Tokyo Olympics 2020: Full List Of The Indian Contingent

The number of Indian athletes participating in the Summer Olympic Games has seen a rise in each of its past three editions and all signs point to the finest athletes continuing that trend for India at Tokyo 2020.

India will participate in 18 sporting events and send a 228-strong contingent, including 119 athletes comprising 52 female & 67 male participants who have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics. This includes two relay and two hockey teams.

Below are the names of all Indians qualified for the Olympics in Tokyo, sorted by their sport, discipline and category:

Archery

1. Tarundeep Rai, Men’s Recurve
2. Atanu Das, Men’s Recurve
3. Pravin Jadhav, Men’s Recurve
4. Deepika Kumari, Women’s Recurve

The men’s trio will also compete as a team at Tokyo 2020.

Athletics

Athletics has never been India’s strong suit at the Olympics but emerging javelin throwers Neeraj Chopra and Shivpal Singh have raised hopes this time around.

The 4×400 mixed relay, which will make its debut at Tokyo 2020, will also see an Indian team, which had Asian Games gold-medallist Muhammed Anas, after they finished third at the World Athletics Championships in 2019.

But it was KT Irfan that offered the first hope when in March 2019, he became the first Indian athlete to qualify for the 2020 Olympics. India’s sprint ace Dutee Chand is set for her second Olympic appearance.

1. KT Irfan, Men’s 20km race walking
2. Sandeep Kumar, Men’s 20km race walking
3. Rahul Rohilla, Men’s 20km race walking
4. Gurpreet Singh, Men’s 50km race walking
5. Bhawna Jat, Women’s 20km race walking
6. Priyanka Goswami, Women’s 20km race walking
7. Avinash Sable, Men’s 3000m steeplechase
8. Murali Sreeshankar, Men’s long jump
9. MP Jabir, Men’s 400m hurdles
10. Neeraj Chopra, Men’s javelin throw
11. Shivpal Singh, Men’s javelin throw
12. Annu Rani, Women’s javelin throw
13. Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Men’s shot put
14. Dutee Chand, Women’s 100m and 200m
15. Kamalpreet Kaur, Women’s discus throw
16. Seema Punia, Women’s discus throw
17. 4×400 Mixed Relay
18. Men’s 4x400m Relay

Badminton

World champion PV Sindhu will be aiming to better her silver medal from the last Games when she hits the court in Tokyo in the women’s singles. Accompanying her will be B Sai Praneeth in the men’s singles and the duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.

1. PV Sindhu, Women’s singles
2. B Sai Praneeth, Men’s singles
3. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, Men’s doubles

Boxing

The Indian boxers punched as many as nine tickets to the Tokyo Olympics at the Asia Oceania boxing Olympic qualifiers held in Amman, Jordan.

Indian boxing queen MC Mary Kom.  

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

Fouaad Mirza is the first Indian equestrian to qualify for the Games in 20 years. He sealed his quota in eventing after topping the group in the individual event category at the South East Asia and Oceanic qualifiers in November 2019.

Fencing

Bhavani Devi became the first Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympics. The sabre fencer from Chennai booked her slot for Tokyo 2020 through the Adjusted Official Ranking (AOR) method at the Budapest Sabre World Cup, an Olympic qualifying event, in Hungary in March.

Golf

India’s participation in golf at Tokyo 2020 will feature Anirban Lahiri and Udayan Mane in the men’s and Aditi Ashok in the women’s events. Udayan, who made the cut as a replacement, will be making his Olympic debut.

1. Anirban Lahiri
2. Udayan Mane
3. Aditi Ashok

Gymnastics

Pranati Nayak is only the second Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics. The artistic gymnast made the cut in May via the Asian quota.

Hockey

1. Men’s National Team
2. Women’s National Team

This will be the 20th Olympic Games list to feature the Indian men’s hockey team while the women’s side will be making their third appearance and second in succession.

Both teams, led by Manpreet Singh (men’s) and Rani Rampal (women’s), qualified in November 2019 and each of them will carry an 18-member squad to Tokyo 2020.

Judo

Sushila Devi Likmabam will be India’s only participant in Judo at Tokyo 2020. She made the Olympic cut in the women’s extra-lightweight (48kg) division as the highest-ranked Asian judoka outside the top 18 on the Olympic Game Quota (OGQ) rankings list.

Rowing

Indian rowers Arjun Jat and Arvind Singh qualified in the men’s lightweight double sculls event at the Asian qualifiers in Tokyo, Japan in May.

Sailing

Nethra Kumanan became the first Indian woman sailor to qualify for the Olympics at the Mussanah Open Championship 2021 in April. Three other Indian sailors also made the Tokyo cut in Oman. For the first time India will be competing in more than one sailing event at the Games – Laser Radial, Laser Standard and 49er. India never had more than two sailors at a single Olympics before.

1. Nethra Kumanan, Laser Radial
2. Vishnu Saravanan, Laser Standard
3. KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar, 49er

Shooting

As many as 15 Indian shooters have achieved Olympic qualification so far, making it the country’s largest contingent at any Games.

Youngsters Divyansh Singh Panwar and Elavenil Valarivan are highest-ranked in the 10m Air Rifle men’s and women’s, respectively, while Manu Bhaker has impressed.

While the following athletes secured a quota place in their respective category, their participation at the showpiece event was decided by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI). The final team saw Chinki Yadav‘s quota handed to rifle shooter Elavenil Valarivan.

1. Anjum Moudgil, 10m Women’s Air Rifle
2. Apurvi Chandela, 10m Women’s Air Rifle
3. Divyansh Singh Panwar, 10m Men’s Air Rifle
4. Deepak Kumar, 10m Men’s Air Rifle
5. Tejaswini Sawant, 50m Women’s Rifle 3 Position
6. Sanjeev Rajput, 50m Men’s Rifle 3 Position
7. Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar, 50m Men’s Rifle 3 Position
8. Manu Bhaker, 10m Women’s Air Pistol
9. Yashaswini Singh Deswal, 10m Women’s Air Pistol
10. Saurabh Chaudhary, 10m Men’s Air Pistol
11. Abhishek Verma, 10m Men’s Air Pistol
12. Rahi Sarnobat, 25m Women’s Pistol
13. Chinki Yadav, 25m Women’s Pistol (replaced by Elavenil Valarivan)
14. Angad Veer Singh Bajwa, Men’s Skeet
15. Mairaj Ahmad Khan, Men’s Skeet

Swimming

Sajan Prakash became the first Indian to directly qualify for the Olympics when he achieved the elusive ‘A’ cut. He will compete in the 200m butterfly event. Srihari Nataraj too managed to achieve the ‘A’ cut in the 100m backstroke a day later. Maana Patel qualified via the universality quota, which ensures three Indians swimmers will compete at the Summer Games for the first time.

1. Sajan Prakash, men’s 200m butterfly
2. Srihari Nataraj, men’s 100m backstroke
3. Maana Patel, women’s 100m backstroke

Table Tennis

Four Indian table tennis players qualified for the Olympics at the Asian qualifiers in Doha in March. It includes the veteran Sharath Kamal, who will be making his fourth appearance at the Games. While G Sathiyan and Sutirtha Mukherjee sealed their Tokyo spots with wins in their respective groups, Manika Batra and Sharath Kamal booked their place on the basis of their rankings.

1. Sharath Kamal
2. Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
3. Sutirtha Mukherjee
4. Manika Batra

Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra will also compete together in the mixed doubles after earning their Olympic berths at the Asian qualifiers.

Tennis

Sania Mirza qualified for Tokyo 2020 via her protected ranking and she has chosen Ankita Raina to be her partner in the women’s doubles. Meanwhile, Sumit Nagal will be making his Olympic debut in the men’s singles.

1. Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina, Women’s Doubles
2. Sumit Nagal, Men’s Singles

Weightlifting

Mirabai Chanu will be India’s only representative in weightlifting at Tokyo 2020. Ranked second in the world, the former world champion is among the favourites for a medal in the women’s 49kg weight division.

Wrestling

There will be seven wrestlers from India competing at Tokyo 2020. While the grapplers secured a quota place for their country in their respective categories, the Wrestling Association of India has confirmed their seats for Tokyo 2020. With Sonam Malik winning the quota in the 62kg category, Rio 2016 bronze medallist Sakshi Malik will not be wrestling at the Tokyo

1. Seema Bisla, Women’s Freestyle, 50kg
2. Vinesh Phogat, Women’s Freestyle 53kg
3. Anshu Malik, Women’s Freestyle 57kg
4. Sonam Malik, Women’s Freestyle 62kg
5. Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Men’s Freestyle 57kg
6. Bajrang Punia, Men’s Freestyle 65kg
7. Deepak Punia, Men’s Freestyle 86 kg

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Indian Contingent for Olympics 2021: Full List Here

Name	Age	Category	Event
Atanu Das	29	Archery	Men’s Individual, Men’s Team
Pravin Ramesh Jadhav	25	Archery	Men’s Individual, Men’s Team
Tarundeep Rai	37	Archery	Men’s Individual, Men’s Team
Deepika Kumari	26	Archery	Women’s Individual
Deepika Kumari  / TBD* (Based on qualification rounds)		Archery	Mixed team
Pranati Nayak	28	Artistic Gymnastics	Women’s Artistic Gymnastics
Avinash Mukund Sable	26	Athletics	Men’s 3000m Steeplechase
MP Jabir	25	Athletics	Men’s 400m Hurdles
M Sreeshankar	22	Athletics	Men’s Long Jump
Tajinderpal Singh Toor	26	Athletics	Men’s Shot Put
Neeraj Chopra	23	Athletics	Men’s Javelin Throw
Shivpal Singh	16	Athletics	Men’s Javelin Throw
KT Irfan	31	Athletics	Men’s 20km Race Walk
Sandeep Kumar	35	Athletics	Men’s 20km Race Walk
Rahul	25	Athletics	Men’s 20km Race Walk
Gurpreet Singh	37	Athletics	Men’s 50km Race Walk
Amoj Jacob	23	Athletics	Men’s 4 x 400m Relay
P Naganathan	25	Athletics	Men’s 4 x 400m Relay
Arokia Rajiv	30	Athletics	Men’s 4 x 400m Relay
Noah Nirmal Tom	26	Athletics	Men’s 4 x 400m Relay
Muhammed Anas Yahiya	26	Athletics	Men’s 4 x 400m Relay
Dutee Chand	25	Athletics	Women’s 100m, Women’s 200m
Kamalpreet Kaur	25	Athletics	Women’s Discus Throw
Seema Punia	37	Athletics	Women’s Discus Throw
Annu Rani	28	Athletics	Women’s Javelin Throw
Bhawna Jat	25	Athletics	Women’s 20km Race Walk
Priyanka	25	Athletics	Women’s 20km Race Walk
Alex Antony	26	Athletics	4 x 400m Relay Mixed
Sarthak Bhambri	22	Athletics	4 x 400m Relay Mixed
Revathi Veeramani	23	Athletics	4 x 400m Relay Mixed
Subha Venkatesan	21	Athletics	4 x 400m Relay Mixed
Sharmila Devi	19		Women’s Hockey
Deep Grace Ekka	27		Women’s Hockey
Vandana Katariya	29		Women’s Hockey
Gurjit Kaur	25		Women’s Hockey
Navjot Kaur	26		Women’s Hockey
Navneet Kaur	25		Women’s Hockey
Lalremsiami	21		Women’s Hockey
Monika Malik	27		Women’s Hockey
Neha Goyal	24		Women’s Hockey
Nisha Warsi	26		Women’s Hockey
Nikki Pradhan	27		Women’s Hockey
Sushila Chanu	29		Women’s Hockey
Rani Rampal	26		Women’s Hockey
Savita Punia	31		Women’s Hockey
Salima Tete	19		Women’s Hockey
Udita Duhan	23		Women’s Hockey
Manpreet Singh	29		Men’s Hockey
Rupinder Pal Singh	30		Men’s Hockey
Shamsher Singh	23		Men’s Hockey
Sumit	24		Men’s Hockey
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay	27		Men’s Hockey
Mandeep Singh	26		Men’s Hockey
Harmanpreet Singh	25		Men’s Hockey
Hardik Singh	22		Men’s Hockey
Gurjant Singh	26		Men’s Hockey
Dilpreet Singh	21		Men’s Hockey
Nilakanta Sharma	26		Men’s Hockey
Amit Rohidas	28		Men’s Hockey
Vivek Sagar Prasad	21		Men’s Hockey
PR Sreejesh	33		Men’s Hockey
Birendra Lakra	31		Men’s Hockey
Surender Kumar	27		Men’s Hockey
B Sai Praneeth	28	Badminton	Men’s Singles
PV Sindhu	26	Badminton	Women’s Singles
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy	20	Badminton	Men’s Doubles
Chirag Shetty	24	Badminton	Men’s Doubles
Amit Panghal	25	Boxing	Men’s Fly (48-52kg)
Manish Kaushik	25	Boxing	Men’s Light (57-63kg)
Vikas Krishan Yadav	29	Boxing	Men’s Welter (63-69kg)
Ashish Kumar	27	Boxing	Men’s Middle (69-75kg)
Satish Kumar	32	Boxing	Men’s Super Heavy (+91kg)
MC Mary Kom	38	Boxing	Women’s Fly (48-51kg)
Simranjit Kaur Baatth	26	Boxing	Women’s Light (57-60kg)
Lovlina Borgohain	23	Boxing	Women’s Welter (64-69kg)
Pooja Rani	30	Boxing	Women’s Middle (69-75kg)
Fouaad Mirza	29	Equestrian	Eventing Individual
CA Bhavani Devi	27	Fencing	Women’s Sabre Individual
Anirban Lahiri	24	Golf	Men’s Individual Stroke Play
Udayan Mane	30	Golf	Men’s Individual Stroke Play
Aditi Ashok	23	Golf	Women’s Individual Stroke Play
Shushila Devi Likmabam	26	Judo	Women -48 kg
Jat Arjun Lal	24	Rowing	Lightweight Men’s Double Sculls
Arvind Singh	25	Rowing	Lightweight Men’s Double Sculls
Vishnu Saravanan	22	Sailing	Men’s One Person Dinghy – Laser
KC Ganapathy	25	Sailing	Men’s Skiff – 49er
Varun Thakkar	26	Sailing	Men’s Skiff – 49er
Nethra Kumanan	23	Sailing	Women’s One Person Dinghy – Laser Radial
Deepak Kumar	33	Shooting	10m Air Rifle Men
Divyansh Singh Panwar	18	Shooting	10m Air Rifle Men
Sanjeev Rajput	40	Shooting	50m Rifle 3 Positions Men
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar	20	Shooting	50m Rifle 3 Positions Men
Saurabh Chaudhary	19	Shooting	10m Air Pistol Men
Abhishek Verma	31	Shooting	10m Air Pistol Men
Angad Vir Singh Bajwa	25	Shooting	Skeet Men
Mairaj Ahmad Khan	45	Shooting	Skeet Men
Apurvi Chandela	28	Shooting	10m Air Rifle Women
Elavenil Valarivan	21	Shooting	10m Air Rifle Women
Anjum Moudgil	27	Shooting	50m Rifle 3 Positions Women
Tejaswini Sawant	40	Shooting	50m Rifle 3 Positions Women
Manu Bhaker	19	Shooting	10m Air Pistol Women, 25m Pistol Women
Yashaswini Singh Deswal	24	Shooting	10m Air Pistol Women
Rahi Sarnobat	30	Shooting	25m Pistol Women
Divyansh Singh Panwar Elavenil Valarivan		Shooting	10m Air Pistol Mixed Team*Events / teams not confirmed on the official site yet, this is as per India’s original selection
Deepak Kumar Anjum Moudgil		Shooting	10m Air Pistol Mixed Team*
Saurabh Chaudhary Manu Bhaker		Shooting	10m Air Rifle Mixed Team*
Abhishek Verma Yashaswini Singh Deswal		Shooting	10m Air Rifle Mixed Team*
Maana Patel	21	Swimming	Women’s 100m Backstroke
Sajan Prakash	27	Swimming	Men’s 200m Freestyle
Srihari Nataraj	20	Swimming	Men’s 100m Backstroke
Sajan Prakash	27	Swimming	Men’s 100m Butterfly, Men’s 200m Butterfly
Achanta Sharath Kamal	39	Table Tennis	Men’s Singles, Mixed Doubles
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran	28	Table Tennis	Men’s Singles
Manika Batra	26	Table Tennis	Women’s Singles
Sutirtha Mukherjee	25	Table Tennis	Women’s Singles
Manika Batra	26	Table Tennis	Mixed Doubles
Sania Mirza	34	Tennis	Women’s Doubles
Ankita Raina	28	Tennis	Women’s Doubles

Mirabai Chanu Saikhom	26	Weightlifting	Women’s 49kg
Seema Bisla	28	Wrestling	Women’s Freestyle 50kg
Vinesh Phogat	26	Wrestling	Women’s Freestyle 53kg
Anshu Malik	19	Wrestling	Women’s Freestyle 57kg
Sonam Malik	19	Wrestling	Women’s Freestyle 62kg
Ravi Kumar	23	Wrestling	Men’s Freestyle 57kg
Bajrang Punia	27	Wrestling	Men’s Freestyle 65kg
Deepak Punia	22	Wrestling	Men’s Freestyle 86kg

SOURCE: OLYMPICS.COM