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June has plenty of sporting action taking place - which you can find listed out in ESPN India's sporting calendar.
Judoka Tulika Maan qualifies for Paris Olympics
Commonwealth Games silver medallist Tulika Maan on Tuesday secured a Paris Olympics quota for India in judo, according to the international body's list.
International Judo Federation (IJF) on Tuesday published a list of judokas who have qualified for the Paris Games and 25-year-old Tulika's name featured in the +78 kg category. The Indian was ranked 36th with 1345 points.
Euro 2024 Moment of the Day: Calafiori - Zaccagni smash the Modric fairytale apart
This may very well have been Luka Modric's last appearance at a major tournament for his nation and on his 178th appearance in the famous red-and-white checks, his thunder had been stolen by two players with a combined twelve caps between them.
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Euro 2024 stats: Modric joins Ronaldo, Spain's ominous 0, Zaccagni's record equaliser
ESPN's By The Numbers brings you best stats from all the Euro 2024 action on June 24:
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Equestrian: Anush Agarwalla to represent India in Paris Olympics
Anush Agarwalla will represent the country in the dressage event of the Paris Olympics after pipping close contender Shruti Vora on better average, the Equestrian Federation of India announced on Tuesday.
Agarwalla, who bagged gold in team dressage and bronze in individual dressage events at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, was picked ahead of Vora after a careful evaluation of the recent performances of the two contenders.
It will be India's first ever entry at the dressage event of the Olympics as largely riders in past editions competed in eventing categories only.
Agarwalla, with his horse Sir Caramello Old, has been consistent since the qualification period began last year and achieved Minimum Eligibility Requirement four times, while veteran Vora earned the required two MERs this month.
When an average was taken out of the contenders in the assessment, Agarwalla emerged winner. He had an average score of 67.695 per cent which was better than Vora's 67.163 per cent.
As per the criteria set by EFI, a rider-horse combination is required to achieve a minimum of 67 percent twice between January 1, 2023 and June 24, 2024 to be eligible for the Paris Games qualification.
According to EFI selection criteria, if more than one athlete is eligible then the athlete with the highest average in Grand Prix out of the best four events in the past one year shall be chosen to participate.
Vora, with horse Magnanimous, had earned her second MER of the year with her second-place finish at the Brno Grand Prix in Czech Republic, where she scored 68.174 in the dressage event, there by becoming eligible for Olympic qualification.
What's on today?
Not too much, really. On the field, with almost all of India's elite athletes now locked in preparations for the Paris Olympics, there's no competitive action to look forward to. Who knows what's in store off the field though?
What happened yesterday?
Football: The AIFF hit back at Igor Stimac, saying he made unreasonable and unprofessional demands
Archery: India secured men's and women's team quotas in archery for this year's Paris Olympics based on the updated world rankings.
Cricket: India defeated Australia with ease, sealing their spot in the semifinal, and Afghanistan's win over Bangladesh meant they joined India in the semifinal.