53 sports persons to make debut for India in the individual events at Rio Olympics

Rio de Janeiro: A record number of 53  out of 86  Indian sportspersons will make  their debut in the Individual events   at the  31st  Olympic Games starting here from August 5.   Although  120 sports persons had qualified to represent India in this edition of he Games,  the participation of  two athletes -Inder Jeet Singh and Dharmbir Singh is in doubt as they have  not  been  not been  cleared of the   dope charges.   The list also does not includes 32 hockey players (16 men and 16 women) and  is  relevant only for the Individual event. The fact that 64 percent  are debutants   will  showcase their wares  in the Individual events is   a remarkable achievement in itself.   The debutants include 2 archers, 21 athletes, 4 shuttlers, ,3 golfers  8 shooters, 6 wrestlers,  2 swimmers, 2 weightlifters  1 juduko,1 rower  1 paddler  1 tennis player  and  1 Gymnast.   Among these   debutants, the spotlight will be on Shuttler P.V.Sindhu   Shooters Ritu Raj, Miraj Khan  Apurvi Chandela,  Gymnast Deepa Karmarkar , Wrestler  Sandeep Tomar and athletes Lalita Babbar and Ankit Sharma.   Even if these  debutants make it to the final round or finish among the top six, it will be a great boost for the sports in India.    The debutants Archery Atanu Das (West Bengal) Best : Mixed Silver, Archery World Cup 2016 Laxmi Rani Manjhi (Jharkhand) Best  Silver, 2015 World Archery Championships   Athletics Dutee Chand (Odisha) 100m Best :: 11.24 seconds (National record) After winning a CAS case for gender discrimination, the 100m sprinter broke her own national record to qualify for Rio. Sbrani Nanda (Odisha) 200m Best : 23.07 seconds Lalita Babar (Maharashtra) 3000m Best :: 9:27:09 minutes Medal Tally: Silver 2014 Asian Games Nirmala Sheoran (Haryana) 400 m~ 4 x 400m relay Best Performance: 51.48 sec Kavita Raut (Maharashtra)  Marathon Best :: 2:38:38 minutes Medal Tally: Silver, 10,000m 2010 Asian Games First  Indian woman  to win a track medal -bronze - at the CWG. OP Jaisha (Kerala)Marathon Best  : 2:34:43 hours (National record) Medal : Two bronze, 2006 Asian Games (5000m), 2014 Asian Games (1500m) Khushbir Kaur (Punjab) 20 km racewalk Best: 1:33:07 hours (National record) Medal : Silver, 2014 Asian Games Sapna Punia (Rajasthan) 20 km racewalk Best : 1:35:36 hours Manpreet Kaur (Punjab)Shot put Best : 17.96 m (National record) Muhammad Anas (Kerala)400m Best  : 45.40 seconds (National record) Jinson Johnson (Kerala) 800m Best Performance: 1:45.98 minutes   Ankit Sharma (Madhya Pradesh) Long Jump Best :: 8.19 m (National Record) Sandeep Kumar (Haryana)  50 km walk Best  : 3:56:22 hours   Manish Singh Rawat (Uttarakhand) Men's 50 km walk Best 3:57:11 hours Nitendra Singh Rawat (Uttarakhand)Marathon Best : 2:15:48 hours T Gopi  Marathon Best : 2:16:15 hours Kheta Ram (Rajasthan) Marathon Best : 2:17:23 hours Arokia Rajeev (Tamil Nadu) 4 x 400 relay Best : 3:00.91 minutes (National Record) Medal : Bronze, 2014 Asian Games P Kunhu  (Kerala)4 x 400 relay Best  3:00.91 minutes (National Record)     Ayyasamy Dharun (Tamil Nadu) 4 x 400 relay Best : 3:00.91 minutes (National Record) Anilda Thomas (Kerala) 4 x 400 m relay Best  52.40 sec   Badminton PV Sindhu (Telangana) Best :: World No. 9 (13 March, 2014) Medal :: 4 bronze, 2014 CWG, 2014 Asian Games, 2013 AND 2014 World Championship K Srikanth (Andhra Pradesh) Best:: World No. 3 (4 June 2015)  defeated five-time world Champion Lin Dan. Manu Attri (Uttar Pradesh) Best : World No.24 (2 July 2015) Sumeedh Reddy (Telangana) Men's doubles Best : World No. 17 (12 December, 2015) Judo Avtar Singh (Punjab) Best :round  of 16 at 2014 CWG Golf Anirban Lahiri (Karnataka) Best  : Tied 5th, 2015 PGA Championship   SSP Chowrasia (Kolkata) Best: Winner, 2008 Indian Masters   Aditi Ashok (Karnataka) Best : Ranked 3rd, Rookie of the year, Ladies European Tour Gymnastic Deepa Karmar  (Tripura) First Indian women to qualify for the mega event.It is in this city she made the cut in the test event Singles sculls (rowing) Dattu Bhokanal (Maharashtra) Best:: Silver, 2015 Asia Championship Shooting Jitu Rai  10m Air Pistol, 50m Air Rifle Best : World No.1 (ISSF 10 M Air pistol), 2 (ISSF 50 M Air pistol) Medal : Two gold, 2014 CWG (50 m), 2014 Asian Games (50 m), bronze, 2014 Asian Games (10 m Team) Gurpreet Singh (Punjab) 25 Rapid Fire Pistol Best : World No. 13 Medal Tally: Two gold, 2010 CWG (2), one bronze, 2010 CWG Aupurvi Chandela (Rajasthan) 10m air rifle Best: World No. 19 Medal Tally: Gold, 2014 CWG Prakash Nanjappa (Karnataka) 50m Pistol Best   World No. 31(ISSF 50 m pistol) Medal Tally: Silver, 2014 CWG, one bronze, 2014 CWG Kynan Chenai (Telangana) Trap Best  World No. 42 Chain Singh (J&K) 10m Air Rifle Best : World No. 27 Medal: One bronze, 2014 Asian Games Ayonika Paul (Maharashtra) 10m Air Rifle Best  : World No. 20 Medal Tally: One silver, 2014 CWG Mairaj Ahmed Khan (Uttar Pradesh) Skeet Best: World No. 4 Medal One gold, 2010 CWG Swimming: Sajan Prakash (Kerala) 200 m butterfly Best : 1:59.69 minutes   Shivani Kataria (Haryana) 200 m freestyle A wildcard entrant, she is the only woman swimmer to represent India at the World Championships. Table Tennis Manika Batra (Delhi) Best : World No. 143 Tennis Prarthna Thombare (Maharashtra) Women’s doubles Best ; World No. 208 (May 2016) Current: 210 (June 2016) Medal : One bronze, 2014 Asian Games Weightlifting: Sivalingam Sathish Kumar (Tamil Nadu)  77kg Best ;: Gold, 2014 CWG Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (Manipur) Women’s 48kg Best ; Silver, 2014 CWG Wrestling Sandeep Tomar (Uttar Pradesh)  FS 57kg Best : Gold at Asian Wrestling Championships Harrdip Singh (Haryana)  GR 98kg Best:: Silver at Asian Wrestling Championships, Reached final of Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament. Ravindra Khatri (Haryana)  GR 86kg Khatri  made the cut  after his opponent, Kenzheev Zhanarbek of Kyrgyzstan, failed his drug test. Vignesh Phtogat (Haryana) Women's 48kg Best :: Gold, 2014 CWG, bronze, 2014 Asian Games Shashi Malik (Haryana)Women's 58kg Best   :Silver, 2014 CWG Babita Kumari (Haryana)Women's 55kg Best: Gold, 2014 CWG, Silver, 2010 CWG, Bronze, 2012 World Championship