Indian athletes who secured Paris Olympics Qualification in January

By Anmol Kakkar

Anmol is a freelance contributor at Khel Now and a passionate sports enthusiast who follows and covers a wide range of Olympic sports.

Published at :January 31, 2024 at 5:36 PM

Modified at :January 31, 2024 at 5:36 PM

19 Shooters have qualified for the Olympics so far

As the Paris Olympics are approaching in five months, the Indian athletes are giving their best to secure their berths. Out of the seven disciplines in which India has qualified, shooting and sailing have added seven more athletes to the list of 51 in January 2024.

The first one to book a spot for India in men’s trap was Bhowneesh Meridatta. The most recent one to join him was Vishnu Saravanan, who made it to the Olympics in Men’s ILCA 7 sailing event. The Indian women’s hockey team, however, missed the chance to qualify as they ended up fourth in the Olympic Qualification tournament. This means that India may not surpass its previous record of sending around 130 athletes to the Olympics.

The Indian shooters were outstanding at the Asian Championships, where they grabbed six out of eight available quotas. They have qualified in all the events except trap. With 19 shooters, India will have the largest shooting contingent ever at the Olympics. India has also filled up its rifle quotas. India is the only country to have at least one shooter in every event.

Vishnu Sarvanan, who won a bronze medal at the 2019 Laser U21 Worlds, secured his Olympic spot by finishing 26th in the world championships. He was impressive and came fifth among those who were yet to qualify. He was also among the top 10 in the overall rankings at one point.

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Let’s look at the list of athletes who have qualified for the Olympics in January

Rhythm Sangwan – Women’s 25m Air Pistol (shooting)
Raiza Dhillon – Women’s Skeet (shooting)
Esha Singh – Women’s 10m Air Pistol (shooting)
Anantjeet Sigh Naruka – Men’s Skeet (shooting)
Varun Tomar – Men’s 10m Air Pistol (shooting)
Vijayveer Siddhu – Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (shooting)
Vishnu Saravanan – Men’s ILCA7 (sailing)

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Anmol Kakkar

Anmol is a sports freelancer and writer who specializes in Olympic sports. He has been associated with Khel Now since 2023. An engineer by qualification, he holds a degree in computer science. A passionate sports enthusiast, Anmol follows almost every Olympic sports. He runs a Twitter page as well called Sports Arena and is quite active on Twitter on his ID, Anmolkakkar27, to promote sports in India. His favorite sport is badminton, and his favourite sportsperson is Saina Nehwal. An ardent supporter of Delhi-based teams across all sports leagues, Anmol also closely follows and covers parasports as well.