The Olympic gold medalist, Abhinav Bindra, expressed his feelings after carrying the Olympic flame in the Paris 2024 Torch Relay, saying that it was an honour beyond words.
The 16 sports India will be competing in during Paris 2024 are: Archery, athletics, badminton, boxing, equestrian, golf, hockey, judo, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, table tennis and tennis.
For the first time, women from the Indian armed forces will be participating in the Olympics, with Havildar Jaismine Lamboria and CPO Reetika Hooda set to represent the tricolour in boxing and wrestling events at the multi-sport extravaganza.
Among these 24 athletes, 22 are men, including star javelin thrower and Subedar Neeraj Chopra, and two are women, which marks the maiden participation of female service athletes at the Olympics, as per a press release from the Union Ministry of Defence.
Kishore Jena's impressive achievements include a silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games and a top-five finish at the 2023 World Championships. He is now poised to compete in the javelin throw event at Paris Olympics 2024
All 30 Indian athletes selected for Paris 2024 are scheduled to assemble in Paris on July 28, four days before the track and field competitions begin on August 1.
Sumariwalla was speaking at a special event on 'India's Preparation for Paris 2024' at the Alliance francaise de Delhi, organized by the Indo-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IFCCI).
India's Paris Olympics-bound athletes Avinash Sable and Kishore Jena will compete in the Paris Diamond League 2024, which will be held at the Charlety Stadium on Sunday.
PM Modi interacted with Olympics-bound athletes at his residence, while some athletes joined via video conferencing, including Olympic medalists PV Sindhu, Lovlina Borgohain and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra.
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) announced on Thursday that a 28-member Indian athletics team, led by 'Golden Boy' and men's javelin throw defending champion Neeraj Chopra, will compete at the Paris 2024 Olympics.