Indian Air Force is proud to announce the inclusion of five Air Warriors (four competing and one as a referee) in the Indian contingent, after a gap of 25 years, for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics 2021 to perform,┬аoutshine and bring medals for the country. It is a matter of great pride for the warriors in blue to achieve such potentials to represent the National flag.┬аIAF Sports has made significant progress at the National and International arenas wherein talented Air Warriors have shown their grit and┬аdetermination, and have won medals at the Asian Games,┬аCommonwealth Games, World Cups and World Championships, thus bringing accolades for the country in the international arena. Over the years,┬аIAF sportspersons have exhibited consistent improvement in their performance and there has been an increase in the number of Air Warriors becoming part of national coaching camps for international tournaments.
The following IAF sportsmen and officials are members of Indian Contingent for Tokyo Olympics 2021:-
A. Sgt Shivpal Singh┬аof IAF Athletics team┬аqualified for Tokyo Olympics 2021┬аin Javelin throw event after an effort of 85.47 meters in ACNW League at South Africa on 25 Jan 20. Prior to this,┬аSgt Shivpal Singh,┬аbeing a member of IAF Athletics team, created history by winning┬аGold┬аmedal in Javelin throw event covering a distance of 83.33 Meters in Military World Games held at Wuhan, China in Oct 2019.
B. Sgt Noah Nirmal Tom┬аof the IAF Athletics team┬аqualified for Olympics 2021┬аat Tokyo as member of Indian 4X400 m mixed relay team by virtue of his performance in IAFF World championship 2019.
C. JWO Deepak Kumar┬аof the IAF Shooting team┬аqualified for Olympics 2021┬аat Tokyo in 10 Mtr Air Rifle event by winning┬аBronze┬аmedal at 14th┬аAsian Shooting championship held at Doha, Qatar in Nov 2019.
D. Cpl Alex Antony┬аof IAF Athletics team┬аqualified for Olympics 2021┬аin 4X400 m Mixed relay. The air warrior participated in Senior Inter State Athletics Championship held at Patiala from 25 Jun to 29 Jun 21 and Indian Grand prix-IV held at Patiala on 21 Jun 21. By virtue of attaining the entry standards laid down by the International Association of Athletics Federation, he has secured his place at the Olympics.
E. MWO Ashok Kumar┬аhas been selected by┬аUnited World Wrestling (UWW)┬аas a Referee to officiate in the Wrestling Competition of the┬аTokyo Olympics Games. He is the┬аfirst Indian Referee┬аwho would be officiating in┬аback to back Olympic Games.
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