Indian Athletes At Tokyo Olympics 2020: List of Indian Contingent for the Summer Games
The number of Indian athletes participating in the Summer Games has increased with each edition and this year is no different as a total of 117 members are set to compete at the sporting extravaganza. Competitors from India made their debut at the Olympics in 1990 in Paris and have competed in every edition since 1920, winning a total of 28 medals.
The Tokyo Olympics 2020 is just a few weeks away and the Indian contingent will be aiming to make its mark at the Summer Games. The 2020 edition of the Olympics was originally scheduled in the July-August window of last year but was postponed amid the coronavirus pandemic. Tokyo 2020 will now be held from July 23, 2021, to August 8, 2021. So before the start of the prestigious multi-nation tournament, we take a look at the Indian athletes who have booked a place for themselves in the competition. 2020 Tokyo Olympics: From Neymar Jr To Serena Williams, Hereâs a List of Sportspersons Who will Miss Out on Summer Games.
The number of Indian athletes participating in the Summer Games has increased with each edition and this year is no different as a total of 120 members are set to compete at the sporting extravaganza. Competitors from India made their debut at the Olympics in 1990 in Paris and have competed in every edition since 1920, winning a total of 28 medals. Here is a look at all Indian athletes qualified for Tokyo 2020.
List Of Indian Athletes At Tokyo 2020
Archery
| Sr No | Athlete | Discipline |
| 1 | Tarundeep Rai | Menâs Recurve |
| 2 | Atanu Das | Menâs Recurve |
| 3 | Pravin Jadhav | Menâs Recurve |
| 4 | Deepika Kumari | Womenâs Recurve |
Athletics
| Sr No | Athlete | Discipline |
| 1 | KT Irfan | Menâs 20km Race Walking |
| 2 | Sandeep Kumar, Rahul Rohilla | Menâs 20km Race Walking |
| 3 | Gurpreet Singh | Menâs 50km Race Walking |
| 4 | Avinash Sable | Men's 3000m Steeplechase |
| 5 | Murali Sreeshankar | Men's Long Jump |
| 6 | Neeraj Chopra | Men's Javelin Throw |
| 7 | Shivpal Singh | Men's Javelin Throw |
| 8 | Tajinderpal Singh Toor, | Men's Shot Put |
| 9 | Kamalpreet Kaur | Women's Discus Throw |
| 10 | Seema Punia | Women's Discus Throw |
| 11 | Bhawna Jat | Women's 20km Race Walking |
| 12 | Priyanka Goswami | Women's 20km Race Walking |
| 13 | Annu Rani | Womenâs Javelin Throw |
| 14 | MP Jabir | Menâs 400m Hurdle |
| 15 | Muhammed Anas Yahiya | Menâs 4x400m Relay |
| 16 | Noah Nirlam Tom | Menâs 4x400m Relay |
| 17 | Amoj Jacob | Menâs 4x400m Relay |
| 18 | Arokia Rajiv | Menâs 4x400m Relay |
| 19 | Naganathan Pandi | Menâs 4x400m Relay |
| 20 | Sarthank Bhambri | Mixed 4x400m Relay |
| 21 | Alex Anthony | Mixed 4x400m Relay |
| 22 | V Revathi | Mixed 4x400m Relay |
| 23 | Subha Venkatesan | Mixed 4x400m Relay |
| 24 | Dhanalakshmi Sekhar | Mixed 4x400m Relay |
| 25 | Dhutee Chand | Womenâs 100m, 200m |
Badminton
| Sr No | Athlete | Discipline |
| 1 | PV Sindhu | Womenâs Singles |
| 2 | B Sai Praneeth | Menâs Singles |
| 3 | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty | Menâs Doubles |
Boxing
| Sr No | Athlete | Discipline |
| 1 | Vikas Krishan | Men's, 69kg |
| 2 | Lovlina Borgohain | Women's, 69kg |
| 3 | Ashish Kumar | Men's, 75kg |
| 4 | Pooja Rani | Women's, 75kg |
| 5 | Satish Kumar | Men's, 91kg |
| 6 | Mary Kom | Women's, 51kg |
| 7 | Amit Panghal | Men's, 52kg |
| 8 | Manish Kaushik | Men's, 63kg |
| 9 | Simranjit Kaur | Women's, 60kg |
Equestrian
| Sr No | Athlete | Discipline |
| 1 | Fouaad Mirza | Individual |
Fencing
| Sr No | Athlete | Discipline |
| 1 | Bhavani Devi | Womenâs Sabre |
Golf
| Sr No | Athlete | Discipline |
| 1 | Anirban Lahiri | Menâs Individual |
| 2 | Udayan Mane | Menâs Individual |
| 3 | Aditi Ashik | Womenâs Individual |
Gymnastics
| Sr No | Athlete | Discipline |
| 1 | Pranati Nayak | All-Around |
Hockey
| Sr No | Team | Discipline |
| 1 | Menâs Team | Menâs Event |
| 2 | Womenâs Team | Womenâs Event |
Judo
| Sr No | Athlete | Discipline |
| 1 | Sushila Devi Likmabam | Womenâs 48kg |
Rowing
| Sr No | Athlete | Discipline |
| 1 | Arjun Lal | Menâs Lightweight Double Sculls |
| 2 | Arvind Singh | Menâs Lightweight Double Sculls |
Sailing
| Sr No | Athlete | Discipline |
| 1 | Vishnu Saravanan | Laser Standard |
| 2 | Nethra Kumanan | Laser Radial |
| 3 | KC Ganapathy | Menâs 49er |
| 4 | Varun Thakkar | Menâs 49er |
Shooting
| Sr No | Athlete | Discipline |
| 1 | Anjum Moudgil | 10m Womenâs Air Rifle |
| 2 | Apurvi Chandela | 10m Womenâs Air Rifle |
| 3 | Divyansh Singh Panwar | 10m Menâs Air Rifle |
| 4 | Deepak Kumar | 10m Menâs Air Rifle |
| 5 | Tejaswini Sawant | 50m Womenâs Rifle 3 Position |
| 6 | Sanjeev Rajput | 50m Menâs Rifle 3 Position |
| 7 | Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar | 50m Menâs Rifle 3 Position |
| 8 | Manu Bhaker | 10m Womenâs Air Pistol |
| 9 | Yashaswini Singh Deswal | 10m Womenâs Air Pistol |
| 10 | Saurabh Chaudhary | 10m Menâs Air Pistol |
| 11 | Abhishek Verma | 10m Menâs Air Pistol |
| 12 | Rahi Sarnobat | 25m Womenâs Pistol |
| 13 | Elavenil Valarivan | 25m Womenâs Pistol |
| 14 | Angad Veer Singh Bajwa | Menâs Skeet |
| 15 | Mairaj Ahmad Khan | Menâs Skeet |
Swimming
| Sr No | Athlete | Discipline |
| 1 | Srihari Nataraj | Men's 100m Backstroke |
| 2 | Sajan Prakash | Men's 100m Butterfly |
| 3 | Maana Patel | Women's 100m Backstroke |
Table Tennis
| Sr No | Athlete | Discipline |
| 1 | Sharath Kamal | Menâs Singles, Mixed Doubles |
| 2 | Sathiyan Gnanasekaran | Menâs Singles |
| 3 | Manika Batra | Womenâs Singles, Mixed Doubles |
| 4 | Sutirtha Mukherjee | Womenâs Singles |
Weightlifting
| Sr No | Athlete | Discipline |
| 1 | Mirabai Chanu | Womenâs 49kg |
Tennis
| Sr No | Athlete | Discipline |
| 1 | Sania Mirza | Womenâs Doubles |
| 2 | Ankita Raina | Womenâs Doubles |
Wrestling
| Sr No | Athlete | Discipline |
| 1 | Seema Bisla | Women's Freestyle, 50kg |
| 2 | Vinesh Phogat | Womenâs Freestyle 53kg |
| 3 | Anshu Malik | Women's Freestyle 57kg |
| 4 | Sonam Malik | Women's Freestyle 62kg |
| 5 | Ravi Kumar Dahiya | Menâs Freestyle 57kg |
| 6 | Bajrang Punia | Menâs Freestyle 65kg |
| 7 | Deepak Punia | Menâs Freestyle 86 kg |
India have won a total of 28 medals at the Olympic Games so far with Hockey bringing the most success. The contingent at Tokyo 2020 will be aiming to add to that impressive tally.
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