India Athletics Squad For Paris Olympics 2024: Neeraj Chopra Headlines 28-Member Contingent. Check Full List

India Athletics Squad For Paris Olympics 2024: Defending javelin throw Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra headlines India's 28-member contingent.

Neeraj Chopra had become the first Indian track and field athlete to win a medal at the Olympics and made it all the more sweet as he won the gold at the men's javelin throw event of Tokyo 2020. (Image Source: PTI)

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India Athletics Squad For Paris Olympics 2024: Neeraj Chopra, India's star javelin thrower, headlines the 28-member athletics team that will be competing for Team India at the Paris Olympics 2024. The same was announced by the Athletics Federation Of India (AFI) on Thursday (July 4).

Notabaly, Chopra had become the first Indian track and field athlete to win a medal at the Olympics and made it all the more sweet as he won the gold at the men's javelin throw event of Tokyo 2020 which happened in 2021. This time around, he will have company from his compatriot Kishore Jena.

Even though Jeswin Aldrin has not been named yet in the list announced by the national federation, the long-jumper is expected to be included in the squad later.

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Indian Athletics Team For Paris 2024 Olympics

Avinash Sable (men’s 3000m steeplechase)
Neeraj Chopra (men’s javelin throw)
Kishore Jena (men’s javelin throw)
Tajinderpal Singh Toor (men’s shot put)
Praveen Chithravel (men’s triple jump)
Abdulla Aboobacker (men’s triple jump)
Sarvesh Kushare (men’s high jump)
Akshdeep Singh (men’s 20km race walk)
Vikash Singh (men’s 20km race walk)
Paramjeet Singh Bisht (men’s 20km race walk)

Muhammed Anas (men’s 4x400m relay)
Muhammed Ajmal (men’s 4x400m relay)
Amoj Jacob (men’s 4x400m relay)
Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan (men’s 4x400m relay)
Rajesh Ramesh (men’s 4x400m relay)
Mijo Chacko Kurian (men’s 4x400m relay)
Suraj Panwar (race walk mixed marathon)
Kiran Pahal (women’s 400m)
Parul Chaudhary (women’s 3000m steeplechase and 5,000m)
Jyothi Yarraji (women’s 100m hurdles)
Annu Rani (women’s javelin throw) 
Abha Khatua (women’s shot put)
Jyothika Sri Dandi (women’s 4x400m relay)
Subha Venkatesan (women’s 4x400m relay)
Vithya Ramraj (women’s 4x400m relay)
MR Poovamma (women’s 4x400m relay)
Prachi (women’s 4x400m relay)
Priyanka Goswami (women’s 20km race walk and race walk mixed marathon)