A 117-strong contingent will compete across 16 different sporting disciplines for India at the Paris Olympics 2024. 47 of them are women athletes, which comprise 40 per cent of the whole contingent and only two of them are set to take part in multiple individual events, both of whom are women.
The Paris Olympic Games 2024 will be declared open after the opening ceremony of the Summer Games on July 26. However, ahead of the ceremony, the action at the Games will begin with some events lined-up in Paris. Indians will also be in action ahead of the opening ceremony.
The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games will be the first one to take place outside the Stadium as the event will be held along the Seine River. The traditional track march of the athletes will be replaced by a flotilla of boats. From timing to venue to live streaming, all you need to know.
The 2024 edition of the Hundred is set to kick off on Tuesday, July 23 at the Oval with the Oval Invincibles taking on the Birmingham Phoenix in the opener while India's Abhinav Bindra was awarded the prestigious Olympic Order from the IOC. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on July 23.
Indian Olympic medallist Yogeshwar Dutt felt that the restlessness in Indian wrestling in the last 15 to 18 months has severely impacted the Indian contingent's preparations for the Paris Olympics. However, the London bronze medallist was hopeful of at least two medals from six-player contingent.
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