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Commonwealth Games (CWG) and the Indian contingent has been rocked by another doping episode. TOI has learnt that two of the CWG-bound para athletes have failed the drug test for banned substances in an out-of-competition testing by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) officials in Pune and Delhi, respectively.
Sumit Nagal on Thursday made a comeback to the Indian Davis Cup team for the away World Group I tie against Norway while doubles specialist Divij Sharan was dropped after falling behind in the pecking order. Expectedly, country's number one singles player Ramkumar Ramanathan (ranked 196), Prajnesh Gunneswaran (295), Sasikumar Mukund (431), Yuki Bhambri (571), doubles exponent Rohan Bopanna (21) have been named in the team as the Nandan Bal-led selection committee picked four specialist singles players.
The spotlight will be on Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra but the likes of Murali Sreeshankar and Avinash Sable are also strong medal contenders as the Indian athletics team eyes its best Commonwealth Games show away from home in the upcoming edition in Birmingham. Woman javelin thrower Annu Rani and 38-year-old discus thrower Seema Antil, the most decorated Indian at the CWG with three silver and one bronze, could also finish on the podium, while India is expected to win more than one medal in men's triple jump event.
Commonwealth Games show away from home in the upcoming edition in Birmingham. Woman javelin thrower Annu Rani and 38-year-old discus thrower Seema Antil, the most decorated Indian at the CWG with three silver and one bronze, could also finish on the podium, while India is expected to win more than one medal in men's triple jump event.
Commonwealth Games 2022, scheduled to be held in Birmingham from July 28 to August 8. The 24-year-old boxer from Assam said that she has made some mistakes at the World Championship where her campaign ended in the pre-quarterfinals. Aiming for gold, she has moved on from the disappointing outings at the Worlds, and is now ready to excel at the CWG 2022. Asked about the level of the competition at the CWG as many world class boxers are not participating, Lovlina told IANS on the sidelines of the ceremonial send-off of the Indian contingent in New Delhi: "Every international event is tough. I don't want to demean by saying that CWG is not a tough tournament. You have to be prepared for tough bouts. Like every international tournament, you need to be mentally strong to handle the match pressure while facing very experienced and decorated boxers.
Commonwealth Games, the PTI takes a look at 15 facts involving India at the showpiece. 1. India's first CWG medallist was wrestler Rashid Anwar at the 1934 edition of the event in London. That was also India's maiden entry at the Games. 2. Only six Indian athletes participated in the 1934 Commonwealth Games. 3. The six-member Indian contingent at the 1934 Commonwealth Games took part in only athletics and wrestling disciplines.
In a sudden turn of events, Tejaswin’s name was cleared to compete at the CWG by the Birmingham organisers after a ‘Delegate Registration Meeting’ (DRM) of the chef-de-missions at the Athletes Village on Friday. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) later got the confirmation from the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and organisers about the acceptance of his entry.
He endured "a roller-coaster of emotions" after being ignored for the Commonwealth Games but Indian high jumper Tejaswin Shankar says he will "pick up the pieces" and prepare in the best possible way after getting a last-minute entry into the Birmingham event. National record holder Shankar was on Friday cleared to compete at the July 28 to August 8 Games after the organisers accepted his entry at the request of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), ending a month-long drama surrounding his participation.