At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the Indian contingent comprised 122 athletes, the largest number the country had ever sent to the Summer Games. India achieved its biggest medal haul in a single Olympics with seven medals, including Neeraj Chopra’s historic gold medal in the men’s javelin throw. With the Paris 2024 Olympics just a month away, India aims to surpass this achievement.
So far, 100 Indian athletes across 15 sports have qualified for Paris. With less than 30 days left until the mega event, few events are remaining where athletes can make the cut for Paris. However, some Indian athletes may still qualify through world rankings or by Universality places. It is anticipated that 110 Indian athletes will qualify for the Paris Olympics.
Athletics: –
The qualification period for athletics at Paris 2024 will conclude on June 30. The final list of athletes and teams eligible for entry through world rankings will be published on July 7, 2024. So far, 19 Indian athletes have qualified based on the qualification standard. Eight more Indian athletes are expected to qualify for Paris based on their world rankings.
– Parul Chaudhary: Hangzhou Asian Games gold medalist in the women’s 3000m steeplechase, has already qualified for Paris. She is also set to qualify in the 5000m, ranked 34th in the world (top 42 qualify).
– Jyothi Yarraji: Silver medalist in the women’s 100m hurdles at the Hangzhou Asian Games, is likely to make her Olympic debut, currently ranked 31st (top 40 qualify).
– Abha Khatua: With an impressive 18.41m throw in the women’s shot put at federation cup, she is ranked 25th and set to qualify (top 32 qualify).
– Annu Rani: Ranked 19th in the world for women’s javelin, she is comfortably within the top 32 and will make her second consecutive Olympic appearance.
– Abdulla Narangolintevida & Praveen Chitravel: Both are set to participate in the men’s triple jump, ranked 21st and 24th, respectively.
– Tajinder Singh Toor: In the men’s shot put, Tajinder singh toor is all set to make his second consecutive Olympic appearance. Toor, double Asian Games gold medallist is ranked 25th in the world, as the top 32 qualify for Paris.
– DP Manu: – In the men’s javelin throw, Manu is set to be the third Indian competitor, joining Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena who have already qualified through the standard. Manu, who narrowly missed out on the qualification standard, is currently ranked 15th globally.
– Jeswin Aldrin: – Murali Shreeshankar had qualified for Paris by qualification standard, however he has to pulled off due to an injury. All eyes will be on Jeswin Aldrin who just makes the cut ranked 32nd in the world.
In the men’s 20km walk, four Indian athletes—Akshdeep Singh, Ram Baboo, Vikash Singh, and Paramjeet Singh Bisht—have qualified by entry standard. However, only three can participate per event in the Olympics. The Athletics Federation of India will have to think who finally goes.
Narrow misses?
– Sarvesh Kushare: In the men’s high jump, Sarvesh has dropped to 36th position, making qualification difficult. He has been in top 32 for several months but due to recent performance he is likely to miss out.
– Tejaswin Shankar: Improved his ranking to 38th in the men’s high jump, but still outside the top 32.
– Ankita: In the women’s 5000m, ranked 44th, just outside the top 42 that will qualify for Paris.
Swimming: –
No Indian swimmer has qualified through the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) for Paris. However, as per the report for Universality places on World Aquatics website India is likely to receive two entries.
– Srihari Nataraj: The 23-year-old is likely to make the cut as the country’s top ranked 100m swimmer. This will be second consecutive Olympics for Srihari, he participated in 100m backstroke at Tokyo.
– Dhinidhi Desinghu: Teen-age sensation Dhinidhi Desinghu is likely to qualify in the women’s 200m freestyle. 14-year-old Dhinidhi, will be India’s youngest athlete at the Paris.
Below are the 100 Indian Athletes who have qualified for Paris 2024:
Archery (6)
Men’s recurve: Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai, Praveen Jadhav.
Women’s recurve: Bhajan Kaur, Ankita Bhakat, Deepika Kumari.
Athletics (19)
Neeraj Chopra: Men’s Javelin Throw
Kishore Kumar Jena: Men’s Javelin Throw
Avinash Sable: Men’s 3000m Steeplechase
Parul Chaudary: Women’s 3000m Steeplechase
Priyanka Goswami: Women’s 20km racewalk
Akshdeep Singh and Priyanka Goswami: Mixed marathon racewalk relay
Men’s 20km walk race:(3) Three athletes to be confirmed by Athletics federation of India
Women’s 4x400m relay team: (5) Relay team will consist of 4 athletes & 1 backups.
Men’s 4x400m relay team:(5) Relay team will consist of 4 athletes & 1 backups.
Badminton (7)
PV Sindhu: Women’s Singles
Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto: Women’s Doubles
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty: Men’s Doubles
HS Prannoy: Men’s Singles
Lakshya Sen: Men’s Singles
Boxing (6)
Nikhat Zareen: Women’s 50kg
Preeti Pawar: Women’s 54kg
Jaismine Lamboria: Women’s 57kg
Lovlina Borgohain: Women’s 75kg
Amit Panghal: Men’s 51 kg
Nishant Dev: Men’s 71kg
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Equestrian (1)
Anush Agarwalla: Individual Dressage
Golf (4)
Men: Shubhankar Sharma, Gaganjeet Bhullar.
Women: Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar.
Hockey (16)
The Indian men’s hockey team will comprise 16 team members. They qualified for the Olympics after winning a gold medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. The 16 team members squad is yet to be announced.
Judo (1)
Tulika Maan: women’s 78kg+ category
Rowing (1)
Balraj Panwar: Men’s single sculls (M1x)
Sailing (2)
Vishnu Saravanan: Men’s ICLA 7
Nethra Kumanan: Women’s ILCA 6
Shooting (22)
Men’s
Sandeep Singh – 10 m air rifle
Arjun Babuta – 10 m air rifle
Sarabjot Singh – 10 m air pistol
Arjun Singh Cheema – 10 m air pistol
Swapnil Kusale – 50 m rifle 3 positions
Aishwary Pratap Tomar – 50 m rifle 3 positions
Anish Bhanwala- 25 m rapid fire pistol
Vijayveer Sidhu – 25 m rapid fire pistol
Prithviraj Todainman – Trap
Anantjeet Singh Naruka – Skeet
Women’s
Elavenil Valarivan – 10 m air rifle
Ramita Jindal – 10 m air rifle
Rhythm Sangwan – 10 m air pistol
Manu Bhaker – 10 m air pistol
Manu Bhaker – 25 m pistol
Esha Singh – 25 m pistol
Sift Kaur Samra – 50 m rifle 3 positions
Anjum Moudgil – 50 m rifle 3 positions
Rajeshwari Kumari – Trap
Shreyasi Singh – Trap
Maheshwari Chauhan – Skeet
Raiza Dhillon – Skeet
Table-tennis (6)
Men’s
Achanta Sharath Kamal – Singles & Team
Harmeet Desai – Singles & Team
Manav Thakkar – Team
Women’s
Manika Batra – Singles & Team
Sreeja Akula – Singles & Team
Archana Girish Kamath – Team
Tennis (3)
Rohan Bopanna and Sriram Balaji: Men’s doubles
Sumit Nagal: Men’s singles
Weightlifting (1)
Mirabai Chanu: Women’s 49kg
Wrestling (6)
Antim Panghal: Women’s 53kg
Vinesh Phogat: Women’s 50kg
Anshu Malik: Women’s 57kg
Nisha Dahiya: Women’s 68kg
Reetika Hooda: Women’s 76kg
Aman Sehrawat: Men’s 57 kg
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