Tokyo Olympics: Indian Badminton, Table Tennis Teams Leave For Games Village

The Indian badminton and the table tennis teams have been cleared to travel to the Games Village.

The Indian badminton contingent spearheaded by PV Sindhu and the table tennis team on Sunday were cleared to travel to the Games Village for the Tokyo Olympics which get underway from July 23. An 88 member Indian contingent including 54 athletes arrived in Tokyo on Sunday for the upcoming Olympic Games. With 127 athletes, Tokyo Olympics will be India's highest ever playing contingent. Athletes and support staff in eight disciplines of badminton, archery, hockey, judo, swimming, weightlifting, gymnastics, and table tennis arrived in Tokyo. They were tested upon their arrival at the Tokyo airport and the badminton and table tennis contingent have been cleared to travel to Games Village. The Indian boxing team spearheaded by Amit Panghal and Mary Kom also arrived in Tokyo on Sunday from Italy. The Indian boxers had trained hard for the showpiece event in Italy and departed for Tokyo on Saturday.