India at the Summer Olympics – The journey so far
The Olympic Games, delayed by a year, gets underway on July 23 in Tokyo and the Indian contingent will get into the thick of things from the word go.
Archery qualification events begin before the opening ceremony and medal events get underway from Saturday, July 24. Along with archery, shooting will be one of the first big medal events to watch out for India in the first two days of the Games.
Here’s an overview of the schedule for events where Indians will be participating:
Note: Detailed daily schedule will be published closer to action. This is an overall schedule for events without specific start times or opponent details in some cases. No. Indian athletes who have qualified in the event mentioned in.
India entered four archers at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. India entered with a six person archery team in the London 2012 Olympics.
July 23, Friday: Qualification rounds
July 24, Saturday: Mixed team eliminations followed by medal matches
July 26, Monday: Men’s team eliminations followed by medal matches
July 27, Tuesday: Men’s and women’s individual eliminations (1/32, 1/16)
July 28, Wednesday: Men’s and women’s individual eliminations (1/32, 1/16)
July 29, Thursday: Men’s and women’s individual eliminations (1/32, 1/16)
July 30, Friday: Women’s individual eliminations (1/8, QF, SF) and medal matches
July 31, Saturday: Men’s individual eliminations (1/8, QF, SF) and medal matches
Only four Indian badminton players who have qualified for Tokyo Olympics.
NOTE: Group schedule for groups involving Indians: (Tokyo timings, approximate)
July 25, Sunday: 10:40 PUSARLA V. Sindhu IND (6) vs POLIKARPOVA Ksenia ISR
July 27, Tuesday: 12:40 CHEUNG Ngan Yi HKG vs POLIKARPOVA Ksenia ISR
July 28, Wednesday: 11:00 PUSARLA V. Sindhu IND (6) vs CHEUNG Ngan Yi HKG
July 24, Saturday: 13:00 B. Sai Praneeth IND (13) vs ZILBERMAN Misha ISR
July 26, Monday: 11:20 CALJOUW Mark NED vs ZILBERMAN Misha ISR
July 28, Wednesday: 18:00 B. Sai Praneeth IND (13) vs CALJOUW Mark NED
July 24, Saturday: 12:20 GIDEON MF / SUKAMULJO KS INA (1) vs LANE Ben / VENDY Sean GBR
July 24, Saturday: 12:20 LEE Yang / WANG Chi-Lin TPE vs RANKIREDDY S / SHETTY C IN
July 26, Monday: 11:20 LEE Yang / WANG Chi-Lin TPE vs LANE Ben / VENDY Sean GBR
July 26, Monday: 12:40 GIDEON MF / SUKAMULJO KS INA (1) vs RANKIREDDY S / SHETTY C IND
July 27, Tuesday: 12:00 GIDEON MF / SUKAMULJO KS INA (1) vs LEE Yang / WANG Chi-Lin TPE
July 27, Tuesday: 12:00 RANKIREDDY S / SHETTY C IND vs LANE Ben / VENDY Sean GBR
July 30, morning session: Men’s singles round of 16, men’s doubles QF
July 30, afternoon session: Men’s and womens singles round of 16
July 31, morning session: 12:20 Men’s doubles SF
July 31, afternoon session: Womens singles QF
August 1, morning session: Men’s singles QF
August 1, afternoon session: Women’s singles bronze and gold medal match
August 2, afternoon session: Men’s singles bronze and gold medal match
NOTE: TBD Men’s doubles medal matches
India will be represented by a record 15 shooters at the Tokyo Games. The Indian team has eight rifles, five pistols, and two skeet shooters, besides coaches and support staff members
| Event | Qualification | Final(s) | Athletes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10m air rifle women | July 24, 5 am | July 24, 7.15 am | Elavenil Valarivan & Apurvi Chandela |
| 10m air pistol men | July 24, 9.30 am | July 24, 12 noon | Saurabh Chaudhary & Abhishek Verma |
| 10m air pistol women | July 25, 5.30 am | July 25, 7.45 am | Manu Bhaker & Yashaswini Singh Deswal |
| 10m air riflemen | July 25, 9.30 am | July 25, 12 noon | Deepak Kumar & Divyansh Singh Panwar |
| Skeet men | Day 1: July 25, 6 am Day 2: July 26, 6.30 am | July 26, 12.20 pm | Angad Vir Singh Bajwa & Mairaj Ahmad Khan |
| 10m air pistol mixed team | July 27, 5.30 am (Stage 1, Stage 2)* | Bronze: July 27, 7.30 am Gold: July 27, 8.05 am | Two teams TBC |
| 10m air rifle mixed team | July 27, 9.45 am (Stage 1, Stage 2)* | Bronze: July 27, 11.45 am Gold: July 27, 12.20 pm | Two teams TBC |
| 25m pistol women | Precision: July 29: 5.30 am Rapid: July 30: 5.30 am | July 30, 11 am | Manu Bhaker & Rahi Sarnobat |
| 50m 3-positions women | July 31, 8.00 am | July 31, 12.30 pm | Anjum Moudgil & Tejaswini Sawant |
| 50m 3-positions men | August 2, 8.00 am | August 2, 13.20 pm | Sanjeev Rajput & Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar |
(*Mixed team qualification results could confirm medals even before finals)
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| Opponents | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | July 24, 2021 | 5:15 PM IST |
| Germany | July 26, 2021 | 5:45 PM IST |
| Great Britain | July 28, 2021 | 6:30 AM IST |
| Ireland | July 30, 2021 | 8:15 AM IST |
| South Africa | July 31, 2021 | 8:45 AM IST |
| Opponents | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | July 24, 2021 | 6.30 AM IST |
| Australia | July 25, 2021 | 3.00 PM IST |
| Spain | July 27, 2021 | 6:30 AM IST |
| Argentina | July 29, 2021 | 6.00 AM IST |
| Japan | July 30, 2021 | 3.00 PM IST |
August 1, Sunday: Men’s quarter-finals
August 2, Monday: Women’s quarterfinals
August 3, Tuesday: Men’s semifinals
August 4, Wednesday: Women’s semifinals
August 5, Thursday: Men’s medal matches
August 6, Friday: Women’s medal matches
Superstar athlete Saikhom Mirabai Chanu made history on Saturday as she became the one and only Indian weightlifter to qualify for India
Sat, 24 Jul, 6:20 IST: Women’s 49kg Group B
Sat, 24 Jul, 10:20 IST:Women’s 49kg Group A (medal event)
Indian wrestling contingent will field seven wrestlers, headlined by medal contenders Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat
| Event | Name | Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| Womens Freestyle 50kg | Seema Bisla | AUG 6, FRI AM: Rd of 16, QFs AUG 6, FRI PM: SFs AUG 7, SAT PM: Repechage, medals |
| Womens Freestyle 53kg | Vinesh Phogat | AUG 5, THU AM: Rd of 16, QFs AUG 5, THU PM: SFs AUG 6, FRI AM: Repechage AUG 6, FRI PM: Medal matches |
| Womens Freestyle 57kg | Anshu Malik | AUG 4, WED AM: Rd of 16, QFs AUG 4, WED PM: SFs AUG 5, THU AM: Repechage AUG 5, THU PM: Medal matches |
| Womens Freestyle 62kg | Sonam Malik | AUG 3, TUE AM: Rd of 16, QFs AUG 3, TUE PM: SFs AUG 4, WED AM: Repechage AUG 4, WED PM: Medals |
| Mens Freestyle 57kg | Ravi Kumar | AUG 4, WED AM: Rd of 16, QFs AUG 4, WED PM: SFs AUG 5, THU AM: Repechage AUG 5, THU PM: Medal matches |
| Mens Freestyle 65kg | Bajrang Punia | AUG 6, FRI AM: Rd of 16, QFs AUG 6, FRI PM: SFs AUG 7, FRI PM: Repechage, medal matches |
| Mens Freestyle 86kg | Deepak Punia | AUG 4, WED AM: Rd of 16, QFs AUG 4, WED PM: SFs AUG 5, THU AM: Repechage AUG 5, THU PM: Medal matches |
Top-seeded (53kg) @Phogat_Vinesh ?? is on a quest to join Rio Olympic ? @SakshiMalik ?? as Indias only womens wrestling Olympic medalists.
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| Event | Name | Timings (in IST) |
|---|---|---|
| Mens 3000m Steeplechase | Avinash Mukund Sable | Heats: Jul 30, 5.30 am Final: Aug 2, 5.45 pm |
| Mens 400m Hurdles | MP Jabir | Heats: Jul 30, 7.25 am Semis: Aug 1, 5.45 pm Final: Aug 3, 8.50 pm |
| Mens Long Jump | M Sreeshankar | Qual: Jul 31, 3.40 pm Final: Aug 2, 6.50 pm |
| Mens Shot Put | Tajinderpal Singh Toor | Qual: Aug 3, 3.45 pm Final: Aug 5, 7.35 pm |
| Mens Javelin Throw | Neeraj Chopra, Shivpal Singh | Qual: Aug 4, 5.35 pm Final: Aug 7, 4.30 pm |
| Mens 20km Race Walk | Irfan, Rahul, Sandeep | Final: Aug 5, 1.00 pm |
| Mens 50km Race Walk | Gurpreet Singh | Final: Aug 6, 2.00 am |
| Mens 4 x 400m Relay | Heats: Aug 6, 4.55 pm Final: Aug 7, 6.20 pm | |
| Womens 100m | Dutee Chand | Heats: Jul 30, 8.10 am Semis: Jul 31, 3.45 pm Final: Jul 31, 6.20 pm |
| Womens 200m | Dutee Chand | Heats: Aug 2, 7.00 am Semis: Aug 2, 3.55 pm Final: Aug 3, 6.20 pm |
| Womens Discus Throw | Kamalpreet Kaur, Seema Punia | Qual: Jul 31, 6.00 am Final: Aug 2, 4.30 pm |
| Womens Javelin Throw | Annu Rani | Qual: Aug 3, 5.50 am Final: Aug 6, 5.20 pm |
| Womens 20km Race Walk | Bhawna, Priyanka | Final: Aug 6, 1 pm |
| 4 x 400m Relay Mixed | Heats: Jul 30, 4.30 pm Final: Jul 31, 6.05 pm |
July 26 (AM & PM): Round of 32
July 31 (AM & PM): Round of 16
August 3 (AM & PM): Quarter Finals
August 5 (PM): Semi-Finals
August 7 (PM): Final
July 25 (AM & PM): Round of 32
July 31 (AM & PM): Round of 16
August 3 (AM & PM): Quarter Finals
August 6 (PM): Semi-Finals
August 8 (PM): Final
July 24 (AM & PM): Round of 32
July 27 (AM & PM): Round of 16
July 30 (AM & PM): Quarter Finals
August 1 (AM & PM): Semi-Finals
August 3 (PM): Final
July 26 (AM & PM):Round of 32
July 29 (AM & PM): Round of 16
August 1 (AM & PM): Quarter Finals
August 5 (PM): Semi-Finals
August 7 (PM): Final
July 24 (PM): Round of 32
July 29 (AM & PM): Round of 16
August 1 (AM & PM): Quarter Finals
August 4 (PM): Semi-Finals
August 8 (PM): Final
July 25 (AM & PM): Round of 32
July 29 (AM & PM): Round of 16
August 1 (AM & PM): Quarter Finals
August 4 (PM): Semi-Finals
August 7 (PM): Final
August 7 (PM): Final
July 27 (AM & PM): Round of 32
July 30 (AM & PM): Round of 16
August 3 (AM & PM): Quarter Finals
August 5 (PM): Semi-Finals
August 8 (PM): Final
July 24 (AM): Round of 32
July 27 (AM & PM): Round of 16
July 30 (AM & PM): Quarter Finals
August 4 (PM): Semi-Finals
August 7 (PM): Final
July 25 (AM): Round of 32
July 28 (AM & PM): Round of 16
Jul 31 (AM & PM): Quarter Finals
August 6 (PM): Semi-Finals
August 8 (PM): Final
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July 24: MS/WS preliminary and round 1, XD round of 16
July 25: XD quarters, MS/WS round 2, XD semis
July 26: MS/WS round 3, XD bronze and gold medal
July 27: MS/WS round 3, round of 16
July 28: MS/WS quarters
July 259: MS/WS semis, WS bronze and gold medal
July 30: MS bronze and gold medal
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July 25: Women’s qualification
July 29: Women’s all-around final
August 1: Women’s vault final, women’s uneven bars final
August 2: Women’s floor exercise final
August 3: Women’s balance beam final
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July 30: Eventing (Dressage individual sessions 1 & 2)
July 31: Eventing (Dressage individual session 3)
August 1: Eventing Cross Country Individual
August 2: Eventing Jumping qualifier, final
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.
July 26: Table of 64, table of 32, table of 16, quarters, semis, bronze and gold medal
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July 29: Men’s Individual Stroke Play – Round 1
July 30: Men’s Individual Stroke Play – Round 2
July 31: Men’s Individual Stroke Play – Round 3
August 4: Women’s Individual Stroke Play – Round 1
August 5: Women’s Individual Stroke Play – Round 2
August 6: Women’s Individual Stroke Play – Round 3
August 7: Women’s Individual Stroke Play – Round 4
Indian judoka Sushila Devi has provisionally qualified for the Tokyo Olympics by claiming the continental quota
July 24: Preliminary rounds (AM), Final block (PM)
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July 24: Heats
July 25: Repechages
July 27: Finals C, Semifinals A & B
July 29: Finals A, Finals B
India will compete in more than one sailing event in an Olympics for the first time in their history.
July 25, 26, 27, 29, 30: Opening series
August 1: Medal race
July 27, 28, 30, 31: Opening series
August 2: Medal race
July 25, 26, 27, 29, 30: Opening series
August 1: Medal race
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July 25 (PM): Heats
July 26 (AM): Semi-finals
July 27 (AM): Final
July 25 (PM): Heats
July 26 (AM): Semi-finals
July 27 (AM): Final
July 25 (PM): Heats
July 26 (AM): Semi-finals
July 27 (AM): Final
July 29 (PM): Heats
July 30 (AM): Semi-finals
July 31 (AM): Final
July 26 (PM): Heats
July 27 (AM): Semi-finals
July 28 (AM): Final
India tennis player Sumit Nagal has qualified for the mens singles tennis event at Tokyo Olympics
July 24, 25: First round
July 26: Second round
July 27, 28: Quarter- Finals
July 29: Semi-Finals
July 31: Bronze medal match
August 1: Gold medal match
July 24, 25: First round
July 26, 27: Second round
July 28: 3rd Round
July 29: Quarter Finals
July 30: Semi-Finals
July 31: Bronze medal match
August 1: Gold medal match
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