India is set to send a team of 117 athletes to the Paris Olympics, which will take place from July 26 to August 11. This is India’s second-largest group at the Olympics, just behind the 121 athletes who went to Tokyo in 2021. Out of the 117 athletes, 47 are women and 70 are men.
Largest Representations
– Athletics: The biggest group comes from track and field with 29 athletes.
– Shooting: The second-largest group is the shooters with 21 athletes.
Individual Representatives
– Weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu, who won a silver medal in the 2021 Tokyo Games, is the sole representative.
– Equestrian, Judo, Rowing: Each of these sports will have only one athlete representing India.
Support Staff
For the first time, India will have nearly an equal number of athletes and support staff members. There will be 67 coaches and 72 other support staff members traveling with the athletes.
Indian Olympics Association’s Statement
The Indian Olympics Association (IOA) President emphasized that athletes are now at the center of their planning and preparations. This is evident from the new ratio of athletes to support staff, which has been improved to slightly better than 1:1 from the usual 3:1.
List of Indian Athletes by Sport
– Archery (6):
– Dhiraj Bommadevara
– Tarundeep Rai
– Pravin Jadhav
– Deepika Kumari
– Bhajan Kaur
– Ankita Bhakat
– Athletics (29):
– Men’s High Jump: Sarvesh Kushare
– Men’s Javelin Throw: Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Kumar Jena
– Men’s 3000m Steeplechase: Avinash Sable
– Women’s 3000m Steeplechase: Parul Chaudary
– Men’s 20km Racewalk: Akshdeep Singh, Vikas Singh, Paramjeet Bisht, Suraj Panwar (Mixed Relay)
– Mixed Marathon Racewalk: Priyanka Goswami
– Men’s 4x400m Relay: Muhammad Ajmal Variyathodi, Santosh Kumar Tamilarasan, Rajesh Ramesh, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Anas Yahiya
– Men’s Triple Jump: Abdulla Aboobacker, Praveen Chithravel
– Men’s Long Jump: Jeswin Aldrin
– Women’s Javelin Throw: Annu Rani
– Women’s 400m: Pahal Kiran
– Women’s 4x400m Relay: Pahal Kiran, Jyothika Sri Dandi, Poovamma Raju Machettira, Subha Venkatesan, Vithya Ramraj, Prachi (reserve athlete)
– Women’s 100m Hurdles: Jyothi Yarraji
– Women’s 5000m: Ankita
– Men’s Shot Put: Tajinderpal Singh Toor
– Reserve Athlete: Mijo Chacko
– Badminton (7):
– Women’s Singles: PV Sindhu
– Women’s Doubles: Ashwini Ponnappa, Tanisha Crasto
– Men’s Doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty
– Men’s Singles: HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen
– Boxing (6):
– Women’s 50kg: Nikhat Zareen
– Women’s 54kg: Preeti Pawar
– Women’s 57kg: Jaismine Lamboria
– Women’s 75kg: Lovlina Borgohain
– Men’s 51kg: Amit Panghal
– Men’s 71kg: Nishant Dev
– Equestrian (1):
– Individual Dressage: Anush Agarwalla
– Golf (4):
– Men’s Individual: Shubhankar Sharma, Gaganjeet Bhullar
– Women’s Individual: Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar
– Hockey (19):
– PR Sreejesh, Harmanpreet Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Mandeep Singh, Shamsher Singh, Abhishek, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Rajkumar Pal, Sukhjeet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Gurjant Singh, Manpreet Singh, Sumit, Nilakanta Singh, Sanjay, Jugraj Singh, Krishan Pathak
– Judo (1):
– Women’s 78kg+ category: Tulika Maan
– Rowing (1):
– Men’s Single Sculls: Balraj Panwar
– Sailing (2):
– Men’s Dinghy: Vishnu Saravanan
– Women’s Dinghy: Nethra Kumanan
– Shooting (21):
– Men’s 10m Air Pistol: Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Singh Cheema
– Men’s 10m Air Rifle: Arjun Babuta, Sandeep Singh
– Men’s 50m Rifle 3P: Aishwary Pratap Tomar, Swapnil Kusale
– Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol: Anish Bhanwala, Vijayveer Sidhu
– Men’s Skeet: Anant Jeet Singh Naruka
– Men’s Trap: Prithiviraj Tondaiman
– Women’s 25m Pistol, 10m Pistol: Manu Bhaker
– Women’s 25m Pistol: Esha Singh
– Women’s Trap: Rajeshwari Kumari, Shreyasi Singh
– Women’s 10m Air Rifle: Elavenil Valarivan, Ramita
– Women’s 50m Rifle 3P: Sift Kaur Samra, Anjum Moudgil
– Women’s Skeet: Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan
– Women’s 10m Air Pistol: Rhythm Sangwan
– Swimming (2):
– Men’s 100m Backstroke: Srihari Nataraj
– Women’s 200m Freestyle: Dhindhi Desinghu
– Table Tennis (8):
– Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula, Archana Girish Kamath, Ayhika Mukherjee (reserve athlete)
– Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai, Manav Thakkar, G Sathiyan
– Tennis (3):
– Men’s Doubles: Rohan Bopanna, Sriram Balaji
– Men’s Singles: Sumit Nagal
– Weightlifting (1):
– Women’s 49kg: Mirabai Chanu
– Wrestling (6):
– Women’s 53kg: Antim Panghal
– Women’s 50kg: Vinesh Phogat
– Women’s 57kg: Anshu Malik
– Women’s 68kg: Nisha
– Women’s 76kg: Reetika Hooda
– Men’s 57kg: Aman Sehrawat
Flagbearers and Key Athletes
PV Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medalist, and Sharath Kamal will be India’s flagbearers for the Paris Olympics. All eyes will be on Neeraj Chopra as he aims to defend his gold medal. The badminton men’s doubles pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, are among the favorites to win a gold medal in Paris.
India’s participation in the Paris Olympics reflects a significant commitment to sports, showcasing a diverse range of talents across multiple disciplines. The athletes and support staff are gearing up to bring their best performances to the global stage.
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