Shooting, traditionally India’s most successful discipline, has been dropped from the programme for these Games, much to India’s anger. And then Chopra, India’s flag-bearer and the reigning Commonwealth and Olympic javelin champion, pulled out on Tuesday because of injury. Rising 20-year-old star Lakshya Sen, the men’s world number 10, has been laid low by injury but is another with medal hopes. India’s men’s badminton team are buoyant after winning the prestigious Thomas Cup, the world team championship, for the first time in May. The men’s hockey team will look to clinch their first Commonwealth gold after a disappointing 2018 campaign.

Source: Daily Nation July 28, 2022 07:47 UTC