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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Boxers to attend selection trials for qualifiers on 29-30 December, says Boxing Federation of India
• 5 years agoNone of the women boxers in the Olympic categories — 51kg, 60kg, 64kg, 69kg, and 75kg — could make the World Championships finals with Mary Kom (51kg) and Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) finishing with bronze medals
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Boxer Gaurav Bidhuri slams 'unfair system' after finding himself left out of trials for Olympic qualifiers
• 5 years agoFormer World Championship bronze-medallist boxer Gaurav Bidhuri has challenged the selection procedure for the upcoming trials for next year's Olympic Qualifiers and sought Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju's intervention in the matter.
Vikas Krishan joins Ashish Kumar, Satish Kumar in India men's squad for boxing's Olympic Qualifiers
• 5 years agoComeback-man Vikas Krishan, Asian silver-medallist Ashish Kumar and veteran Satish Kumar booked their places in the Indian men's boxing squad for next year's Olympic qualifiers.
Manika Batra says recent results at German, Swedish Open justify split from childhood coach Sandeep Gupta
• 5 years agoManika, a multiple-time CWG gold medallist and Asian Games bronze medallist, is confident of returning to the top-50 soon
FIH Olympic Qualifiers 2019: Higher-ranked India must guard against complacency as men, women gear up for Russia, US
Jitendra • 5 years agoIndia's men have won their last five games against Russia, scoring 30 goals and conceding seven. The women’s team’s record against the USA, though, is not encouraging. The US have won 16 of 29 games, losing four, and drawing nine.
High-Performance Director Santiago Nieva eyes five Olympic berths, believes Indian boxers 'can do something special' in Tokyo
• 6 years ago"Every tournament we go, we always compare the results to what could have happened if it were the Olympics. Are we on the right track? So far, we have shown in every single competition that we are doing well," Nieva said.
No plans to have India-Pakistan Olympic qualifier in Europe if they draw each other, says FIH
• 6 years agoThe International Hockey Federation (FIH) has no plans to conduct the Olympic qualifying matches between India and Pakistan in Europe if the arch-rivals draw each other in the battle for a 2020 Tokyo Games berth.
Australia's Fergus Kavanagh to conduct camp for India women's hockey team ahead of Olympic qualifiers
• 6 years agoKavanagh, who arrived in Bengaluru on 7 July to work with the Indian men's team, will now pass on his tips and experiences to the women's side during the special camp, starting Monday.
India should stick to attacking hockey, need to be wary of Poland in Olympic qualifiers, says former captain Sandeep Singh
Shantanu Srivastava • 6 years agoSandeep, who is set to launch his chain of hockey academies, said, "Attacking hockey is our style, and we must stick to it. It suits us well, and I think we should not change our character going into the Olympic qualifier."
India's women's hockey captain Rani Rampal believes Spain tour will be good indicator of preparations ahead of Olympic Qualifiers
• 6 years ago"It will be a challenging tour no doubt but our team has made a lot of improvement in the past two years and we see this as a great opportunity to understand where we stand ahead of the Olympic Qualifying events this year," stated Rani.