Four Indian wrestlers seeded in Olympics draw

New Delhi

Indian wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Deepak Punia and Ravi Kumar were today seeded in their respective categories for the Tokyo Olympics. Both Bajrang (65kg) and Deepak (86kg) have been seeded second, while Ravi (57kg) has been seeded fourth. Star female wrestler Vinesh is the top seed in the 53kg category.

Bengaluru
Chhetri extends contract with Bengaluru FC
India captain Sunil Chhetri has extended his contract with Bengaluru FC for another two years and will be with the Indian Super League side till 2023. Chhetri had joined the club in 2013.

Tokyo
Tokyo Olympics to allow limit of 10,000 local fans in venues
The Tokyo Olympics will allow some local fans to attend when the games open in just over a month, organising committee officials and the IOC said today. Organisers set a limit of 50 per cent of capacity up to a maximum of 10,000 fans for all the Olympics venues.

New York
Felix punches ticket to fifth Olympics at US trials
US track star Allyson Felix is going to the Olympics — for a fifth time. The 35-year-old punched her ticket to Tokyo on Sunday, finishing second in the 400m at the US trials in 50.02 seconds to claim her spot for the Summer Games, extending a glittering career with nine Olympics medals already in her coffers.

Wellington
Transgender lifter Hubbard selected for Olympics
Laurel Hubbard hefted 185kg in two lifts on the way to qualifying in the women’s super-heavyweight division for the Tokyo Olympics. That’s heavy. But it’s nowhere near the figurative weight Hubbard has carried to become the first transgender athlete to compete at an Olympic Games. Hubbard was among five weightlifters confirmed today in New Zealand’s team for Tokyo. At 43, she will also be the oldest weightlifter at the Games, and will be ranked fourth in the competition on August 2 for women 87kg (192 pounds) and over. Hubbard won a silver at the 2017 World Championships. Agencies