In the National Inter-State Athletics Championships in Patiala, 2018 Asian Games bronze medallist discus thrower Seema Punia booked her ticket for the Tokyo Games with a gold medal-winning throw of a 63.72-meters on the concluding day. The 37-year-old Seema bettered the Olympic qualification mark of 63.50m.

Meanwhile, Aditi Ashok qualified for her second Olympic Games after the final Olympic rankings were released yesterday.
In gymnastics, the Asian Championships bronze-medallist in vault, Pranati Nayak, earned a quota for Tokyo Olympics.