2020 Olympics  

'Right now my focus is on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and my main aim is to work hard and give my best at the Olympics,' PV Sindhu told reporters. 'My ultimate aim is to get gold, but it is not going to be easy and I need to work hard'

Deepak Punia defeated Colombia's Carlos Izquierdo 7-6 in the 86 kg weight category to enter the semi-finals of World Wrestling Championships and has secured an Olympic berth

The team includes two goalkeepers Savita, the vice-captain, and Rajani Etimarpu. The Indian women's hockey squad for Spain trip also features defender Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, who makes a comeback after missing out on the World Cup and the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia last year due to injury

Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore said funds are no longer an issue for Indian sports as a lot of corporate houses have started contributing generously.
 

The ongoing championship is the first qualifying event for the 2020 Olympics but since 50m pistol is no longer a part of the Games roster, there were no quota places to be sealed

Anjum Moudgil finished second on the podium behind South Korean Hana Im and ahead of bronze-medallist Eunhea Jung also from South Korea.

When Chopra won the gold at Carrara Stadium in Gold Coast, he became the third man to win gold for India in Commonwealth Games athletics after sprinter Milkha Singh in 1958 and discus thrower Vikas Gowda in 2014