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Published 22:33 IST, July 19th 2024

Paris Olympics 2024: Complete List Of Indian Athletes To Feature In Athletics During Summer Games

The Indian team will have a total of 117 athletes accompanied by 140 members of the support staff. These athletes will participate in 17 different disciplines

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Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena
Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena | Image: @India_AllSports

Paris Olympics 2024: India are all set and ready to write and rewrite history in the upcoming 33rd edition of the Summer Games. The blue brigade will consist of over 117 athletes competing in different disciplines. What's been more interesting is the fact that a total of 140 members are accompanying the Indian contingency as support staffs which is a pathbreaking move in itself.

All the 117 Paris bound athletes will participate in 17 different sporting disciplines and athletics will be something that India would want to do good at. The Indian athletics team will be led by Neeraj Chopra who made the entire nation proud by winning a gold medal in Tokyo Olympics 2020.

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Paris Olympics 2024: India's Complete Athletics Squad

  • Sarvesh Kushare: Men's High Jump
  • Neeraj Chopra: Men's Javelin Throw
  • Kishore Kumar Jena: Men's Javelin Throw
  • Avinash Sable: Men's 3000m Steeplechase
  • Parul Chaudary: Women's 3000m Steeplechase
  • Akshdeep Singh: Men's 20km Racewalk
  • Vikas Singh: Men's 20km Racewalk
  • Tajinderpal Singh Toor: Men's Shot Put
  • Paramjeet Bisht: Men's 20km Racewalk
  • Suraj Panwar: Men's 20km Racewalk Mixed Relay
  • Priyanka Goswami: Mixed Marathon Racewalk
  • Muhammad Ajmal Variyathodi: Men's 4x400m Relay
  • Santosh Kumar Tamilarasan: Men's 4x400m Relay
  • Rajesh Ramesh: Men's 4x400m Relay
  • Amoj Jacob: Men's 4x400m Relay
  • Muhammed Anas Yahiya: Men's 4x400m Relay
  • Abdulla Aboobacker: Men's Triple Jump
  • Praveen Chithravel: Men's Triple Jump
  • Jeswin Aldrin: Men's Long Jump
  • Annu Rani: Women's Javelin Throw
  • Pahal Kiran: Women's 400m, Women's 4x400m Relay
  • Jyothi Yarraji: Women's 100m Hurdles
  • Ankita: Women's 5000m
  • Jyothika Sri Dandi: Women's 4x400m Relay
  • Poovamma Raju Machettira: Women's 4x400m Relay
  • Subha Venkatesan: Women's 4x400m Relay
  • Vithya Ramraj: Women's 4x400m Relay
  • Prachi: Reserve Athlete
  • Mijo Chacko: Reserve Athlete

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India's Top Medal Hopes

India had delivered a very strong performance in their history of competing in the Olympics. The Indian contingency won a total of seven medals, their best in the history of Olympics. But since 2020, the sporting culture in India has grown exponentially and India is well on its way to become a sporting nation.

Updated 22:33 IST, July 19th 2024