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Two-Step Selection Process To Pick Wrestlers For Olympics, Antim Panghal To Compete Against Challenger

The wrestling squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics will be finalised through a two-step selection process, where the grapplers who have earned the quota places for the country, will compete against a challenger in June and the winner will represent India in the quadrennial showpiece. So far only Antim Panghal, the world championships bronze medallist in 53kg category, has earned a quota place for the country and she too will have to compete against a challenger on June 1 to know whether she will go to Paris or not.

Yao Ming vows to support China players after online abuse

BEIJING: Chinese basketball great Yao Ming says that criticism of the men's national team has gone too far after some players were abused online following a series of disappointing results.

Canada's Sanoa Dempfle-Olin has ticket to Paris, but plenty to accomplish beforehand

Every athlete that qualified for the Olympics at last month's Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, got a ceremonial ticket to Paris for the 2024 Summer Games.

Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth Lose In China Masters

Star Indian shuttlers Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth suffered contrasting defeats to bow out of the China Masters badminton tournament -- the season's last BWF Super 750 event in Shenzhen on Wednesday. World No. 17 Sen, who won the Canada Open this year, went down 19-21 18-21 to seventh-seeded Chinese Shi Yuqi, while world No. 24 Srikanth suffered a 15-21 21-14 13-21 loss to world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand. It was a third consecutive first-round exit on the World Tour for Srikanth, who has just four quarterfinal finishes to show this season.

Australian Open chief still confident Nadal will be back in Melbourne

MELBOURNE : Australian Open chief Craig Tiley said he remained confident Rafa Nadal would be at Melbourne Park in January despite the 37-year-old's struggles with injuries over the last couple of years.

Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth Lose In China Masters

Star Indian shuttlers Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth suffered contrasting defeats to bow out of the China Masters badminton tournament -- the season's last BWF Super 750 event in Shenzhen on Wednesday. World No. 17 Sen, who won the Canada Open this year, went down 19-21 18-21 to seventh-seeded Chinese Shi Yuqi, while world No. 24 Srikanth suffered a 15-21 21-14 13-21 loss to world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand. It was a third consecutive first-round exit on the World Tour for Srikanth, who has just four quarterfinal finishes to show this season.

Australia's Smith eyeing Paris Olympics amid rankings doubt

MELBOURNE : Australian number one Cameron Smith hopes to earn enough ranking points on his home tour and in next year's majors to qualify for another Olympics at Paris next year.

HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen To Lead Indian Charge At China Masters Super 750

Indian shuttlers, including comeback man HS Prannoy, will eye a good show at the China Masters -- the season's last BWF Super 750 event -- beginning on Tuesday, in pursuit of valuable ranking points in the race to the Paris Olympics. Prannoy, who lost in the second round at the Japan Open Super 500 after returning to action following a back injury, will once again be the top Indian name in men's singles in the competition. He will face Taiwan's Chou Tien Chen, who had defeated him in the last meeting in Japan. The world No. 17 Lakshya Sen and world No. 23 Kidambi Srikanth, who are fighting to be inside the top 16 by April 28 next year to qualify for the Olympics, will also be in action.

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Two-Step Selection Process To Pick Wrestlers For Olympics, Antim Panghal To Compete Against Challenger

Yao Ming vows to support China players after online abuse

Canada's Sanoa Dempfle-Olin has ticket to Paris, but plenty to accomplish beforehand

Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth Lose In China Masters

Australian Open chief still confident Nadal will be back in Melbourne

Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth Lose In China Masters

Australia's Smith eyeing Paris Olympics amid rankings doubt

HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen To Lead Indian Charge At China Masters Super 750