Indian athletes begin training at Tokyo

Gymnast Pranati Nayak. Pics/SAI

Indian athletes hit the ground running as they started their pre-Olympic training a day after landing here, hoping to live up to massive expectations in the pandemic-hit Games.

The first batch of Indian athletes arrived on Sunday morning and checked in to the Games village after fulfilling the COVID-19 related protocol requirements. The likes of archers Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das, table tennis players G Sathiyan and A Sharath Kamal, ace shuttlers PV Sindhu and B Sai Praneeth and lone Indian gymnast in fray, Pranati Nayak, started their training on Monday.

Archers Deepika Kumari (left) and Atanu Das sharpen their skills

While archery couple

Atanu and Deepika started sharpening their skills at the Yumenoshima Park, paddlers Sathiyan and Sharath Kamal too began their preparations in search of an elusive Olympic medal in the sport. Gymnast Nayak also started her training under the supervision of coach Laxman Manohar Sharma.

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