Sports-wise breakdown of India’s Paris Olympics contingent

Shooting and athletics will send most athletes for India.

The Paris Olympics are slated to begin on July 26 and end on August 11. 32 sports in all have been selected for this year’s Olympics, which will feature 329 events. India has been on an improving trend in the Olympics in the last decade, with the number of competitors and medals on the ascend.

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics saw India present their largest contingent with 124 athletes in the quadrennial event. With seven medals, which included the first-ever individual gold in track events, it was their best show. India will be fielding 117 athletes this year in Paris.

Paris will see the Indian contingent with most athletes with medal opportunities. Neeraj Chopra will be the primary man with all the limelight, defending his crown in the javelin throw event. Veteran paddler Sharath Kamal will be the flag-bearer in the opening ceremony and will look to end the long wait for a medal in table tennis.

With this and much more, let’s look at the sports-wise list of the Indian contingent who will be heading to Paris.

India’s Olympic Qualifiers for Paris Olympics 2024

Shooting

Men’s

1. Prithviraj Tondaiman – Men’s Trap
2. Sandeep Singh – Men’s 10m air rifle & 10m air rifle mixed team
3. Swapnil Kusale – Men’s 50m rifle 3 positions
4. Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar – Men’s 50m rifle 3 positions
5. Sarabjot Singh – Men’s 10m air pistol & 10m air pistol mixed team
6. Arjun Babuta – Men’s 10m air rifle & 10m air rifle mixed team
7. Anantjeet Singh Naruka – Men’s skeet & Skeet mixed team
8. Anish Bhanwala – Men’s 25m rapid-fire pistol
9. Arjun Cheema – Men’s 10m air pistol & 10m air pistol mixed team
10. Vijayveer Sidhu – Men’s 25m rapid-fire pistol

Women’s

1. Esha Singh – Women’s 25m pistol
2. Rhythm Sangwan – Women’s 10m air pistol & 10m air pistol mixed team
3. Raiza Dhillon – Women’s skeet
4. Shreyasi Singh – Women’s Trap (Swapped Quota with Women’s 10m Air Pistol)
5. Maheshwari Chauhan – Women’s skeet & Skeet mixed team
6. Elavenil Valarivan – Women’s 10m air rifle & 10m air rifle mixed team
7. Sift Kaur Samra – Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions
8. Rajeshwari Kumari – Women’s trap
9. Ramita Jindal – Women’s 10m air rifle & 10m air rifle mixed team
10. Manu Bhaker – Women’s 10m air pistol, 10m air pistol mixed team & women’s 25m pistol

Athletics

Men’s

1. Akshdeep Singh – 20km race walk (Entry Standard)
2. Kishore Jena – Javelin throw (Entry Standard)
3. Ram Baboo – 20km race walk (Entry Standard)
4. Vikas Singh – 20km race walk (Entry Standard)
5. Paramjeet Bisht – 20km race walk (Entry Standard)
6. Avinash Sable – 3000m steeplechase (Entry Standard)
7. Neeraj Chopra – Javelin throw (Entry Standard)
8. Sarvesh Kushare – High jump (Ranking)
9. Tajinderpal Singh Toor – Shot put (Ranking)
10. Abdulla Aboobacker – Triple jump (Ranking)
11. Praveen Chithravel – Triple jump (Ranking)
12. Jeswin Aldrin – Long jump (Ranking)
13. 4x400m relay team: Muhammed Anas, Muhammed Ajmal, Amoj Jacob, Santhosh Tamilarasan, Rajesh Ramesh (Designated Competition)

Women’s

1. Parul Chaudhary – 3000m steeplechase & 5000m (Entry Standard)
2. Kiran Pahal – 400m (Ranking)
3. Jyothi Yarraji – 100m hurdles (Ranking)
4. Abha Khatua – Shot put (Ranking)
5. Annu Rani – Javelin throw (Ranking)
6. Ankita Dhyani – 5000m (Ranking)
7. Priyanka Goswami – 20km race walk (Entry Standard)
8. 4x400m relay team: Jyothika Sri Dandi, Subha Venkatesan, Vithya Ramraj, Poovamma MR (Designated Competition)

Mixed Team

• Marathon race walk mixed relay: Priyanka Goswami, Suraj Panwar (Designated Competition)

Boxing

Men’s

1. Amit Panghal – 51kg
2. Nishant Dev – 71kg

Women’s

1. Nikhat Zareen – 50kg
2. Preeti Pawar – 54kg
3. Jasmine Lamboria – 57kg
4. Lovlina Borgohain – 75kg
5. Wrestling

Also read: Top Five medal prospects in athletics

Men’s

• Aman Sehrawat – Freestyle 57kg

Women’s

1. Vinesh Phoghat – 50 kg
2. Antim Panghal – 53kg
3. Anshu Malik – 57 kg
4. Nisha Dahiya – 68 kg
5. Reetika Hooda – 76kg

Archery

Men’s

1. Dhiraj Bommadevara – Individual and Team (Quota)
2. Tarundeep Rai – Individual and Team (Team Ranking)
3. Pravin Jadhav – Individual and Team (Team Ranking)

Women’s

1. Bhajan Kaur – Individual and Team (Quota)
2. Deepika Kumari – Individual and Team (Team Ranking)
3. Ankita Bhakat – Individual and Team (Team Ranking)

Badminton

Men’s

1. HS Prannoy – Singles (Rankings)
2. Lakshaya Sen – Singles (Rankings)
3. Chirag Shetty / Satwiksairaj Rankireddy – Doubles (Rankings)

Women’s

1. PV Sindhu – Singles (Rankings)
2. Ashwini Ponnappa / Tanisha Crasto – Doubles (Rankings)

Golf

Men’s

1. Subhankar Sharma – Singles (Rankings)
2. Gaganjeet Bhullar – Singles (Rankings)

Women’s

1. Aditi Ashok – Singles (Rankings)
2. Diksha Dagar – Singles (Rankings)

Table Tennis

Men’s

1. Sharath Kamal – Singles and Team Event (Rankings)
2. Harmeet Desai – Singles and Team Event (Rankings)
3. Manav Thakkar – Singles and Team Event (Rankings)

Women’s

1. Manika Batra – Singles and Team Event (Rankings)
2. Sreeja Akula – Singles and Team Event (Rankings)
3. Archana Kamath – Singles and Team Event (Rankings)

Swimming

Men’s

• Srihari Nartaj – 100m backstroke (Universality Places)

Women’s

• Dhinidhi Desinghu – 200m freestyle (Universality Places)

Tennis

Men’s

1. Sumit Nagal – Singles (Rankings)
2. Rohan Bopanna / N Sriram Balaji – Doubles (Rankings)

Weightlifting

Women’s

• Mirabhai Chanu – 49 kg category (Rankings)

Sailing

Men’s

• Vishnu Saravanan – One-person dinghy (Quota)

Women’s

• Nethra Kumanan – One-person dinghy (Quota)

Rowing

Men’s

• Balraj Panwar – Singles M1x (Quota)

Judo

Women’s

• Tulika Mann – 78+ kg category (Continental Quota)

Equestrian

Men’s

• Anush Agarwalla – Dressage (Quota)

Hockey

Men’s

• Team India – Hockey Team (Continental Champions)

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