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.
Asian Games gold medallist Annu Rani and Asian athletics champion Jyothi Yarraji have secured Paris 2024 Olympics athletics quotas for India via their world rankings.
Paris 2024 Olympics-bound Indian athletes were buoyant about their prospects at a ceremonial send-off organised by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) at the Ashoka Hotel here on Sunday.
The legendary athlete and IOA president was speaking at the launch event of the Indian contingent's official ceremonial and playing kit for the Paris 2024 Olympics, which will start from July 26 onwards.
Kiran Pahal on Thursday breached the Paris 2024 Olympics mark in the women's 400m at the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships in Panchkula.
On Wednesday, it was announced that Natraj will be competing in men's 100 backstroke event while Dhinidhi will participate in the women's 200m freestyle competition, as per Olympics.com.
Five Olympics-bound Indian boxers will head to the Olympic Centre in Saarbrucken, Germany for a month-long training camp starting from June 28 as part of their final preparations ahead of the Games.
Indian archers have never bagged an Olympic medal. Archery competition at Paris 2024 will start with the individual ranking round on July 25, a day before the Opening Ceremony. The remaining stages will be held from July 28 to August 4 at Les Invalides.
MYAS' Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has approved Trap shooter Rajeshwari Kumari's request for assistance to train along with her coach David Kostelecky in the Czech Republic ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics Games
Paris 2024 Olympics-bound, star paddler Sreeja Akula on Sunday scripted history as she won the World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender singles title in Lagos, becoming the first Indian to win the singles crown.