Paris 2024 Olympics: Neeraj Chopra, Nikhat Zareen Among Athletes To Have Qualified. Check List

Paris Olympics 2024: India bagged seven medals at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo and will look to increase its medal haul in 2024.

Have a look at Indian athletes who will represent India in Paris Olympics 2024

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Paris Olympics 2024: India has seen a steady increase in the number of athletes participating at the Summer Olympics over the past few editions. The Indian contingent in Tokyo 2020 comprised of 124 athletes, making it the largest that the nation has ever sent to the Games. India bagged seven medals in the 2020 Olympics, with javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra clinching gold. Now at the Paris 2024 Olympics, India aims to increase the number of athletes further to increase its medal haul. 

Indian athletes have already set a banchmark after achieving unprecedented success at the recently held 19th Asian Games in China. India bagged a record 107 medals that included 28 gold, 38 silvers and 41 bronze medals.

Trap shooter Bhowneesh Mendiratta won India’s first quota place at the ISSF world championships and was the first to make it to the Paris Olympics from India. Race walkers Priyanka Goswami and Akshdeep Singh were the first Indians to qualify in the Athletics category.

In the shooting and wrestling category, quotas are won by countries rather than individuals. This rule is followed to prevent a small number of countries from dominating the whole event. It also means that the athlete who clinched quota can be replaced by another.

According to Olympicgames.com, National Olympic Committees (NOC) have the exclusive authority for the representation of their respective countries at the Games and athletes' participation at the Paris event depends on their NOC selecting them to represent their contingent at Paris 2024.

Let us have a look at the stars who will represent India in Paris Olympics 2024:

Athlete	Sport	Event	Status
Bhowneesh Mendiratta	Shooting	Men's trap	Quota
Rudrankksh Patil	Shooting	Men's 10m air rifle	Quota
Swapnil Kusale	Shooting	Men's 50m rifle 3 positions	Quota
Akhil Sheoran	Shooting	Men's 50m rifle 3 positions	Quota
Mehuli Ghosh	Shooting	Women's 10m air rifle	Quota
Sift Kaur Samra	Shooting	Women's 50m rifle 3 positions	Quota
Rajeshwari Kumari	Shooting	Women's trap	Quota
Akshdeep Singh	Athletics	Men's 20km race walk	Direct (Met qualifying standard)
Priyanka Goswami	Athletics	Women's 20km race walk	Direct (Met qualifying standard)
Vikas Singh	Athletics	Men's 20km race walk	Direct (Met qualifying standard)
Paramjeet Bisht	Athletics	Men's 20km race walk	Direct (Met qualifying standard)
Murali Sreeshankar	Athletics	Men's long jump	Direct (Met qualifying standard)
Avinash Sable	Athletics	Men's 3000m steeplechase	Direct (Met qualifying standard)
Neeraj Chopra	Athletics	Men's javelin throw	Direct (Met qualifying standard)
Parul Chaudhary	Athletics	Women's 3000m steeplechase	Direct (Met qualifying standard)
Antim Panghal	Wrestling	Women's 53kg	Quota
Nikhat Zareen	Boxing	Women's 50kg	Quota
Preeti Pawar	Boxing	Women's 54kg	Quota
Parveen Hooda	Boxing	Women's 57kg	Quota
Lovlina Borgohain	Boxing	Women's 75kg	Quota
Kishore Jena	Athletics	Men's javelin throw	Direct (Met qualifying standard)
Team India	Hockey	Men's hockey	Direct
Sarabjot Singh	Shooting	Men's 10m air pistol	Quota