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FROM 17 AUG - 23 AUG AT NEW DELHI, INDIA

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INDIAN SQUAD:

Event	Athlete(s)
Men's Singles	Lakshya Sen (WR14, 14th seed), Ayush Shetty (WR22)
Men's Doubles	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty (WR5, 5th seed), H. Amsakarunan-M.R. Arjun (WR24, 12th seed)
Women's Singles	P.V. Sindhu (WR12, 9th seed), Unnati Hooda (WR26)
Women's Doubles	Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand (WR39), Kavipriya Selvam-Simran Singhi (WR46)
Mixed Doubles	Dhruv Kapila - Tanisha Crasto (WR18, 15th sed), Rohan Kapoor-Ruthvika Shivani Gadde (WR42)

Reserves: Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy, Tharun Mannepalli, Kiran George, Mithun Manjunath (MS); Tanvi Sharma, Anmol Kharb, Malvika Bansod (WS)

MEDAL TALLY

Gold	Silver	Bronze
0	0	0

Event	Athlete(s)	Medal
		Hopefully many!

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Event/Date	Round	Match	Time (IST)	Result
AUG 17 (MON)
Men's Doubles	RO64	H. Amsakarunan-M.R. Arjun (WR24, IND) v/s Guildea-Reynolds(WR101, IRE)	FINISHED	WON(21-16, 6-4). Into RO32
Women's Doubles	RO64	Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand (WR39, IND) v/s Paula Lopez-Lucia Rodriguez (WR43, SPA)	FINISHED	WON(21-9, 21-13). Into RO32
Women's Singles	RO64	P.V. Sindhu (WR12, IND) v/s Sophia Noble(WR141, IRE)	FINISHED	WON(21-7, 21-11). Into RO32
Men's Singles	RO64	Ayush Shetty (WR22, IND) v/s Shi Yu Qi(WR1, CHN)	FINISHED	WON(21-14, 13-21, 21-19). Into RO32
Women's Doubles	RO64	Kavipriya Selvam-Simran Singhi (WR46, IND) v/s Jimenez-Carulla(WR69, SPA)	FINISHED	WON(22-20, 21-14). Into RO32
AUG 18 (TUE)
Mixed Doubles	RO64	Rohan Kapoor-Ruthvika Shivani Gadde (WR42, IND) v/s Jonathan Lai-Crystal Lai(WR63, CAN)	10:40 AM
Women's Singles	RO64	Unnati Hooda (WR26, IND) v/s Thet Htar Thuzar (WR140, MYA)	12:20 PM
Mixed Doubles	RO64	Asitha-Amrutha(WR60, IND) v/s Sonmez-Bektas(WR72, TUR)	1:20 PM
Women's Doubles	RO32	Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand (WR39, IND) v/s Lauren Lam-Allison Lee (WR17, USA)	5:20 PM
Men's Singles	RO64	Lakshya Sen (WR14, IND) v/s Collins Filimon (WR131, AUT)	6:10 PM

FROM 15 AUG - 30 AUG 2026 AT AMSTELVEEN, NETHERLANDS & WAVRE, BELGIUM

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INDIA MEN'S SQUAD (Pool D) — Captain: Harmanpreet Singh

Position	Players
Goalkeepers	Mohith HS, Suraj Karkera
Defenders	Harmanpreet Singh (C), Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Sanjay, Sumit, Yashdeep Siwach
Midfielders	Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Nilakanta Sharma, Rajinder Singh, Aditya Arjun Lalage
Forwards	Dilpreet Singh, Shilanand Lakra, Sukhjeet Singh, Mandeep Singh, Abhishek

Head Coach: Craig Fulton

INDIA WOMEN'S SQUAD (Pool D) — Captain: Salima Tete

Position	Players
Goalkeepers	Savita, Bichu Devi Kharibam
Defenders	Ishika Chaudhary, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Lalthantluangi, Jyoti, Shilpi Dabas
Midfielders	Salima Tete (C), Nikki Pradhan, Sakshi Rana, Sunelita Toppo, Neha, Deepika Soreng
Forwards	Lalremsiami, Rutuja Dadaso Pisal, Navneet Kaur, Deepika, Ishika, Baljeet Kaur, Beauty Dungdung

Head Coach: Sjoerd Marijne

INDIA'S POOL D STANDINGS — MEN'S HOCKEY WORLD CUP 2026

Pos	Team	Played	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	England	1	1	0	0	4	1	3	3
2	India	1	1	0	0	3	1	2	3
3	Wales	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0
4	Pakistan	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3	0

First match will be played on 15 August 2026 — India v/s Wales, 4:30 PM IST

INDIA'S POOL D STANDINGS — WOMEN'S HOCKEY WORLD CUP 2026

Pos	Team	Played	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	England	1	1	0	0	4	0	4	3
2	China	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	3
3	India	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	3
4	South Africa	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4	0

First match will be played on 16 August 2026 — India v/s China, 4:30 PM IST

Qualification note: Top 2 from each pool advance to the second round; bottom 2 head to the 9th–16th classification bracket.

Rules for tiebreaks: 1) points 2) matches won 3) goal difference 4) Goal For 5) Head to Head result (between tied teams) 6) Field Goals scored

Source: Wikipedia - Men's WC 2026 | Wikipedia - Women's WC 2026 | FIH Live Standings

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INDIA SCHEDULE — POOL STAGE

Pool	Stage	Match	Date	Time (IST)	Result
MEN
Men's Pool D	Group Stage	India v/s Wales	15 Aug	FINISHED	WON. Final Score: 3-1
Men's Pool D	Group Stage	India v/s England	17 Aug	6:30 PM
Men's Pool D	Group Stage	India v/s Pakistan	19 Aug	6:30 PM
WOMEN
Women's Pool D	Group Stage	India v/s China	17 Aug	FINISHED	DRAW. Final Score: 2-2
Women's Pool D	Group Stage	India v/s South Africa	18 Aug	6:30 PM
Women's Pool D	Group Stage	India v/s England	20 Aug	6:30 PM

Special Thanks: u/puppuli, u/parlejibiscoot, u/lookingleery_13

Hello everyone.

So, on a bit of unexpected lines, the Qualification Round of Men's Javelin, was bit of a shocker today. This was possibly the first time I can think of where no thrower has breached the automatic qualification mark and everyone had to qualify indirectly.

Coming to the elephant in the room, what was that?

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First things first, this is without a doubt, the most stacked lineup for Men's Javelin in the history of CWG. During Olympics, you will add only 1-2 names on these names in Top-8.

But the results? Defending Champion & Olympic Champion (Arshad Nadeem) threw 78. Defending World Champion (Walcott) threw 78. Pathirage who has been throwing 85+ consistently threw 81. Neeraj threw 79. Juliys Yego, who was in resurgence again with his 85+ throws, threw 74(eliminated). Anderson Peters, one of the most gifted thrower of recent times, threw 81.

Conditions in Glasgow were anything but ideal. Temperature of about 14-15 degrees celcius, that's one thing. Colder temperatures are never suited for Javelin considering the density of the air in cold weather is more. Making the air drag against the Javelin more mid-flight, increasing the risk of Javelin falling shorter than it should've gone.

Temperature was one thing, and can still be dealt with, by a slightly lower release angle. The second hard punch came in the name of Gusty Headwinds. Headwinds of about 8-10km/hr are considered non-ideal for Javelin, but gust headwinds of about 14km/hr? Deadly.

Headwinds are very important factor in Javelin throw, it's the air that flows against the trajectory of the javelin. A gust is a sudden spike in the air speed, which can damage the complete flow of the Javelin and can cause the Javelin to move sideways, or even sort of nosedive. A gusty headwind also ruins the momentum of a thrower sprinting towards the throwing area. The only workaround from this? Adjusting your technique and minimizing the losses, which everyone tried to do, but some failed.

Coming to Neeraj Chopra. Did he give his best? Looks like he was 90% there. He ran well, had a near perfect block , which he has improved massively after his split with Zelezny,look at his left leg, the way it remains stable and straight when he is about to release javelin). Great landing foot positioning (look at his toe in the picture below), it shouldn't be going out from the trajectory of Javelin). His release angle felt near perfect, maybe a few degrees higher. (38-42 degrees release is considered ideal)

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The result? It started flowing well into the air, but suddenly started going down with a sharpe angle after attaining highest vertical point. Very poor headwinds.

In such situations, throwing hard can be a double edged sword. You don't know the trajectory Javelin might follow. Controlled throws is the way to go. The better solution is, to lower the angle of release so you can decrease the effect of gust headwinds. By lowering the angle of release, your Javelin won't go too high (where gusty headwinds are more pronounced) and thus the trajectory might be better. But the resulting throw would be a few meters less. Not ideal, but that's what you need to eliminate the risk of getting eliminated in qualifications.

Look at the second throw of Neeraj.

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Neeraj lowered the angle of release slightly, threw the Javelin with a bit more power and managed to guide this one a bit better. There is a stark difference in how both of the Javelin landed in two throws. The first one kind of nosedived after attaining the highest point, the second throw landed much much better.

Does that mean Neeraj Chopra will win tomorrow? No. This was just an attempt to explain things a bit better. Neeraj Chopra is still trying to get back to his form. Mind you, he has competed only once since the World Championships last September. His technique has changed a bit as well, and is super clean now. He doesn't throw himself along with the Javelin anymore, which is much better.

The bad news is, however, that the event is scheduled to start at 8:15PM local time. Temperature will drop down few degrees to around 14 degrees while the prediction for wind is a bit better, but at around 8:30PM it will be more or less the same. So this event brings a lot of unpredictability on the table, but I'm super excited! Hope you are too!

1998. Asian Games. Bangkok. Heading into the event as defending champion, Jaspal Singh Rana was competing in a world-class lineup, locked in for a fierce battle till a tragedy struck. Jaspal Rana stood lifeless for minutes, with tears visibly coming down his cheeks as his pistol tragically malfunctioned during the event. But he didn't give up; the battle continued. Jaspal gathered his confidence. Final score, 589. 4th place finish. One point short of a medal. A defending champion could not finish on the podium this time. This event was not a story, it was part of a much bigger chapter. Chapter of Jaspal Singh Rana, India's finest pistol shooter.

A 12-year-old boy registered for the Senior National Shooting Championships in Ahmedabad. The year was 1988, and it wasn't exactly common to see a kid hold a pistol in a shooting range, but that beginning was just a shade of what that 12-year-old boy was going to achieve in the coming years. In a country that has had an underwhelming record at world games, a rare talent comes once in a decade or so - this is what Jaspal Singh Rana was all about, a prodigy, a rare talent, who firmed India's position in World Shooting. A proof of his extraordinary talent was seen by his father, when a 11-year-old Jaspal was asked by the federation to pick one of the rifle or pistol. He was great in both, but his pistol scores edged over his rifle numbers, so he picked up a pistol and never gave it up till the day he had to leave the world.

Some athletes win huge things in sports; some athletes make the sport huge. Jaspal Rana made shooting popular in India, years in and out, he kept going. Before we had Abhinav Bindra in Rifle, Jaspal Rana was the man, holding a pistol, 25 meters away from the target - shooting 10s after 10s.

That 12 year old boy competed head to head, against seasoned veterans, a lot of them shooting far more than the years that kid had lived on the earth. Jaspal Rana stunned everyone and clinched a Silver Medal, making a sensational headline for the newspapers in 1988. But it would take a few more years, and a much more improved 18-year-old Jaspal Rana to do the unthinkable. When I think of what turned out on that day, it feels like a straight-up detailing from a Bollywood film. But real-life events do have an element of uncertainty to them, so did his life in 1994.

City of Milan. 1 Jan 1994. World Shooting Championships. 25m Junior Standard Pistol was the event Jaspal was competing in. One day before his event, Jaspal developed a severe, excruciatingly painful boil on his knee. With a lump, filled with pus, on his knee, his condition kept getting worse with every passing hour. He was admitted to a local hospital in Milan under the watch of a doctor. He could not even stand properly, but getting it operated would ensure that he will have to withdraw from the competition as he would have to stay under medical observation for days.

Jaspal knew the challenge that lay ahead of him, his determination, his passion, to represent India and perform for his country made him ignore all the advice of the hospital's department. Mind you, shooters are not allowed to take painkillers as it slows down the reflexes, helping in shooting better. Jaspal Singh Rana, along with his coach Sunny Thomas, thought they knew much better what had to be done. Doctors would not let him go out in day time, so Jaspal and his coach had to find a way at night, only a few minutes window. They sneaked out. Yes, they sneaked out of the hospital.

Every step Jaspal took with his feet was a painful one. He somehow spent the night battling pain and getting his mind ready for the event. The boil had to be operated on, but defying the medical advice didn't raise a doubt in Jaspal's head. He was cool as a cucumber; stories of his calm demeanor and his intense focus are told well by the people who competed beside him.

Physically limited Jaspal woke up the next day in excruciating pain. Much of his time was spent on training that day, but a little had to be dedicated to managing the painful knee.

The event started. 20 finest marksmen had a pistol in their hands. Jaspal Rana, one of them, stood 25m away from his target. The event started. As soon as the first shot hit the target, Jaspal entered a completely different zone. Courage of his stable hands overtook any pain he was feeling from his knee. One shot wasn't enough; he had to fire 60 on the spot.

Jaspal Singh Rana shot a brilliant 569/600. Gold Medal. Junior World Champion. Relieved Jaspal was just letting the glory soak in, when a minute later his coach Sunny Thomas took him to the side and let him know what Jaspal just did. Junior World Record. Jaspal Singh Rana not only won the event but also broke the World Record in that event!

This was just the starting for the 18yo Jaspal, as his golden run continued in Hiroshima. Asian games 1994. 25m Center Fire Pistol was the event. India, was going through a massive draught as it had been 16 years since India last won a Gold Medal in Shooting in Asian Games. Jaspal was seen as a massive hope, and oh boy, did he not make them proud. With a pistol malfunction, Jaspal had to readjust his technique in the middle of the event, and even that was enough for Jaspal to defeat best Asian Shooter and win Gold Medal in the event.

Jaspal Singh Rana won 2 Golds, and total 5 Medals in Asian Games 1994. India waited 16 years for 1 Gold, Jaspal clinched 2 Golds in few days. 2 Golds in CWG'1998 , 6 medals in CWG'2002, another Gold in CWG'2006. Jaspal Rana made sure Indian national anthem was heard loud at the shooting arenas all over the world for well over a decade.

Jaspal Singh Rana practicing in a shooting range

Asian Games 2006, was his most succesful campaign where he clinched 3 Gold Medals, also equalling the World Record in Men's 25m Center Fire Pistol, with a sensational score of 590. But guess what, you can't see everything on a scoresheet. Jaspal Rana, was battling a severe fever during the event, but the fighter in him knew what was on the plate. His mental strength remained unparalell to anyone once he held his pistol in his hand.

Jaspal Rana, India's most decorated CWG athlete. 15 Medals in 4 editions.

A lot of athletes, specially shooters, can't decide when is the time to call quits. Jaspal Rana, after his best year in 2006 Asian Games, decided there won't be a better time to leave than to leave after such an insane high. Jaspal Rana quit international shooting after 2006, but his love for shooting managed to bring a great career out of him for the second time- as a coach.

Jaspal Singh Rana was straightfoward, blunt coach. He had shooting in his mind, all day. He spent years coaching young shooters. His calm voice was heard, "Beautiful Shot" after seeing a shooter execure a perfect trigger pull, even if it didn't hit a 10.

Tujhse nahi ho paayega"(T:You won't be able to do it), he said to Manu Bhaker about her ambitions in competing in Women's 25m Pistol back in 2021 before Tokyo Olympics. A chapter in Manu's and Jaspal's life, which they wish never happened as it resulted in ugly ego fight. Maybe Jaspal Rana knew better, as out of form Manu reconcinled with Jaspal Rana back in 2023. After which Manu won a Gold in Asian Games, and clinched two medals in Paris Olympics'24. Manu credited Jaspal with her success, but Coach Sahab credited it back to Manu.

Manu Bhaker with her coach Jaspal Singh Rana, after clinching 2 medals in Paris Olympics'24

Anish Bhanwala. Manu Bhaker, Saurabh Chaudhary, Esha Singh, Yashsvini Deswal, Abhishek Verma. All the top pistol shooters from the past decade have been coached by Jaspal Singh Rana. As the nation mourns death of the legendary shooter and coach, I wonder about his vision - his plan for LA Olympics'28, that was cut short 2 years before he could see himself the legacy he had been building. Jaspal Rana was high performance head coach for Indian shooting contingent, and even went to Munich few weeks back in the ISSF World Cup, coaching the young guns. I hope the Indian shooting fraternity recovers from the shockwaves his sudden passing has sent throughout the country.

Rest in Peace Sir. Om Shanti.

FROM 2 JUNE - 7 JUNE AT JAKARTA, INDONESIA

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Event	Athlete(s)
Men's Singles	Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty, Kidambi Srikanth, H.S. Prannoy, Kiran George
Men's Doubles	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty, H. Amsakarunan-M.R. Arjun
Women's Singles	P.V. Sindhu, Unnati Hooda, Malvika Bansod
Women's Doubles	Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand
Mixed Doubles	Dhruv Kapila - Tanisha Crasto

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NOTE: The complete schedule will be updated one day before the matches.

Event/Date	Round	Match	Time (IST)	Result
JUN 2 (TUE)
Women's Singles	RO32	PV Sindhu (WR12, IND) v/s Busanan Ongbamrungphan(WR18, THA)	8:20 AM	TBD
Women's Singles	RO32	Malvika Bansod (WR54, IND) v/s Pornpawee Chochuwong(WR8,THA)	9:10AM	TBD
Men's Singles	RO32	Kidambki Srikanth (WR37, IND) v/s Yushi Tanaka(WR19, JAP)	9:20 AM	TBD
Men's Doubles	RO32	Hariharan Arjun (WR31, IND) v/s Nur-Tan(WR23,MAL)	10:50AM	TBD
Mixed Doubles	RO32	Dhruv-Tanisha(WR28, IND) v/s Chen-Guo (WR7, CHN)	10:50AM	TBD
Women's Doubles	RO32	Treesa-Jolly(WR34, IND) v/s Kusuma-Puspitasari(WR15, INA)	1 PM	TBD
Men's Singles	RO32	Lakshya Sen (WR11, IND) v/s Alwi Farhan(WR13, INA)	3PM	TBD
JUN 3 (WED)
To be announced