Vaibhav (minchu)

True. He might, he might not. But going by his apprehensions (in interviews) and calculated approach. I am just guessing he would skip it. And completely agree on the 2nd part. Same happened last time with Murray-Robson reaching all the way till finals. This time too he could pair up with in-form Konta, you have Italians, Kohlshreiber-Kerber...to name a few other than listed above. But then all it needs is 3 wins for a medal. If Sania-Bops can reignite their IPTL magic. I am not much worried

Rafa confirmed yesterday about his participation in MS & MD. Reckoning he should opt out of XD now

We barely got to know it was Methandienone, and there isn't a single confirmed information available beyond that. All speculative. On what basis are you stating it to be "high levels"? As far as Sushil is concerned, I had similar thoughts seeing Rana's name. However, as the word is (confirmed by Digvijay 'CNNIBN' anchor, who was with Sushil yesterday), Sushil has been out of practice, and does not intend to go to Rio. So there would be no rebuttal from Sushil's camp in case Rana is the final man.

That's excruciatingly slow for his talent and claims. Last year he was saying he goes below 1:45 in training! Disappointing

Hi guys! I see some fantastic analysis put in here by wrestling followers. Posting this to get an outsider's view on our (Indian) wrestlers. Below is the list: Men's 57kg Freestyle - Sandeep Tomar Men's 65kg Freestyle - Yogeshwar Dutt Men's 74kg Freestyle - Narsingh Pancham Yadav Women's 48kg Freestyle - Vinesh Phogat

Just to add on to above posts... its fair ranking can be a criteria to judge the potential. But for shooting - its way more unpredictable than even boxing For instance: Moldoveanue who won 10m Air Rifle last time was ranked outside top 30 then! A quick glance at 50m3P shows Sanjeev at 8th (a straight jump from 66th based on a single good showing in Gabala) whereas Campriani at 17th.

Should be 50M prone?

it's there! you can book it... not sure if the new additional tickets are meant only for Brazilians or everyone

I had myself finished it last week and quite liked the analogy here! Similar traits... 2006 World champion and silent for next 2 years with flashes of brilliance here and there, but what was brewing inside him was the main deal. Similar for Yogi. Let's hope for the best

Agreed on the unpredictability (remember the new rules we had discussed which in itself makes for a game changer!) and the fact that we might up end up dropping it down to only a SINGLE medal this time in shooting. What we are discussing is the pre-olympic scenario... Vijay's medal, Joydeep's heartbreak were not expected at all. But yeah, following qualification closely has been a big factor one can not discount. Though if you take factors like our contingent's confidence going into the games, no. of medal opportunities, closeness to world class scores. It is a bit more improved than being projected imo. As for Saina, I feel exactly the same. Last time semi was more or less a sure shot...this time not! but then this time she can go all the way. the 3 SS titles you mention, she had won back in 2010. In 2012, she came out victorious only in one. Quoting you her pre-olympic SS form during the 2 years (which I had tweeted once): 2012 - QF, SF, QF, 2R, W 2016 - QF, SF, SF, QF, W Quite close isn't it? More signs?

@kapil857 Do you want to take a look back at shooting again? At London, all we had were Gagan / Ronjan, and may be Manavjeet as medal prospects. Rio? Jitu (both his events), Gagan again (considering only for prone), AB (stands better than London, where everyone, including him, knew he had no chance), AP / AC (the beauty of having a couple qualifier here is that I feel one would definitely make it to finals), Gurpreet (almost equivalent to what Vijay was then), Chain (way more potential than Sanjeev / Joydeep were), Manav (slightly less, but then addition of KC makes up for it), Heena (equivalent). Almost every event we enter in, we have a chance. My point is - though we have only one additional quota, the difference in potential winners between London and Rio is BIG. I fail to understand why you would underestimate it. Badminton: Again I disagree. Saina just had an outside chance then! the 3 Chinese were almost unbeatable and had entered London with that clean sweep confidence. Luck had it on her side (with all due respect to Saina!). Rio? Agree the field is strong, but Chinese have never been this vulnerable. And for Saina, she enters at a level where she is better placed to beat ANYONE (only comparing relatively). So for me, definitely better chance than London. Of course, when I say all of this, at back of my mind, I hope PV is smirking reading this, having big plans of her own Rest of the analysis, as always, insightful and making a lot of sense.

This is HUGE! At only 14, it is a great achievement. The kid has grown up! Feels like yesterday there were stories on this child prodigy (8 year old) OGQ had romped in, who had exceptional talent and was touted as next big thing in world badminton. Going by his performance in nationals and now AJC, seems to be on a right path. Very much excited for him.

This is HUGE! At only 14, it is a great achievement. The kid has grown up! Feels like yesterday there were stories on this child prodigy (8 year old) OGQ had roped in, who had exceptional talent and was touted as next big thing in world badminton. Going by his performance in nationals and now AJC, seems to be on a right path. Very much excited for him.

Are you also visiting? would be great if that is the case... @kapil857 (his sister) and I have been in regular touch for past 1 year over our Rio visit. Infact we have common tickets too...

I know that. I saw you in one of the tweet threads

Nirmala and Anas are a part of relay team. That's confirmed! If any of you guys are on twitter, you could give K.P. Mohan a follow. I am sure he needs no introduction and is also pretty active there with all the latest info regarding athletics.

Zouk Bar & Grill in Andheri (E) arranges for football match screenings. If there are good no. of people, you could get in touch with them and ask for the same. I wish I was there. Would have loved to join. Cheers!

Rarely and after ages, Indian federations have started giving much required importance to discipline in sports! Otherwise it has always been a 'chalta hai' approach. Let's appreciate the change and take pride in this systematic approach. Talking about class act, Australia took no time in ruling out likes of Nick Kyrgios and their OLYMPIC CHAMPION Michael Diamond on disciplinary grounds. Just how it sets a right precedence for other / future athletes. Hence, omission of both Gurbaz and Rani is a welcome for me.

Thank you for this. It does not mention anything on tablets, though I am assuming they would be allowed since they do not fall under any category of prohibited items! Also, being a red, a HUGE Agger fan here

In hindsight, it is brilliant that we are arguing over who should be sent and who shouldn't considering the number of potentials for a single spot. Clearly indicates Indian shooting is moving in a right direction. All depth and no dearth

yes she has! In last WC at Munich, she shot a 418+ which would have been enough for her to qualify for finals at 2nd or 3rd position Not just MQS.

Bang on Kapil! NRAI's selection policies need to be emulated by other federations as well. A couple of pointers: 1. While Pooja has been an in-form shooter, one should not forget Apurvi and Ayonika have come out on top of the selection process which was laid down well in advance. 2. Both of them, even at their young age, are far more experienced shooters and Pooja has forayed in just an year ago...going by the form logic, shouldn't we also send Anjum Moudgil then? She shot 418+ in last wc and again finished in top 10 here in Baku 3. Most importantly, let's not forget the importance of pressure. AC / AP have immense amount of pressure to score good scores / retain their form on their road to prepare for Rio. Pooja has none. and thus a possibility of difference in performances @Sanjib

yes. Both confirmed by SAI. Ankit and Srabani make it to RIO

23:07 sec for Nanda. WOWZAAAA

News coming in for Ankit and Srabani. Ankit makes it 8.19 m in Long Jump and Srabani Nanda in 200 m (this still needs to get confirmed as the race just got finished!). Both at Almaty