India at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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Bronze 0 |
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India is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016.
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Indian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[1][2]
- Men's 20 km walk – 3 quota places
- Women's 20 km walk – 1 quota place (Khushbir Kaur)[3]
Field hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Men's tournament
India men's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by receiving a berth and earning the gold medal from the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.[4]
- Men's team event – 1 team of 16 players
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Indian shooters have achieved the following quotas based on their performance at the 2014 ISSF World Shooting Championships and the Olympics qualification tournaments.[5]
- Men's 50 m air pistol – 1 quota place (Jitu Rai)
- Women's 10 m air rifle – 1 quota place (Apurvi Chandela).[6]
References
- ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ "Race walkers Khushbir Kaur, Manish Rawat, Sandeep Kumar qualify for Rio Olympics". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ↑ "Asian Games: India beat Pakistan to clinch gold, qualify for Rio Olympics". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ↑ "Quota places by Nation and Name". ISSF. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ↑ "issf world cup: Shooter Apurvi Chandela books Rio Olympics ticket with World Cup bronze". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 March 2015.