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India at Tokyo 2020: Know your Olympians

PV Sindhu in action in Rio 2016; she will be aiming to add to her medal collection in Tokyo. David Ramos/Getty Images

India will be sending its largest ever contingent to the Olympic Games for Tokyo 2020. 120 athletes (68 men, 52 women) will be participating under the Indian flag this summer. Here, ESPN gives you a brief glimpse into the profiles of each of those athletes and teams, sport-wise --


ARCHERY

Deepika Kumari

Age: 27

Event: Individual women's recurve, mixed team recurve

Olympic history: Opening round, 2012 (singles); Quarterfinals, 2016 (women's team) and Round-of-16 (individual)

Read more: Hat-trick hero Deepika Kumari and her remarkable World Cup gold rush

Tarundeep Rai

Age: 37

Event: Individual men's recurve, men's team recurve

Olympic history: First eliminaton round, 2004 (singles); 31st (singles) and 12th (men's team), 2012

Read more: Archery mates Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav stay sharp amid lockdown

Pravin Jadhav

Age: 24

Event: Individual men's recurve, men's team recurve

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Atanu Das

Age: 29

Event: Individual men's recurve, men's team recurve, mixed team recurve

Olympic history: Round-of-16, 2016 (singles)

Read more: One ring to bind them: Deepika Kumari, Atanu Das embrace 'unexpected gift of time'


ATHLETICS

Neeraj Chopra

Age: 23

Event: Men's Javelin

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Neeraj Chopra's Nordic weapon: Breaker of storms, and national records

Shivpal Singh

Age: 26

Event: Men's javelin

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Shivpal Singh overcomes injury struggles to make a mark in Neeraj Chopra's absence

Tajinderpal Singh Toor

Age: 26

Event: Men's shot put

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Spurred by ill father, Tajinderpal Singh Toor makes his golden mark

Seema Punia

Age: 37

Event: Women's discus throw

Olympic history: 14th, 2004; 13th, 2012; 20th, 2016

Read more: Without a coach and her favourite discus, Punia still wins silver

Murali Sreeshankar

Age: 22

Event: Men's long jump

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Mamba mentality and no parottas: Sreeshankar makes long jump to Tokyo

Avinash Sable

Age: 26

Event: Men's 3000m steeplechase

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Emotional Avinash Sable braves Snesarev's loss to set new national record

Annu Rani

Age: 28

Event: Women's javelin throw

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: World Athletics Championships - Annu Rani breaks NR; becomes first Indian woman to enter javelin throw final

Dutee Chand

Age: 25

Event: Women's 100m

Olympic history: Heat 5 (opening round), 2016

Read more: Dutee Chand, the dreamer who fought the good fight

MP Jabir

Age: 25

Event: Men's 400m hurdles

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Kamalpreet Kaur

Age: 25

Event: Women's Discus

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Rahul Rohilla

Age: 24

Event: 20km racewalk

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Bhawna Jat

Age: 25

Event: 20km racewalk

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Bhawana Jat's journey from grazing cattle to the Olympics

Priyanka Goswami

Age: 25

Event: 20km racewalk

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Priyanka Goswami and Sandeep Kumar take their friendly rivalry all the way to the Olympics

KT Irfan

Age: 31

Event: 20km racewalk

Olympic history: 10th, 2012

Read more: Hips don't lie: How KT Irfan achieved his walk of fame

Sandeep Kumar

Age: 35

Event: 20km racewalk

Olympic history: 35th, 2016

TEAMS: Men's 4*400m relay

Squad: Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Noah Nirmal John, Amoj Jacob, Arokia Rajiv, Naganathan Pandi

TEAMS: Mixed 4*400m relay

Squad: Sarthak Bhambri, Alex Antony, Revathi Veeramani, Subha Venkatesan, Dhanalakshmi Sekhar

Read more: India's 4x400m mixed relay silver at 2018 Asian Games upgraded to gold


BADMINTON

B Sai Praneeth

Age: 28

Event: Men's badminton (singles)

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Fitter, tougher Sai Praneeth determined to last the distance

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

Age: 20

Event: Men's badminton (doubles)

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: 'At our best, we can beat anyone': Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy ready to take on the big boys

Chirag Shetty

Age: 24

Event: Men's badminton (doubles)

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Satwiksairaj, Chirag Shetty and the art of travelling deep

PV Sindhu

Age: 26

Event: Women's badminton (singles)

Olympic history: Silver, 2016

Read more: For PV Sindhu, Tokyo Olympics is a chance to be the GOAT


BOXING

Lovlina Borgohain

Age: 23

Event: Women's 69kg

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Lovlina Burgohain, Sonia Chahal, Simranjit Kaur - India's next-gen boxers take over the present

Simranjit Kaur

Age: 26

Event: Women's 60kg

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Hard-hitting Simranjit Kaur rolls with the punches on Worlds debut

Mary Kom

Age: 38

Event: Women's 51kg

Olympic history: Bronze, 2012

Read more: Decoding Mary Kom: Master of defying the ravages of time

Pooja Rani

Age: 30

Event: Women's 75kg

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Third time lucky - Pooja Rani puts past scars behind to qualify for Tokyo

Satish Kumar

Age: 32

Event: Men's 91kg

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Ashish Kumar

Age: 26

Event: Men's 75kg

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Manish Kaushik

Age: 25

Event: Men's 63kg

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Stronger Manish Kaushik looking to make up for lost time after long injury layoff

Vikas Krishan

Age: 29

Event: Men's 69kg

Olympic history: Pre-quarters, 2012 and Quarterfinal, 2016

Read more: Vikas Krishan puts his foot down to pack a bigger punch

Amit Panghal

Age: 25

Event: Men's 52kg

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: The Big Short - 'Small' Amit Panghal rules a big world


EQUESTRIAN

Fouaad Mirza

Age: 29

Event: Eventing, Individual

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: My horses fought hard for me -- Fouaad Mirza on Tokyo qualification


Fencing

Bhavani Devi

Age: 27

Event: Women's sabre

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: 'Finally, I feel free' -- Bhavani Devi on becoming the first Indian fencer ever to qualify for Olympics


Golf

Anirban Lahiri

Age: 34

Event: Men's individual

Olympic history: 57th, 2016

Read more: How Vipassana meditation breathes life into Anirban Lahiri's golf game

Aditi Ashok

Age: 23

Event: Women's Individual

Olympic history: 41st, 2016

Read more: Aditi Ashok - Making it to the Olympics is a big achievement

Udayan Mane

Age: 30

Event: Men's Individual

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo


Gymnastics

Pranati Nayak

Age: 26

Event: Women's individual all-round

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Out of the vault -- No training for a year, Pranati Nayak set for surprise Tokyo leap


Judo

Shushila Devi Likmabam

Age: 26

Event: Women's 48kg

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo


Rowing

Arjun Lal

Age: 24

Event: Men's lightweight double sculls team

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Arvind Singh

Age: 25

Event: Men's lightweight double sculls team

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Indian rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh qualify for Olympics


Sailing

Vishnu Saravanan

Age: 22

Event: Men's laser individual

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Nethra Kumanan

Age: 23

Event: Women's laser radial individual

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: With a borrowed boat and the wind in her sails, Nethra Kumanan crafts sailing history

KC Ganapathy

Age: 25

Event: Men's 49er team

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more

Varun Thakkar

Age: 26

Event: Men's 49er team

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo


Shooting

Apurvi Chandela

Age: 28

Event: Women's 10m air rifle

Olympic history: 34th in the qualification round, 2016

Read more: Improved fitness leads to dip in performance for Apurvi Chandela and Angad Bajwa

Manu Bhaker

Age: 19

Event: Women's 10m air pistol, 25m pistol, 10m air pistol mixed team

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Biggest shots -- Teens Manu and Saurabh have won it all so far. Only one target remains

Angad Veer Singh Bajwa

Age: 25

Event: Men's Skeet

Olympic history:

Read more: Angad Vir Singh Bajwa, India's perfect skeet shooter

Tejaswini Sawant

Age: 41

Event: Women's 50m rifle 3 positions

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: After three misses, Tejaswini Sawant, 41, finally gets a shot at the Olympics

Abhishek Verma

Age: 31

Event: Men's 10m Air Pistol, 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Gold medallist Abhishek Verma savouring hobby he's 'somehow become really good at'

Divyansh Singh Panwar

Age: 18

Event: Men's 10m Air Rifle, 10m Air Rifle mixed team

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Divyansh Singh Panwar wins 10m air rifle bronze at New Delhi World Cup

Yashashwini Singh Deswal

Age: 24

Event: 10m Air Pistol, 10m Air Pistol mixed team

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Yashaswini Deswal wins gold, Manu Bhaker takes silver in 10m air pistol at New Delhi World Cup

Mairaj Ahmed Khan

Age: 45

Event: Men's skeet

Olympic history: 9th in qualification, 2016 (top 6 qualified for final)

Read more: Holding fire -- Tokyo 2021 just another target for India's crack shooters

Deepak Kumar

Age: 33

Event: Men's 10m Air Rifle, 10m Air Pistol mixed team

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Performance logs, spiritual calm and sprawling hotel rooms -- How India's elite shooters are gearing up for a return to action

Saurabh Chaudhary

Age: 19

Event: Men's 10m Air Pistol, 10m Air Pistol mixed team

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Target in sight, emerging star Saurabh Chaudhary is just getting started

Anjum Moudgil

Age: 27

Event: 50m rifle 3 positions, 10m Air Rifle mixed team

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Mask on -- Anjum Moudgil adds a dash of colour to Shooting World Cup

Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar

Age: 20

Event: 50m rifle 3 positions

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar wins 50m rifle 3 positions, Chinki Yadav wins 25m pistol gold at New Delhi WC

Elavenil Valarivan

Age: 21

Event: Women's 10m Air Rifle, 10m Air Rifle mixed team

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Elavenil, Narang's mentor-trainee partnership clicks, promises more

Sanjeev Rajput

Age: 40

Event: Men's 50m rifle 3 positions

Olympic history: 26th in qualification, 2008; 26th in qualification, 2012

Read more: Veteran Sanjeev Rajput chases Olympic dream after Asian Games silver

Rahi Sarnobat

Age: 30

Event: Women's 25m pistol

Olympic history: 19th in qualification, 2012

Read more: After battling COVID-19, Rahi Sarnobat sees 'shade of hope' in Olympics


SWIMMING

Srihari Nataraj

Age: 20

Event: Men's 100m backstroke (A standard)

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Srihari Nataraj touches Tokyo 'A' standard, awaits FINA nod

Sajan Prakash

Age: 27

Event: Men's 200m butterfly (A standard)

Olympic history: 28th, 2016

Read more: History maker Sajan Prakash -- "I think I'll pass out from the joy"

Maana Patel

Age: 21

Event: Women's 100m backstroke

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo


Table Tennis

Sathiyan Gnanasekaran

Age: 28

Event: Men's singles

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Hurricane and new rubber: How Sathiyan found his second wind

Sharath Kamal

Age: 39

Event: Men's singles, mixed doubles

Olympic history: Round 2, 2004; Round 2, 2008; Round 1, 2016

Read more: Ever-present Sharath Kamal at the heart of India's TT renaissance

Manika Batra

Age: 26

Event: Womens's singles, mixed doubles

Olympic history: Round 1, 2016.

Read more: Manika Batra practised to Tokyo time, now she's ready for the real thing

Sutirtha Mukherjee

Age: 25

Event: Women's singles

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Sutirtha Mukherjee and G Sathiyan qualify for Tokyo Olympics


TENNIS

Sania Mirza

Age: 34

Event: Women's doubles

Olympic history: Women's Singles and Women's Doubles, Round 1, 2008; Mixed doubles: Semifinals, 2016

Read more: The many sides of Sania's fame -- From dropping names to book tables to Googling herself

Ankita Raina

Age: 28

Event: Women's Doubles

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Ankita Raina in no mood to relax after achieving career-best doubles ranking


WEIGHTLIFTING

Mirabai Chanu

Age: 26

Event: Women's 49kg

Olympic history: DNF, 2016

Read more: Mirabai Chanu looks for Tokyo lift to ease Rio pain


WRESTLING

Vinesh Phogat

Age: 26

Event: Women's 53kg

Olympic history: Quarterfinals, 2016

Read more: Vinesh Phogat -- I'm now in the sport for myself, for the joy of wrestling'

Deepak Punia

Age: 22

Event: Men's 86kg

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Big appetite for success fast-tracks Deepak Punia to senior stardom

Sonam Malik

Age: 19

Event: Women's 62kg

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Sonam Malik wrests destiny into her own hands on path to superstardom

Bajrang Punia

Age: 27

Event: Men's 65kg

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Bajrang Punia fine-tuning moves to make Tokyo memorable

Seema Bisla

Age: 28

Event: Women's 50kg

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: At 50kg, Seema Bisla finally worth her weight in gold

Ravi Kumar Dahiya

Age: 24

Event: Men's 57 kg

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Ravi Kumar's passion bears fruit in impressive Worlds debut

Anshu Malik

Age: 19

Event: Women's 57kg

Olympic history: Debut in Tokyo

Read more: Bitter rivals turned best buds, Sonam Malik and Anshu Malik book Tokyo tickets


TEAMS - FIELD HOCKEY

Hockey Men's Team

Squad: Dilpreet Singh, Rupinder Pal Singh, Surender Kumar, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Gurjant Singh, Mandeep Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Lalit Upadhyay, PR Sreejesh, Sumit, Nilakanta Sharma, Shamsher Singh, Birender Lakra, Amit Rohidas, Vivek Prasad

Read more: Seasoned Sreejesh, drag-flick experts could help India spring a surprise in Tokyo

Hockey Women's Team

Squad: Navjot Kaur, Gurjit Kaur, Deep Grace Ekka, Monika Malik, Sharmila Devi, Nikki Pradhan, Savita Punia, Nisha, Vandana Katariya, Udita Duhan, Lalremsiami, Navneet Kaur, Sushila Chanu, Rani Rampal, Salima Tete, Neha Goyal

Read more: Decoding the India women's hockey team -- Rani, Gurjit and an improved defence