The 2024 Summer Olympics kick off next week in Paris! The Opening Ceremony takes place on July 26th, with over 10,000 athletes expected to descend on the French capital for this global sporting spectacle. Anticipation is high, with nearly 9 million tickets already sold out for the Games.
This year’s Olympics boasts 32 sports and 329 thrilling medal events. India is sending a contingent of 117 athletes, aiming to surpass their seven-medal haul from Tokyo 2020.
Out of the 32 Olympic sports, India will be represented in 16 disciplines. Stay tuned for a closer look at India’s complete Olympic contingent, including the sports they’ll compete in and the states these talented athletes hail from.
Sport | Event | Athlete Name | State |
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Archery | Women’s Recurve Team Event | Deepika Kumari | Jharkhand |
Archery | Women’s Recurve Team Event | Bhajan Kaur | Haryana |
Archery | Women’s Recurve Team Event | Ankita Bhakat | West Bengal |
Archery | Men’s Recurve Team Event | Dhiraj Bommadevara | Andhra Pradesh |
Archery | Men’s Recurve Team Event | Tarundeep Rai | Sikkim |
Archery | Men’s Recurve Team Event | Pravin Jadhav | Maharashtra |
Athletics
Athlete Name | Event | State |
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Neeraj Chopra | Men’s Javelin Throw | Haryana |
Kishore Jena | Men’s Javelin Throw | Odisha |
Akshadeep Singh | Men’s 20km Race Walk | Punjab |
Vikash Singh | Men’s 20km Race Walk | Delhi |
Paramjeet Bisht | Men’s 20km Race Walk | Uttarakhand |
Suraj Panwar | Marathon Mixed Race Walk | Uttarakhand |
Priyanka Goswami | Women’s 20km Race Walk & Marathon Mixed Race Walk | Uttar Pradesh |
Avinash Sable | Men’s 3000m Steeplechase | Maharashtra |
Parul Chaudhary | Women’s 3000m Steeplechase & Women’s 5000m | Uttar Pradesh |
Muhammed Anas | Men’s 4x400m Relay | Kerala |
Amoj Jacob | Men’s 4x400m Relay | Delhi |
Muhammed Ajmal | Men’s 4x400m Relay | Kerala |
Rajesh Ramesh | Men’s 4x400m Relay | Tamil Nadu |
Mijo Chacko Kurian | Men’s 4x400m Relay | Kerala |
Santhosh Tamilarasan | Men’s 4x400m Relay | Tamil Nadu |
MR Poovamma | Women’s 4x400m Relay | Karnataka |
Prachi | Women’s 4x400m Relay | Uttar Pradesh |
Vithya Ramraj | Women’s 4x400m Relay | Tamil Nadu |
Jyotika Sri Dandi | Women’s 4x400m Relay | Andhra Pradesh |
Subha Venkatesan | Women’s 4x400m Relay | Tamil Nadu |
Kiran Pahal | Women’s 400m Hurdles | Haryana |
Annu Rani | Women’s Javelin Throw | Uttar Pradesh |
Tajinderpal Singh Toor | Men’s Shot Put | Punjab |
Sarvesh Anil Kushare | Men’s High Jump | Maharashtra |
Praveen Chitravel | Men’s Triple Jump | Tamil Nadu |
Abdulla Aboobacker | Men’s Triple Jump | Kerala |
Jyothi Yarraji | Women’s 100m Hurdles | Andhra Pradesh |
Jeswin Aldrin | Men’s Long Jump | Tamil Nadu |
Ankita Dhyani | Women’s 5000m | Uttarakhand |
Badminton
Athlete Name | Event | State |
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PV Sindhu | Women’s Singles | Telangana |
HS Prannoy | Men’s Singles | Kerala |
Lakshya Sen | Men’s Singles | Uttarakhand |
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | Men’s Doubles | Andhra Pradesh |
Chirag Shetty | Men’s Doubles | Maharashtra |
Ashwini Ponnappa | Women’s Doubles | Karnataka |
Tanisha Crasto | Women’s Doubles | Goa |
Boxing
Athlete Name | Event | State |
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Nikhat Zareen | Women’s 50kg | Telangana |
Preeti Pawar | Women’s 54kg | Haryana |
Jasmine | Women’s 57kg | Haryana |
Lovlina Borgohain | Women’s 75kg | Assam |
Amit Panghal | Men’s 51kg | Haryana |
Nishant Dev | Men’s 71kg | Haryana |
Equestrian
Athlete Name | Event | State |
Anshu Agarwalla | Dressage | West Bengal |