India has sent 117 athletes to the Paris Olympics 2024, competing across 16 sports. This includes five former Olympic medal winners – Neeraj Chopra, PV Sindhu, Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina Borgohain, and the men’s hockey team.
The contingent has 70 male and 47 female athletes. The largest group is from athletics, with 29 athletes, followed by 21 shooters. Other notable Indian athletes at the Paris Games include Rohan Bopanna, Nikhat Zareen, and Manu Bhaker.
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India started their campaign before the official opening ceremony on 26 July, with the individual ranking round in archery on 25 July. Officially, India began competing on 27 July with the 10m air rifle mixed team event. The Games will conclude on 11 August.
India medal winners at Paris Olympics 2024
Manu Bhaker won India's first medal at the Paris Olympics 2024. The 22-year-old shooter struck Bronze for India, to become the first woman to win a medal in Shooting.
She then bagged another bronze for India, along with Sarabjot Singh in the Mixed 10m Air Pistol event. Shooting gave another medal for India after Swapnil Kusale won bronze in men's 50m 3 positions events.
On Thursday, the Indian men's hockey team beat Spain 2-1 to secure a Bronze medal. Neeraj Chopra then won India a silver in the Javelin Throw.
Wrestler Aman Sehrawat followed that up with a bronze in the men's 57kg freestyle event.
| Olympian | Sport | Event | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manu Bhaker | Shooting | Women's 10m Air Pistol | Bronze |
| Manu Bhaker & Sarabjot Singh | Shooting | Mixed 10m Air Pistol | Bronze |
| Swapnil Kusale | Shooting | Men's 50m 3 positions | Bronze |
| Indian team | Hockey | Men's event | Bronze |
| Neeraj Chopra | Athletics | Men's Javelin Throw | Silver |
| Aman Sehrawat | Wrestling | Men's 57kg Freestyle | Bronze |
India medal tally at Paris Olympics 2024
| Gold Medal | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal | Total Medals |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 5 | 6 |
How many medals did India win at the last Olympics in Tokyo 2020?
Let's take a look at Tokyo 2020 Olympics India medals:
- Mirabai Chanu - Silver - Women's 49kg weightlifting
- Lovlina Borgohain - Bronze - Women's welterweight boxing
- PV Sindhu - Bronze - Women's singles badminton
- Ravi Kumar Dahiya - Silver - Men's 57kg wrestling
- Indian hockey team - Bronze - Men's hockey
- Bajrang Punia - Bronze - Men's 65kg wrestling
- Neeraj Chopra - Gold - Men's javelin throw
At the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, India won seven medals, as listed above. This is the highest number of medals in a single edition of the Games for India.
In total, India has won 39 medals in the Summer Olympics: 10 gold, 9 silver, and 19 bronze.
After winning seven medals in Tokyo, India set higher goals and hopes to win more medals this time at Paris Olympics 2024.