Paris Olympics 2024: Deepika Padukone, Kartik Aaryan, Alia Bhatt Cheer For Indian Athletes

The 2024 Summer Olympics commenced in Paris on July 26. As Indian athletes gear up to put their best foot forward at the sporting event, actors like Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn and several others took to their social media to extend their best wishes. Their wishes are now doing rounds on social media.

Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn pen a note for Indian athletes

On Friday, Deepika Padukone, took to her Instagram Stories to share a heartfelt message for the athletes. The actress dropped a video of the opening ceremony, highlighting Indian athletes PV Sindhu and Sharath Kamal, who led the Indian team as flagbearers during the Parade of Nations on the River Seine in Paris, France. A total of 78 athletes and officials were aboard a boat, cheering and proudly waving the Indian flag. Deepika used the hashtag #Olympics2024 in her post and chose the song 'Lehra Do' from K Kabir Khan's film 83 to accompany the story.

Ajay Devgn also took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to express his admiration for Indian athletes. Calling them the "pride of our nation," Ajay tweeted his encouragement, stating, "Be assured that we will be cheering our hearts out to see perform. It's time to bring home the hardware. Cheers and good luck!" the tweet reads.
 

Actress Alia Bhatt too took to her Instagram stories to share a photo of the athletes hoisting the Indian flag in Paris with the caption, “Onwards and Upwards Team India”

Kartik Aaryan, Suniel Shetty share endearing post

Suniel Shetty also showed his support on Instagram. He posted an Instagram Story featuring several Indian athletes on a poster for India at Paris 2024. In his caption, Suniel extended his best wishes, saying, "Wishing our incredible athletes the very best for the Paris Olympics. The nation stands behind you as you #GoForGlory. Jai Hind."

Kartik Aaryan, who recently played the role of the first Paralympic gold medalist in the biopic drama Chandu Champion also shared a motivational message for the athletes. He shared a photo of himself from the still in the movie with the caption, “Wishing All the best to the athletes representing our nation at the Paris Olympics 2024. Playing an Athlete in #ChanduChampion has been an incredible experience and honor. The feeling of holding the medal and seeing the Indian flag on top cannot be expressed in words. More strength to all you Champions!! Give your best and make us proud."
 

For the first time in the history of the Summer Games, the opening ceremony of the Olympics was held outside the stadium. The spectacular opening ceremony broke away from the convention by taking place outside the stadium. Leading the Indian team were two-time medallist, PV Sindhu and five-time Olympian Sharath Kamal. This is the first time in the summer event's history that participants have sailed through a river to enter the Olympics. The 2024 Summer Olympics began on July 26 and will conclude on August 11 this year.