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Updated the qualifiers list in first post. Total of 54 qualifiers- 21 in shooting, 9 in Athletics, 5 in Badminton, 6 in Table tennis, 4 each in Boxing and Wrestling, 2 in sailing, 1 each in Hockey, Rowing and Archery,

Yeah its unlikely Samson will make it in the starting XI. They are likely to play Pant instead. The best XI given this squad will be Rohit, Jaiswal, Samson, SKY, Dube, Pandya, Jadeja, Axar, Bumrah, Kuldeep and Arshdeep. However they will bring Pant in place of Samson. I don't know at whose expense ...

Currently Shaili seems stuck between 6.40 and 6.55M although she has gone above that only a couple of times last year. Automatic qualification standard is very high for Paris at 6.86M which requires breaking Anju's national record. Do not think Shaili is ready to do that so soon. So, her best chance...

Our womens team lost to China 5-0 as expected in last group match and finish second in the group.

Men play Indonesia in last group match to decide group topper.

Manas lost in first round of main draw.

At M25 in Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy (clay)

[R1] (Q) Manas Dhamne (IND,1344) l. Kai Wehnelt (GER,602) 57 26

So, unfortunately no points for getting a couple of decent wins in the qualifying.

Till last April-May, Shaili was showing great progress, jumped a big 6.76M in April in India and than 6.65M in May in Japan. But, since than has gone down. Jumped 6.48M in Asian games to finish 5th. Not yet qualified for Olympics. I read today only she is participating in some event in India. Lets s...

At M25 in Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy (clay)

[R1] (Q) Manas Dhamne (IND,1344) vs. Kai Wehnelt (GER,602)

Rutuja starts with an easy win in Japan.

At W100 in Gifu, Japan (Hard)

[Q1] (8) Rutuja Bhosale (IND,364) d. (WC) Haru Ohno (JPN,NR) 60 61

Next,

[Q2] (8) Rutuja Bhosale (IND,364) vs. (13) Thasaporn Naklo (THA,397)

Another first round loss for Ankita.

At ITF W50 in Lopota, Georgia,

[R1] Ankita Raina (IND,258) l. Daria Kudashova (RUS,600) 46 64 67(5)

Or just exchange that extra for womens trap for whatever it is worth. Than, we will have 27 participants out of maximum possible limit of 30 ( only missing is 1 in mens trap and skeet and second mixed skeet team). Btw, 2 of the 4 trials are done for rifle/ pistol in New Delhi. It is too early to say...

^^^ This news is posted on the same page above, Prasen. In the latest rankings, men are #2 behind Korea. Men should qualify easily based on rankings even if they do not qualify thru final olympic qualifier. Women are still ranked 8th, as of now they are third among non-qualified teams with Indonesia...

Manas is again playing in qualifying of M25 at Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy. Today, he won Q1 against Matteo Mesaglio (ITA,NR) 75 61.

Manas has a tough match against top seed in qualies, Luigi Sorrentino (ITA,860) in final qualifying round.

This also means if Manu or Esha are sent for both pistol events and we repurpose the quota spot, we could have 2 mixed skeet teams. I also thought of the same ( exchange womens pistol for mens skeet) but found that quota exchange is allowed only within same gender. So, we cannot have second shooter...

She was unranked before this World Cup. At least not in top 100. So not sure what will her ranking be. I guess she only has one shot at qualifying that is in the comming qualifier tournament. Does she need to finish in top 4? Team ranking was 8th before this and they lost in pqf. So don't expect it...

Damn, for the first time in his career, RamK gets a 4-5 weeks break and than gets injured in the first week after that just when his singles game is looking up.

Hope his ankle gets better in the subsequent weeks on this tour.