Now it remains to be seen if the Indian gets a repechage round
The $2,80,000 prize purse event will witness over 34,000 runners in five different categories
India Men's Hockey Team won the 2016 edition of Asian Hockey Champions Trophy, defeating arch-rivals Pakistan in Kuantan, Malaysia and going into the tournament as favourites
India beat Oman 7-0 in their last encounter during the Asian Games 2014
The 15-year-old archer won silver after losing a one-sided final to Trenton Cowles of the USA 0-6
World No. 5 India will begin their campaign against host Oman before taking on Malaysia, Pakistan, South Korea and Japan
India will go into the tournament as the defending champions after they won the 2016 edition when they beat Pakistan 3-2 in the final in Kauntan, Malaysia
Praveen cleared a distance of 15.68m to finish fifth in the Stage 2 competition Tuesday night but his good showing in Stage 1 where he was third with a jump of 15.84m took him to the podium
The fifth edition of the 10-day biennial event will be one of the first big-ticket hockey event to be played in the vibrant capital city of Muscat
The inaugural edition was clinched by India while Pakistan won the title twice in 2012 and 2013 before India lifted the title again in 2016 in Kuantan, Malaysia
The semi-finals will be played on October 27 with the final slated for October 28
Doing well at the Asian Champions Trophy will be integral in their preparations for the mega event on home soil later this year
The Japanese coach also revealed his team's strategic approach to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics where they will be gunning for a podium finish
World number five Indian team will begin its campaign against hosts Oman on Thursday
Gulia was the lone Indian boxer to qualify for the Games owing to her world title and lost in a unanimous 0-5 verdict to the Italian on Monday night
This is India's first athletics medal in this edition and third overall
Skipper Vivek Sagar Prasad's brace went in vain as Malaysia made a valiant fight back in the second half to clinch the yellow metal
In the men's semifinal match, Sudeep Chirmako (12th and 18th minute) and Rahul Kumar Rajbhar (3th) scored for India
"He was very good and won the crucial points. I couldn't push myself tough I managed to prolong the inevitable," said Sen after his final
China, the USA and Russia all scored 18 matchpoints (MP) and at Baku in 2016, the USA and Ukraine tied on 20 MPs