The 2024 Paris Summer Games officially kick off today with a spectacular opening ceremony that marks a departure from tradition. For the first time, the City of Light will be hosting the opening ceremony not within a stadium, but with a mesmerizing display of athletes floating down the Seine River. Google Doodle is celebrating the start of the Games with an animated Doodle showcasing the unique opening ceremony. This year’s Summer Olympics will see athletes from over 200 countries competing in 329 events across 32 sports disciplines. The Games are scheduled to run until August 11th, marking the 33rd edition of this quadrennial spectacle.
The French capital is hosting four new sports events in addition to the 28 traditional Olympic sports: breaking, skateboarding, surfing, and sports climbing. This addition promises to bring new excitement and diversity to the Games.
India has a strong contingent of athletes participating in the Paris Olympics. They are poised to compete in various disciplines, hoping to bring home medals and make the nation proud.
Here’s a look at the Indian athletes competing in various categories:
Shooting:
Prithviraj Tondaiman, Sandeep Singh, Swapnil Kusale, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Elavenil Valarivan, Sift Kaur Samra, Rajeshwari Kumari, Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Babuta, Ramita Jindal, Manu Bhaker, Anish Bhanwala, Anjum Moudgil, Arjun Cheema, Esha Singh, Rhythm Sangwan, Vijayveer Sidhu, Raiza Dhillon, Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Shreyasi Singh, Maheshwari Chauhan.Athletics:
Akshdeep Singh, Priyanka Goswami, Vikas Singh, Paramjeet Bisht, Avinash Sable, Neeraj Chopra, Parul Chaudhary, Ram Baboo, Priyanka Goswami/Suraj Panwar, Muhammed Anas/ Muhammed Ajmal/ Amoj Jacob/Santhosh Tamilarasan/Rajesh Ramesh, Jyothika Sri Dandi/ Subha Venkatesan/ Vithya Ramraj/Poovamma MR, Kiran Pahal, Jyothi Yarraji, Sarvesh Kushare, Annu Rani, Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Abdulla Aboobacker, Praveel Chithravel, Jeswin Aldrin, Ankita Dhyani.Wrestling:
Antim Panghal, Nikhat Zareen, Preeti Pawar, Lovlina Borgohain, Kishore Jena, Vinesh Phogat, Anshu Malik, Reetika Hooda, Nisha Dahiya, Aman Sehrawat.Boxing:
Nishant Dev, Amit Panghal, Jaismine Lamboria.Archery:
Dhiraj Bommadevara, Bhajan Kaur, Tarundeep Rai, Pravin Jadhav, Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat.Sailing:
Vishnu Saravanan, Nethra Kumanan.Equestrian:
Anush Agarwalla.Table tennis:
Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai, Manav Thakkar, Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula, Archana Kamath.Tennis:
Rohan Bopanna/N Sriram Balaji.Rowing:
Balraj Panwar.Badminton:
PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty, Ashwini Ponnappa/Tanisha Crasto.Golf:
Shubhankar Sharma, Gaganjeet Bhullar, Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar.Weightlifting:
Mirabai Chanu.Judo:
Tulika Maan.Swimming:
Srihari Nataraj, Dhinidhi Desinghu.All eyes are on these talented athletes as they prepare to make their mark on the global stage. With their dedication and hard work, India is hoping to achieve success at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.
