When will India's campaign start at the Paris Olympics 2024?
Paris Olympics 2024 will take centre stage from 26th July. However, the Indian campaign is set to begin on 24th July with individual ranking rounds of archery in the Men’s and Women’s divisions. The Esplanade des Invalides will host the event as per the schedule.
For the Paris Olympics 2024, India has a squad of six players in archery. Dhiraj Bommadevara, Bhajan Kaur, Tarundeep Rai, Pravin Jadhav, Deepika Kumari, and Ankita Bhakat will be seen on 24th July for the individual ranking rounds. They will be hopeful to secure a medal for India this year in the archery division.
Among all the contenders, the former number 1, Deepika Kumari, will be the primary Archer for India. She is hopeful of securing a spot in the medal events. For India, the first medal events will begin on the 27th July. The 10m Air Rifle event will take place on the same day. In recent events, Indian shooters have been successful, and they will hope to contribute to the medal tally this year.
The Paris Olympics for India will begin on 24 July and will end on August 11. Reetika Hooda - who is competing in women’s 76 kg freestyle, will be part of the on the last day of the event.
Paris Olympics 2024 - Which athletes are likely to win medals?
Indian sub-continent has shown its love for cricket this year. However, with the T20 World Cup coming to an end, the Olympics 2024 get the attention of Indian sports lovers. Indian athletes are always under pressure to win medals on the grandest stage in the world.
Among all the big names from India, Neeraj Chopra is carrying the country on his shoulders in Javelin's throw. With his gold medal in the Federation Cup 2024, everyone expects him to continue the momentum in the Olympics 2024 as well.
PV Sindhu is another athlete who will be aiming high in the women’s single Badminton division for India. She has been through a rough patch in recent times, but the Paris Olympics 2024 has come as a ray of hope for her. Prannoy H.S. is another name in the Men’s Single Badminton division that might add to the tally of medals for India.
Indian men’s hockey team has seen a systemic rise in their performance in recent times. The 16-member squad for the Paris Olympics 2024, under the leadership of Harmanpreet Singh, will be hopeful to end the drought of a medal in hockey for the country.