South Asian Games gold medallist Indian judoka Avtar Singh has qualified for the Rio Olympic Games under 90kg weight category. According to an official statement of the International Judo Federation, Avtar has qualified for the Olympic under the continental quota. His World Ranking is now 79 with 182 points.Avtar, who hails from Gurdaspur in Punjab, won a gold in South Asian Games held in Shillong in February and a bronze medal in Asian Junior Judo Championships in 2011. He also won gold medals in Senior National Judo Championships in 2013-14 and 2014-15. In the Asian Judo Championships in April in Uzbekistan, Avtar finished fifth after beating judokas from China and Iran.