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In Pics: Indian athletes gear up to shine at Tokyo Olympics
The COVID-19 pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics is already underway and India athletes will be seen in action from Friday (July 23). Indian athletes in the Olympic village are fighting a dual war, and are under pressure. First is the pressure of the approaching games which start in two days and the second is that of Covid-19. But most of them are remaining focussed about performing at the biggest sporting stage. In these collection of pictures, we take a look at how some of India's top athletes are gearing up for Tokyo Olympic Games.
Swimmer Maana Patel
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Swimmer Maana Patel poses at the Olympic Aquatics Centre in the Tokyo Bay Area. Maana is one of three Indian swimmers competing in the Tokyo Olympics along with Sajan Prakash and Srihari Natarajan. (Source: Twitter)
Judoka Sushila Devi
Judoka Sushila Devi trains at the Olympic village ahead of her Tokyo Olympics debut. Sushila, who is Commonwealth Games silver medallist, will be competing in the 48-kg category. (Source: Twitter)
Gymnast Pranati Nayak
Indian gymnast Pranati Nayak poses in front of the Olympic rings in the Athletes Village in Tokyo. Pranati is the second Indian women gymnast to represent her country in the Olympics after Dipa Karmarkar. (Source: Twitter)
Archer Deepika Kumari
Archer Deepika Kumari trains at archery venue in Yumenoshima Park near Tokyo. It is a green space that hosts a cluster of sports facilities in the southeast of the city in a region called Koto. (Source: Twitter)
Wrestler Bajrang Punia
Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia is one of the country biggest medal hopes at the Tokyo Olympics. Bajrang is training hard to compete in the men's freestyle 65kg category, which will be held on August 6. (Source: Twitter)
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