Three more Indian athletes qualify for Rio Olympics 2016

Three more Indian athletes qualify for Rio Olympics 2016 on Sunday in Kazakhstan.

Long jump athlete Ankit Sharma, sprinter Srabani Nanda and archerer Atanu Das have made it to the qualification mark of Olympics this season.

Sharma and Nanda qualify for the Olympics after reaching the qualification mark at the Kosanov memorial athletics meet in Kazakhstan. National record holder Sharma from Madhya Pradesh met the qualification mark of men's long jump by covering a distance of 8.17 metres. Nanda from Odisha took 23.07 seconds to cover a distance of 200 metre in Kazakhstan. 

24 year old archer Atanu Das from West Bengal also made it to the list of athletes leaving for Rio in August. The announcement was made by the Archery Association of India after a selection process was held in Bangalore on Sunday. 

The three will join Mohammad Anas and Dutee Chand on the road to Rio. The total number of Indian athletes to qualify for Rio 2016 have come up to 103 till now.