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Tokyo Olympics 2020: After securing spot in Games, Bhawna Jat hopes for inclusion in TOPS
•Bhawana Jat, who on Saturday booked a Tokyo Olympics berth in 20km race walk event after winning gold in the National Championships, said she is now hoping to be included in the government's Target Olympic Podium Scheme.
Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia recommended for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by Wrestling Federation of India
•The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) recommended recently-crowned Asian Champion Bajrang Punia and last year's Asian Games gold-medallist Vinesh Phogat for the country's highest sporting honour – the Rajeev Khel Ratna award.
Asian Wrestling Championships: Harpreet Singh earns silver, Gyanender claims bronze as India end event with 16 medals
•India's overall tally of 16 medals included eight — one gold, three silver and four bronze — won by men's freestyle wrestlers, four bronze by women and three silver and a bronze by Greco-Roman wrestlers
Goalkeeper Niraj Kumar saves penalty as India hold favourites Iran to goalless draw in AFC U-16 Championship
•The Indian team held favourites Iran to a goalless draw in the AFC U-16 Championship, with goalkeeper Niraj Kumar coming to India's rescue on several occasions.
Asian Games 2018: Wrestlers Mausam Khatri, Pawan Kumar book places in India's men's squad for mega-event
•Celebrated wrestler Sushil Kumar, a two-time Olympic medallist, and CWG gold medallist Bajrang Punia were exempted from the trials by the WFI because of their past performance. They will carry India's hopes in the 74kg and 61kg respectively.
Commonwealth Games 2018: All of 15, Anish Bhanwala sets a new gold standard for shooting, shatters Games record
Deepti Patwardhan •At the Commonwealth Games shooting final on Friday, where only a shot that would otherwise score 9.7 or higher was counted as a hit, Anish Bhanwala managed 30 to break the record set by David Chapman of Australia, four years ago
World Wrestling Championships 2017: Gyanender narrowly misses out on bronze medal play-off berth
•Gyanender crashed out of the event after going down in his second repechage round against Ukraine's Dmytro Tsymbaliuk
Asian Wrestling Championships: Harpreet Singh bags maiden bronze medal for India
•Harpreet Singh was the lone bright spot for India on the opening day of the Asian Wrestling Championship as he bagged a bronze medal in Greco- Roman 80kg category, even as other Indians failed to put an impressive show on Wednesday
Gurpreet Singh, Kynan Chenai among Indian shooters held up at IGI Airport for over 8 hours
Vinayak Padmadeo •The incident comes after 44 weapons and carcass of protected animals were recovered from shooter Prashant Bishnoi and two national shooters Anil Jaglan and Amit Goel were held for trying to smuggle in 25 pistols.
Plzen Shooting Grand Prix: Heena Sidhu clinches bronze as India claim seven medals in event
•Heena Sidhu, who had qualified in the 5th position, used her class and finals experience to finish among the medals with a score of 218.8 in the eight-woman final.