Paris 2024 OlympicsSchedule for Team India

The Olympic Games 2024 in Paris are set to captivate audiences with an exciting lineup of sports, both new and returning. Breaking, kayak cross, and kiteboarding are among the fresh additions, while skateboarding, surfing, and sport climbing, which made their debut in Tokyo, are ready to enthrall fans once again.

The Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony, slated for Friday, July 26, will signal the start of the Games, with around 10,500 athletes from more than 200 countries participating across various sports. India's presence will be significant, with over 100 athletes competing in 69 medal events spanning 16 disciplines.

India's final contingent for the Paris Olympics, approved by the sports ministry, comprises 117 athletes and 140 support staff and officials. Athletics leads the way with 29 representatives (11 women and 18 men), followed by shooting (21) and hockey (19). Table tennis will feature eight players, while badminton, including two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu, will have seven competitors. Wrestling, archery, and boxing will each have six representatives, with golf (4), tennis (3), swimming (2), sailing (2), and one each for equestrian, judo, rowing, and weightlifting completing the contingent. Mirabai Chanu, the Tokyo Olympic silver medallist, will be the sole weightlifter, competing in the women's 49kg category. Neeraj Chopra, who won the historic javelin throw gold in Tokyo, will be present to defend his medal.

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