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Indian track and field is still seeking its Anju Bobby George moment. London 2012 had a few highs: national records for the walkers KT Irfan (20km, 10th finish) and Basanta Bahadur Rana (50km, 36th finish), and final spots for throwers Vikas Gowda and Krishna Poonia.Gowda has qualified for Rio but been missing all season, and Poonia has been replaced by Seema (Antil) Poonia, a former junior world discus champion.Any improvement from London 2012 will be enormous. The spurt of national records just in time for qualifying could be a case of peaking early. If there is a team that needs to be followed it is, as always, the 4x400m womens relay -- Asian Champions, new national recorder holders and always capable of making it into the last eight.The teamMen:Dharambir Singh - 200mMohd Anas - 400m and 4x400m relayJinson Johnson - 800mAyyasamy Dharun -?4x400m relayMohan Kumar -?4x400m relaySumit Kumar -?4x400m relayMohammed Kunhi -?4x400m relayArokia Rajiv -?4x400m relayT Gopi - marathonKheta Ram - marathonNitendra Singh Rawat - marathonBaljinder Singh - 20km walkGurmeet Singh - 20km walkIrfan Koluthum Thodi - 20km walkSandeep Kumar - 50km walkManish Singh - 50 km walkAnkit Sharma - long jumpRenjith Maheshwary - triple JumpInderjeet Singh - shot putVikas Gowda - discus throwWomen:Dutee Chand - 100mSrabani Nanda - 200mNirmala Sheoran - 400m and 4x400m relayTintu Luka - 800mLalita Babar - 3000m steeplechaseSudha Singh - 3000m steeplechaseAshwini Akkunji -?4x400m relayDebashree Majumdar - 4x400m relayJisna Mathews - 4x400m relay?M. R. Poovamma - 4x400m relay?Nirmala Sheoran - 4x400m relay?Anilda Thomas -?4x400m relayOP Jaisha - marathonKavita Raut - marathonKhushbir Kaur - 20km walkSapna Punia - 20km walkManpreet Kaur - shot putSeema Antil - discus throwThe key dates12-21 AugustHow they got thereIndian athletes qualified for the Olympics after achieving the qualifying standard in the above-mentioned events.What they sayKheta Ram:?To be honest, I had never seen or heard of the Olympics before. I am very excited since I am going there. I am sure its something quite special.Ashwini Akkunji:?In 2012, I didnt get the opportunity. This year, after a lot of things, after a lot of pain, a lot of mental trauma, I had to be in the team and I struggled a lot. I am finally in the team, and my relay is coming back like [it was] in the Commonwealth Games [of 2010].The rhythm is coming back, and I feel happy for that.Inderjeet Singh:?Once it is over, I should have not any regrets about what might have been. I am prepared to give 100% in Rio. This is not the last Olympics for me. I am ready for Tokyo (2020) as well.Nitendra Singh Rawat:?Those five rings are given to extremely fortunate people. Since the time I got to know that I will be representing India at the Olympics, I have felt an inner motivation and my desire to work harder has also increasedDutee Chand:?I am really happy to have qualified for Rio Olympics. It has been a tough year for me. My hard work and that of my coach (N Ramesh) has paid off.ExtrasIt will be the fourth consecutive time that Vikas Gowda will represent India at the Olympics after 2004, 2008 and 2012 in the discus throw event. No other Indian male athlete has featured in four Olympics.Indias track record* Indian archers have participated in every Olympics since 1948.* India has never won a medal in athletics at the Olympics.* Vikas Gowda and Krishna Poonia finished eighth and sixth respectively in the discus throw at the London Olympics in 2012.* Milkha Singh finished fourth in the 400m at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. It remains the best performance by an Indian male athlete.* PT Usha finished fourth in the 400m hurdles at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, which is the best performance by an Indian female athlete. Devin Singletary Jersey . Miller reached right to deflect Mikhail Grabovskis attempt with just over 2 minutes remaining in regulation, and then made two more saves in the shootout Sunday to give the Sabres a 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals. 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TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Vincent Jackson is back on the practice field after missing a big part of last season because of injuries.The three-time Pro Bowl selection is also excited about the upcoming release of a second childrens book hes written to support military families.Danny Dogtags: Soccer Superhero will go on sale next month, with proceeds supporting the players Jackson in Action 83 Foundation, which he launched four years ago to help military moms and dads remain connected with their kids during deployments, as well as heighten awareness of other issues facing service members and their loved ones.Jackson, the son of parents who were both in the military, and his wife, Lindsey, have also published Danny Dogtags: Dealing with Deployment. They plan to write a third book to complete a trilogy.Our first book was launched about a year and a half ago. ... Basically that book focused on a great family story, a talking piece for parents to sit down with young military kids and discuss the tough terms of what its like to transition through maybe one of your parents being deployed for an extended period of time. We try to make that kind of fun, light-hearted, and make it easier for parents to get that across to young kids, Jackson said.Jackson, 33, explained the main pillars of Jackson in Action 83 focus on emotional health, physical health and educational development of children. The second installment in the Danny Dogtags series finds the main character struggling as a young soccer player whos made poor choices regarding his nutrition.The receiver is a character in the book, too.I come and visit the team at practice, kind of give them some basic tips on eating healthy, getting good rest, things like that, Jackson said.dddddddddddd (Danny) takes that home, takes that to heart, shares it with his family, and he starts excelling with his friends and family.Jackson is a six-time 1,000-yard receiver whos looking to rebound from one of the least productive seasons of his career. The 12th-year pro sat out three games in November, as well as the final three of 2015 because of a knee injury, finishing with 33 receptions for 543 yards and three touchdowns.The numbers were his worst since 2010, when appeared in just five games because of a contract dispute and had 14 catches for 248 yards and three TDs for the San Diego Chargers.Tampa Bay got off to a 6-6 start before going 0-4 down the stretch last season. Jackson sat out the last three games and had one catch for 5 yards over the final month.He reported to training camp last week, feeling good physically and eager to revert to his form of 2012-14, when he had three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons for the Bucs.Jackson also topped 1,000 yards three times in seven seasons with the Chargers from 2005-11.Im feeling really good ... but Ive been good since early in this offseason. I had a great complete offseason with our OTAs and everything like that, Jackson said. Im just excited, ready to get through a great training camp, continue to build on the fundamentals and prepare myself as best I can to perform well throughout the season.---Online: AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '