Paris Olympics 2024: The great sports event will begin today, India would like to reach a number of medals in double digits

The great sports event Paris Olympics 2024 will begin today. 117 players from India are participating in this global tournament and are ready to give their best performance. India did its best in the Tokyo Olympics by winning seven medals. This time the target of Indian players will be to take the number of medals to double digits.

70 Indian players will play in the Olympics for the first time

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has sent a team of 117 players to Paris. Out of this, 70 players will play in the Olympics for the first time. 47 Indian players have participated in the Olympics one or more times. Medals are expected from Neeraj Chopra, Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina, and PV Sindhu once again in the Paris Olympics.

India has won a total of 35 medals so far.

India has won a total of 35 medals in the Olympics so far. These include 10 gold, nine silver, and 16 bronze medals. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics was India's best Olympics ever, with the nation winning a total of seven medals, including one gold, two silver and four bronze medals. This time Indian athletes will try to take their country to double digits.

India won seven medals in the Tokyo Olympics.

India won a total of seven medals in the Tokyo Olympics, in 2020. This was India's best performance in Olympic history. Neeraj Chopra won gold for India at the Olympics after 13 years. Earlier in 2008, Abhinav Bindra won a gold medal in shooting. After Abhinav, Neeraj is the second player to win a gold medal in an individual event. A similar performance is expected from him in Paris. At the same time, India also won two silver and four bronze medals in Tokyo.

The journey will not be easy for India.

Whether it is to make the players practice abroad or to provide them with the best facilities, no stone has been left unturned and now it is the players' job to deliver results. But one cannot ignore the fact that matching the number of seven medals in the Tokyo Olympics will not be easy. Except for the current Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra in javelin throw, no other player is a strong contender for the medal. The situation is more or less the same in other sports as well and in this way, the responsibility of taking India forward will be on the debutants.

The responsibility will be on the experienced.

However, the Indian team also includes some experienced players who will have to raise their level of play. These players also include badminton player PV Sindhu, tennis player Rohan Bopanna, table tennis legend Sharath Kamal, and hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, who are playing their last Olympics. The hockey team's form was not very good before the Olympic Games, while boxers and wrestlers got less chance to compete in competitions. Shooters also achieved mixed results before the Olympics.

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Will Sable get a medal for India?

Track and field athletes, especially Avinash Sable, have performed well recently, but their performance compared to their global rivals does not seem to be enough to make them medal contenders. Steeplechaser Sable is constantly improving his national record. His best performance is 8:09.94, but seven international runners have taken better time than him. In such a situation, his reaching the final will also be considered a big achievement.

Neeraj may not have been able to throw the javelin for a distance of 90 meters yet, but he has performed consistently well. He has been performing better than his competitors in big competitions and he has a great chance to become the third Indian player to win a medal in two consecutive Olympic Games. Earlier, only wrestlers Sushil Kumar (2008 and 2012) and Sindhu (2016 and 2021) have been able to achieve this feat.

Medal hopes from Satwik and Chirag.

India's medal hopes are pinned on the in-form badminton pair of Neeraj and Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy. Looking at the way the pair of Satwik and Chirag are performing well, they are strong contenders for the medal. Sindhu is also committed to winning her third consecutive medal. Her recent form has not been good and she has also got a difficult draw.

Will have to learn from past mistakes

In hockey, India ended a long wait of 41 years by winning a bronze medal in the last Olympic Games, but recently the team's performance has lacked consistency. Converting penalty corners into goals and maintaining rhythm is the biggest concern of the team. Not only this, the Indian team has been placed in a difficult group with Australia, Belgium, Argentina, New Zealand, and Ireland. In such a situation, even a small mistake can cost the team heavily.

Expectations from Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary

21 Indian players will present their challenge in shooting, including Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary, who are considered medal contenders. Apart from these, Sifat Kaur Samara (50 meters three positions), Sandeep Singh (10-meter air rifle), and Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar (men's 50-meter rifle) have also shown the ability to end the 12-year wait for a medal in shooting. Current Indian team chief Gagan Narang was the last Indian shooter to reach the podium by winning the 10-meter air rifle bronze medal in the 2012 London Games.

Wrestlers could not prepare

India has won medals in wrestling in the last four Olympic Games, but this time the preparations of the players have not been favorable due to protests against the Wrestling Federation of India. Despite this, Anshu Malik, Antim Panghal, and Aman Sehrawat are considered to be India's best contenders. Under-23 world champion Ritika Hooda can also prove to be the dark horse.

Expectations from Nikhat Zareen and Nishant Dev

In other sports, archery and table tennis players have made it to the Games based on their rankings. India has been continuously participating in the Olympic Games in archery but is still waiting for its first medal. Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, who won a bronze medal in the last Olympic Games, has been struggling with injury and poor form for some time. Nikhat Zareen and Nishant Dev can be expected in boxing.

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