The Olympics are the most popular athletic event in the world, and with the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris quickly approaching, everyone will be watching the best athletes in the world vie for gold.
A wide range of sports and activities will be competed in by representatives from almost every nation on the planet, all vying for the opportunity to leave the French capital with gold and enter their names in history.
Many countries will be trying to lead the medal table with a string of outstanding performances, from hosts France and defending champions the United States to regular heavyweights China and Great Britain.
With 124 competitors, the Indian delegation to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics was the highest ever sent by the nation. In addition, India achieved its greatest medal tally at an Olympics with seven, which included a historic gold medal won by men's javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra.
The Paris 2024 Olympics will include a number of well-known figures and rising stars, with up to 10,500 competitors competing in 329 events across 32 sports. A select few of these athletes will take home a gleaming medal.
Here's a list of some of the athletes you can anticipate to have a significant influence in India, ranging from emerging stars like Neeraj Chopra, PV Sindhu.
| Number | Athlete | Sport | Event | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhowneesh Mendiratta | Shooting | Men's trap | Quota |
| 2 | Rudrankksh Patil | Shooting | Men's 10m air rifle | Quota |
| 3 | Swapnil Kusale | Shooting | Men's 50m rifle 3 positions | Quota |
| 4 | Akhil Sheoran | Shooting | Men's 50m rifle 3 positions | Quota |
| 5 | Mehuli Ghosh | Shooting | Women's 10m air rifle | Quota |
| 6 | Sift Kaur Samra | Shooting | Women's 50m rifle 3 positions | Quota |
| 7 | Rajeshwari Kumari | Shooting | Women's trap | Quota |
| 8 | Akshdeep Singh | Athletics | Men's 20km race walk | Direct (Met qualifying standard) |
| 9 | Priyanka Goswami | Athletics | Women's 20km race walk | Direct (Met qualifying standard) |
| 10 | Vikas Singh | Athletics | Men's 20km race walk | Direct (Met qualifying standard) |
| 11 | Paramjeet Bisht | Athletics | Men's 20km race walk | Direct (Met qualifying standard) |
| 12 | Murali Sreeshankar | Athletics | Men's long jump | Direct (Met qualifying standard) |
| 13 | Avinash Sable | Athletics | Men's 3000m steeplechase | Direct (Met qualifying standard) |
| 14 | Neeraj Chopra | Athletics | Men's javelin throw | Direct (Met qualifying standard) |
| 15 | Parul Chaudhary | Athletics | Women's 3000m steeplechase | Direct (Met qualifying standard) |
| 16 | Antim Panghal | Wrestling | Women's 53kg | Quota |
| 17 | Nikhat Zareen | Boxing | Women's 50kg | Quota |
| 18 | Preeti Pawar | Boxing | Women's 54kg | Quota |
| 19 | Lovlina Borgohain | Boxing | Women's 75kg | Quota |
| 20 | Kishore Jena | Athletics | Men's javelin throw | Direct (Met qualifying standard) |
| 21 | Team India | Hockey | Men's hockey | Direct |
| 22 | Sarabjot Singh | Shooting | Men's 10m air pistol | Quota |
| 23 | Arjun Babuta | Shooting | Men's 10m air rifle | Quota |
| 24 | Tilottama Sen | Shooting | Women's 10m air rifle | Quota |
| 25 | Manu Bhaker | Shooting | Women's 25m pistol | Quota |
| 26 | Anish Bhanwala | Shooting | Men's 25m rapid fire pistol | Quota |
| 27 | Shriyanka Sadangi | Shooting | Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions | Quota |
| 28 | Dhiraj Bommadevara | Archery | Men's recurve | Quota |
| 29 | Varun Tomar | Shooting | Men's 10m air pistol | Quota |
| 30 | Esha Singh | Shooting | Women's 10m air pistol | Quota |
| 31 | Rhythm Sangwan | Shooting | Women's 25m pistol | Quota |
| 32 | Vijayveer Sidhu | Shooting | Men's 25m rapid fire pistol | Quota |
| 33 | Raiza Dhillon | Shooting | Women's skeet | Quota |
| 34 | Anantjeet Singh Naruka | Shooting | Men's skeet | Quota |
| 35 | Suraj Panwar | Athletics | Men's 20km race walk | Direct (Met qualifying standard) |
| 36 | Vishnu Saravanan | Sailing | Men’s one person dinghy | Quota |
| 37 | Anush Agarwalla | Equestrian | Dressage | Quota |
| 38 | Indian men's team | Table tennis | Men's team and two in men's singles | Quota (Ranking) |
| 39 | Indian women's team | Table tennis | Women's team and two in women's singles | Quota (Ranking) |
| 40 | Ram Baboo | Athletics | Men's 20km race walk | Direct (Met qualifying standard) |
| 41 | Palak Gulia | Shooting | Women's 10m air pistol | Quota |
| 42 | Vinesh Phogat | Wrestling | Women's 50kg | Quota |
| 43 | Anshu Malik | Wrestling | Women's 57kg | Quota |
| 44 | Reetika Hooda | Wrestling | Women's 76kg | Quota |
| 45 | Balraj Panwar | Rowing | M1x | Quota |
| 46 | Priyanka Goswami/Akshdeep Singh | Athletics | Marathon race walk mixed relay | Quota |
| 47 | Nethra Kumanan | Sailing | Women’s one person dinghy | Quota |
| 48 | Maheshwari Chauhan | Shooting | Women's skeet | Quota |
| 49 | PV Sindhu | Badminton | Women's singles | Rankings |
| 50 | HS Prannoy | Badminton | Men's singles | Rankings |
| 51 | Lakshya Sen | Badminton | Men's singles | Rankings |
| 52 | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty | Badminton | Men's doubles | Rankings |
| 53 | Ashwini Ponnappa/Tanisha Crasto | Badminton | Women's doubles | Rankings |
| 54 | Muhammed Anas Yahiya/ Muhammed Ajmal/ Arokia Rajiv/ Amoj Jacob | Athletics | Men's 4x400m relay | Quota |
| 55 | Rupal/ Jyothika Sri Dandi/ MR Poovamma/ Subha Venkatesan | Athletics | Women's 4x400m relay | Quota |
| 56 | Nisha Dahiya | Wrestling | Women's 68kg | Quota |
| 57 | Aman Sehrawat | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 57kg | Quota |
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