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Indias medal hopes in judo will rest on the shoulders of Olympic-debutant Avtar Singh, who qualified for the mens middleweight (90 kg) category by virtue of his ranking in 2016. Singh won gold at the 2016 South Asian Games in India, and followed it up with a semi-final finish at the Asian Judo Championship in Uzbekistan in April 2016. These performances helped him become the first judoka in the mens middleweight category to qualify for the Olympics since Rajinder Kumar Dhanger in 1992.Rower Dattu Bhokanal will become the fourth consecutive Indian to participate in the mens single sculls event at the Rio Olympics. Bhokanal qualified for Rio by finishing second in the Asia-Oceania qualification regatta in Korea earlier this year, and will be hoping to better the performances of fellow servicemen Bajrang Lal Takhar (2008) and Sawarn Singh (2012), both of whom have been medallists at the Asian Games. Bhokanal himself picked up a silver at the Asian Championships in China in 2015.Neither of Indias two swimmers - Sajan Prakash and Shivani Kataria - made it to Rio by meeting the Olympic qualification time. The two young swimmers have been training in Thailand as part of the Indian swimming federations scholarship scheme. While Prakash picked up three golds and a silver in events spanning freestyle and the butterfly (the event he will be competing at in Rio will be the 200m butterfly) at the South Asian Games in Guwahati in 2016, Shivani was the most successful swimmer across the board, with her six medals including four golds, one silver and one bronze apiece. India, whose first swimmer at the Games was Kolkatas Nalin Malik in Los Angeles 84 years ago, have had swimmers who have won individual heats in the past but a qualification for the semi-finals would be a significant first should it come in Rio.The teamSwimming:Sajan Prakash (200m butterfly)Shivani Kataria (200m freestyle)Rowing:Dattu Bhokanal - Mens single scullsJudo:Avtar Singh - Mens 90 kgThe key datesSwimming, RowingAugust 6-13JudoAugust 6-12How they got thereThe Swimming Federation of India selected Prakash and Kataria to represent the country at Rio via the Universality rule, which allows one male and one female competitor to participate provided the swimmer has participated in the last World Championship.Bhokanal secured a Rio berth after winning silver in the mens single sculls event at the 2016 FISA Asian and Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Hong Kong in April.Singh won a continental quota via his world ranking (79th) to qualify for the Olympics in the 90kg category.What they sayShivani Kataria:I realised I was the first female swimmer since 2004 to represent India at the Olympics. I want to use this opportunity to motivate and encourage more girls to take up the sport and pursue it professionally.Avtar Singh:At the big stage, experience counts and Im confident to tackle the challenges. I cannot predict anything but I promise that I wont disappoint.ExtrasAll the participants, in their respective categories, would be making their debut in the Olympics.Indias track record*India is yet to win a medal in either of the three sports..Wholesale Custom Packers Shirts . -- PGA TOUR Canada member Steve Saunders took a three-stroke lead Saturday in the Web. Cheap Packers Jerseys . Sulaiman, 44, was chosen unanimously Tuesday in a vote by the leadership, the World Boxing Council said. Sulaiman becomes the sixth president of the organization. http://www.custompackersjersey.com/custom-rashan-gary-jersey-large-72r.html . Scott won the Australian PGA last week in his first event in Australia since winning the U.S. Masters in April. 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"It was nerve-wracking, but we pulled through," said Collaros, who threw four touchdown passes to lead the Toronto Argonauts (8-4) to a 33-27 win over the Calgary Stampeders (9-3) in front of 28,781 fans at McMahon Stadium.NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- After losing three straight, the Nashville Predators got a balanced effort to get back on the winning track.Kevin Fiala and Viktor Arvidsson scored two goals each as five Predators players came through with their first points of the season to lead illness-depleted Nashville to a 5-1 victory over the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.Calle Jarnkrok also scored, P.K. Subban and Filip Forsberg each added two assistse, and Juuse Saros had 34 shots for his first NHL victory.It is part of Juuses growing process and how he is evolving through this organization, Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said. He has been off to a terrific start in (AHL) Milwaukee with three one-goal games and he has one-goal game here. He really bailed us out.Saros was one of the five players recalled from Milwaukee to fill in for several Predators players still suffering from food poisoning. The problem has been attributed by team officials to chicken soup as part of the pregame meal in Detroit on Friday night.We were much less sick for this game, Laviolette said. But they didnt get a chance to eat much. They couldnt keep anything down.Scott Wilson scored in the opening minute of the game for Pittsburgh. Marc-Andre Fleury gave up the five goals on 23 shots through the first two periods before being replaced by Mike Condon, who stopped all seven shots he faced in the third.We have to become a more difficult team to play against, Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan said. It starts with our decision making but its beyond that at this point.We show signs when we have our game together and we are hard to play against and we show other signs where we dont make the right decisions.Arvidsson tied the score on the power play at 3:08 of the first period, and Fiala beat Fleury with a wrister to start a four-goal second with his first of the season at 2:26.I was happy for Kevin, Laviolette said. He has been working hard, but you arent seeing it on paper. He built a lot of confidence playing on one of our top lines. He was a big contributor.Jarnkroks wrister made it 3-1 just past midway through the period with his ffirst point of the season, and Fiala got his second goal about a minute later for his first career multi-goal game.ddddddddddddArvidssons second of the game and third of the season, into the top right corner of the net, capped the scoring with 36 second left in the second.It only took 52 seconds for Saros to give up his first goal in his second NHL start. Wilson skated in to beat Saros to his glove side with a wrist shot.I just tried to start the game all over again after that shot, Saros said. You cant keep thinking about those goals. You have to continue to keep playing.It was great to get my first NHL victory. It was an amazing thing. It was even better to get it against Pittsburgh since Fleury was one of my early idols. I have spent a lot of time watching his highlights.Saros credited his teammates with making his job a little easier by keeping the area in front of the net clear.I give a lot of credit to the guys in front of me particularly on rebounds, Saros said. They kept guys out of the front of the net so I could see the puck well. It was a lot of fun to play behind those guys.Pekka Rinne, Mike Fisher, Craig Smith and Colton Sissons were all sidelined dealing by the illness. Along with Saros, the others called up were forwards Frederick Gaudreau, Trevor Smith, Austin Watson and Harry Zolnierczyk.Game notes Nashvilles Yannick Weber and Saros each earned their first assists of the season. ... The five goals were the most allowed by Fleury in a game this season. ... Nashville placed Cody Bass on injured reserve with an upper-body injury. ... Nashville set a franchise record with the power-play goal, the ninth of the season in the first five games, beating the previous record of seven set in 2005-06 and 2002-03. ... Pittsburghs Matt Cullen, who played two seasons for the Predators, became the 59th player in NHL history to play in 1,300 games. ... Gaudreau made his NHL debut for Nashville.UP NEXTPenguins: Host Florida on Tuesday night.Predators: At Anaheim on Wednesday night. ' ' '