The countdown to the 2024 Paris Olympics began last year with the qualification process. Paris 2024, as the 2024 Summer Olympics is referred to, is scheduled to take place from July 26 to August 11, 2024.
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics saw a record number of 124 athletes from India winning seven medals, including Neeraj Chopra’s historic gold in the men’s javelin throw. It was India’s biggest medal haul in an Olympics.
India is sending more athletes this time around and is hopeful of a better haul.
Countries have quotas at the Games, and an athlete may secure it through direct qualification (based on performances at designated competitions during the qualification period) or via world rankings.
The NOC (National Olympic Committee) of each country has exclusive authority for their representation at the Olympics, which means the athletes’ participation depends on the country's NOC.
India’s first quota place for the Paris Olympics 2024 was filled by trap shooter Bhowneesh Mendiratta, and the first Indians who qualified for track-and-field events were race walkers Priyanka Goswami and Akshdeep Singh. The Indian men’s hockey team, which won the bronze in 2020 Tokyo Olympics, has already been qualified for the Paris Olympics.
Here's the list of Indian athletes who have qualified so far in each category:
Shooting
Men’s trap – Bhowneesh Mendiratta
Women’s trap – Rajeshwari Kumari
Men’s 10m air rifle – Rudrankksh Patil, Arjun Babuta
Women’s 10m air rifle – Mehuli Ghosh, Tilottama Sen
Men’s 50m rifle 3 positions – Swapnil Kusale, Akhil Sheoran
Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions – Sift Kaur Samra, Shriyanka Sadangi
Men’s 10m air pistol – Sarabjot Singh, Varun Tomar
Women’s 10m air pistol – Esha Singh
Women’s 25m pistol – Manu Bhaker
Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol – Anish Bhanwala
Archery
Men’s recurve – Dhiraj Bommadevara
Wrestling
Women’s 53kg – Antim Panghal
Boxing
Women’s 50kg – Nikhat Zareen
Women’s 54kg – Preeti Pawar
Women’s 57kg – Parveen Hooda
Women’s 75kg – Lovlina Borgohain
Athletics
Women’s 20km race walk – Priyanka Goswami
Men’s 20km race walk – Vikas Singh
Men’s 20km race walk – Paramjeet Bisht
Men’s 20km race walk – Akshdeep Singh
Men’s long jump – Murali Sreeshankar
Men’s 3000m steeplechase – Avinash Sable
Women’s 3000m steeplechase – Parul Chaudhary
Men’s javelin throw – Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena
The Indian women’s hockey team is all set to secure a quota at the Paris Olympics through the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers 2024 scheduled to happen from January 13 to 19.
The final list of the athletes qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024 will be released only by June.