 Spain January 20th 2020, h. 20:30 Austria 2 Germany January 22nd 2020, h. 16:00 Croatia 2 Spain January 22nd 2020, h. 18:15 Belarus 4 Austria January 22nd 2020, h. 20:30 Czech Republic 3 Germany Group 2 Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 17th 2020, h. 16:00 Slovenia 5 Iceland January 17th 2020, h. 18:15 Potugal 6 Sweden January 17th 2020, h. 20:30 Norway 4 Hungary January 19th 2020, h. 14:00 Slovenia 4 Hungary January 19th 2020, h. 16:15 Norway 5 Sweden January 19th 2020, h. 18:30 Potugal 3 Iceland January 21st 2020, h. 16:00 Norway 6 Iceland January 21st 2020, h. 18:15 Potugal 4 Slovenia January 21st 2020, h. 20:30 Hungary 5 Sweden January 22nd 2020, h. 16:00 Norway 4 Slovenia January 22nd 2020, h. 18:15 Potugal 3 Hungary January 22nd 2020, h. 20:30 Iceland 6 Sweden [/hide]

Killing 176 innocent people is not ''human error" or "disastrous mistake" but war crime.

Till last week all were sure Saina wasn't going to qualify for Olympics. So, good progress in one week. Also, everybody knows Saina is not a medal hope this time around. In WS, it is quite close in top 8 (Marin instead of Li, who is at present WR 8). It is very unlikely someone outside the top 8 can medal (maybe An Se Young). Top 8 have class, are in good form and go deep in the tournament. Among them, it would depend on the draw and performance on the day but my bet is that medals would be divided among Marin, Sindhu and the Japanese.

Notional Rankings = Present Rankings taking into account the last 52 weeks performance. Race to Tokyo Rankings = Rankings taking into account only the tournaments which will be part of Rankings at end of qualification procedure. On April 30 2020, both rankings will be same.

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[hide] Preliminary Round January 9th - January 15th, 2020 24 Nations, 6 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Main Round Group A Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 9th 2020, h. 18:15 Croatia 8 Montenegro January 9th 2020, h. 20:30 Belarus 4 Serbia January 11th 2020, h. 16:00 Montenegro 2 Serbia January 11th 2020, h. 18:15 Croatia 10 Belarus January 13th 2020, h. 18:15 Serbia 5 Croatia January 13th 2020, h. 20:30 Montenegro 2 Belarus Group B Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 10th 2020, h. 18:15 Czech Republic 6 Austria January 10th 2020, h. 20:30 North Macedonia 6 Ukraine January 12th 2020, h. 16:00 Austria 4 Ukraine January 12th 2020, h. 18:15 Czech Republic 4 North Macedonia January 14th 2020, h. 18:15 Ukraine 10 Czech Republic January 14th 2020, h. 20:30 Austria 1 North Macedonia Group C Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 9th 2020, h. 18:15 Spain 10 Latvia January 9th 2020, h. 20:30 Germany 6 Netherlands January 11th 2020, h. 16:00 Latvia 4 Netherlands January 11th 2020, h. 18:15 Spain 6 Germany January 13th 2020, h. 18:15 Netherlands 10 Spain January 13th 2020, h. 20:30 Latvia 5 Germany Group D Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 10th 2020, h. 18:15 France 6 Portugal January 10th 2020, h. 20:30 Norway 6 Bosnia and Herz. January 12th 2020, h. 16:00 Portugal 4 Bosnia and Herz. January 12th 2020, h. 18:15 France 4 Norway January 14th 2020, h. 18:15 Bosnia and Herz. 10 France January 14th 2020, h. 20:30 Portugal 6 Norway Group E Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 11th 2020, h. 16:00 Denmark 6 Iceland January 11th 2020, h. 18:15 Hungary 4 Russia January 13th 2020, h. 18:15 Iceland 4 Russia January 13th 2020, h. 20:30 Denmark 8 Hungary January 15th 2020, h. 18:15 Russia 4 Denmark January 15th 2020, h. 20:30 Iceland 2 Hungary Group F Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 10th 2020, h. 18:15 Sweden 10 Switzerland January 10th 2020, h. 20:30 Slovenia 4 Poland January 12th 2020, h. 16:00 Switzerland 4 Poland January 12th 2020, h. 18:15 Sweden 6 Slovenia January 14th 2020, h. 18:15 Poland 6 Sweden January 14th 2020, h. 20:30 Switzerland 4 Slovenia [/hide]