Full list of Indian athletes who will compete in multiple events at Paris Olympics 2024

Some athletes have qualified for multiple disciplines as well.

With few days to go for the Paris Olympics 2024, the anticipation is building for the quadrennial Games, scheduled from July 26 to August 11. The Indian contingent will see 117 athletes representing the country at the Paris Olympics, as they aim to bring glory to the nation with their performances.

India won seven medals at the Tokyo Olympics 2020, including one gold, two silver and four bronze medals. This time, the nation’s athletes will look to surpass the 10-medal mark at the Paris Olympics 2024. However, there are a few athletes who have already achieved a huge accomplishment by qualifying for more than one discipline at the Paris Olympics. We will now look at these athletes who will represent India in multiple events and disciplines.

Indians who will have qualified for the Paris Olympics in two Disciplines

Parul Chaudhary

Parul Chaudhary secured her berth in the women’s 3000m steeplechase for the Paris Olympics 2024 at the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest. She clocked a national record time in the finals of the event to finish 10th in a time of 9:15.31, not just to break the national record set by Lalita Babar previously at 9:19.76s but also to book her ticket to Paris.

She also qualified in the women’s 5000m event after World Athletics released the Road to Paris – rankings, where she finished 34th among 42 athletes who made it to the Summer Olympics 2024. Chaudhary’s top accomplishments in these events include winning the Asian Games gold in the 5000m and silver in the 3000m steeplechase events.

Manu Bhaker

Manu Bhaker is set to represent India in both women’s 10m air pistol and 25m pistol events after delivering a sensational performance at the National Olympic trials held for the Paris Olympics 2024 in both disciplines. She will also participate in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Paris Olympics 2024.

Bhaker had already won the quota place for India in the women’s 25m pistol event after finishing fifth in the event at the 15th Asian Shooting Championship in Changwon, Korea, which was a qualifying tournament for the Paris Olympics.

Priyanka Goswami

Priyanka Goswami is another Indian who will compete in two disciplines, having qualified in the women’s 20km race walk and marathon race walk mixed relay event. She first achieved the 20km race walk quota at the 10th Indian Open Race Walking Championships in Ranchi, which she won by clocking 1:28:50s to breach the Paris Olympics qualification mark.

She then teamed up with Akshdeep Singh, who also qualified in the marathon race walk mixed relay event after finishing 18th at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships in Antalya with a time of 3:05:03. Notably, this will be the first time the event will feature at the Summer Olympics.

List of other Indian athletes who will participate in multiple events at the Paris Olympics 2024

• Dhiraj Bommadevara (Archery – Individual, men’s team)
• Tarundeep Rai (Archery – Individual, men’s team)
• Pravin Ramesh Jadhav (Archery – Individual, men’s team)
• Bhajan Kaur (Archery – Individual, women’s team)
• Ankita Bhakat (Archery – Individual, women’s team)
• Deepika Kumari (Archery – Individual, women’s team)
• Parul Chaudhary (Athletics – Women’s 3000 m steeplechase, 5000m)
• Priyanka Goswami (Athletics – Women’s 20km walk, Marathon race walking mixed relay)
• Akshdeep Singh (Athletics – Men’s 20km walk, Marathon race walking mixed relay)
• Manu Bhaker (Shooting – women’s 10m air pistol, 25m pistol, mixed 10m air pistol team)
• Rhythm Sangwan (Shooting – women’s 10m air pistol, mixed 10m air pistol team)
• Sarabjot Singh (Shooting – men’s 10m air pistol, mixed 10m air pistol team)
• Arjun Singh Cheema (Shooting – men’s 10m air pistol, mixed 10m air pistol team)
• Elavenil Valarivan (Shooting – women’s 10m air rifle, mixed 10m air rifle team)
• Ramita Jindal (Shooting – women’s 10m air rifle, mixed 10m air rifle team)
• Arjun Babuta (Shooting – men’s 10m air rifle, mixed 10m air rifle team)
• Sandeep Singh (Shooting – men’s 10m air rifle, mixed 10m air rifle team)
• Anantjeet Singh Naruka (Shooting – men’s individual skeet, skeet team)
• Maheshwari Chauhan (Shooting – women’s individual skeet, skeet team)
• Achanta Sharath Kamal (Table Tennis – Men’s singles, Men’s team)
• Harmeet Desai (Table Tennis – Men’s singles, Men’s team)
• Manika Batra (Table Tennis – Women’s singles, women’s team)
• Sreeja Akula (Table Tennis – Women’s singles, women’s team)

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