The Commonwealth Games 2022 finally started on 28 July, Wednesday. Indian sporting enthusiasts are already excited by the prospect. While Day 1 has brought out many of the Indian top performers, a number of other medal hopefuls will take centre stage on Day 2.
The Indian women's hockey team will play their second group stage match against Wales on Day 2. Besides, Mirabai Chanu will begin her campaign for the Commonwealth Games 2022. Indian table tennis will be another attraction for Indian fans on Saturday. So, Let's take a look at the Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 2 schedule for India.
Day 2 (30 July) schedule, time (IST):
Badminton-
Mixed Team Event Qualifying Round 2- India vs Sri Lanka (1:30 pm)
Mixed Team Event Qualifying Round 3- India vs Australia (11:30 pm)
Boxing- (4:30 pm)
Men:
Mohammed Hussam Uddin (54-57 kg)
Amit Panghal (51kg)
Mohammad Hussamuddin (57kg)
Shiva Thapa (63.5kg)
Rohit Tokas (67kg)
Sumit Kundu (75kg)
Ashish Chaudhary (80kg)
Sanjeet Kumar (92kg)
Sagar Ahlawat (92+kg)
Women:
Nitu Ghanghas (48kg)
Nikhat Zareen (50kg)
Jasmine Lamboria (60kg)
Lovlina Borgohain (70kg)
Athletics-
Nitender Rawat- Men's Marathon (11:30 pm)
Hockey-
India vs Wales ( Women) (11:30 pm)
Weightlifting- (12:30 am)
Mirabai Chanu- Women's 55kg
Sanket Mahadev- Men's 55kg
Chanambam Rishikanta Singh- Men's 55kg
Lawn Bowls-
Men's Triples Sectional Play- India vs Malta (1:00 pm)
Men's Pairs Sectional Play- India vs Cook Island (7:30 pm)
Women's Fours Sectional Play- India vs Canada (10:30 pm)
Commonwealth Games 2026: A trailer for permanent shut down?
The Commonwealth Games 2026 faces rejections from Victoria, Australia, and Malaysia due to overwhelming costs, with Glasgow grabbing the opportunity, reducing it to a 10-discipline event.
On Tuesday, the organizers of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 confirmed that only 10 sports will be played in limited venues to keep the finances in check.
A previously proposed event, that had a minimum of 20 disciplines was reduced to half, which has sparked disappointments amongst many Indians. The reason is quite simple. The Indian-dominated sports like badminton, hockey, cricket, and weightlifting have been axed.
Not only that, a sport like squash, which gets major highlights in the CWG due to its absence in the Olympics, has been eliminated.
The IOA (Indian Olympics Association) president, PT Usha, too expressed her despondency towards the decision. But, why?
The point is, how relevant are "Commonwealth Games," previously known as "British Empire Games," in a decolonized era?
The Idea behind Commonwealth Games
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A brainchild of revered Canadian sportswriter and editor Melville Marks Robinson, the Commonwealth Games had its origin in 1930, bearing an essence of still-accepted colonialism. A total of 54 countries, who were once colonies of the British Empire, participated in this event.
The 2022 version, however, saw 72 nations participating.
Inspired by the 1911 Inter Empire Championships, this unique event has been hosted across nine countries. Australia and Canada lead with five editions each.
Standing in 2024, when the phrase "third-world country" seems nonexistent, who would ever succumb to the pre-established boot-licking attitude toward the English, that too spending some billion dollars for hosting?
Finance definitely raises eyebrows, but the motto it has been carrying for so long should come into question, even in countries like India.
U-turn from Australia to Glasgow
Opening Ceremony in the Gold Coast CWG, 2018
Australia, a country that has hosted the event at least five times, has denied hosting it. Initially, it was Victoria's assignment to conduct the event. However, the arrangement costs skyrocketed from an estimated Aus$2 billion to an alarming Aus$7 billion.
Premier Daniel Andrews, in the press conference in Melbourne, clearly stated that he would never dare to pluck in a huge sum from the funds of hospitals and schools for a sporting event.
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) scrambled to find a replacement, offering Malaysia£100 million to step in. Even with such a hefty financial contribution, Malaysia turned down the offer, citing insufficient preparation time and the prohibitive costs of hosting the event.
Even Canada's Alberta province last year withdrew its support for a bid for the 2030 Games.
Financial Suffering
The rejections have somehow brought in a raw, uncut picture to the world. The sentiments, accompanied by the suffering, take a long time to recover.
Countries are unwilling to foot the massive bill for an event, even when provided with financial assistance. The event brings in little to no economic return and dwindling global interest.
The Commonwealth Games, which seemed like a prestigious event, has been a burden — a relic of the past whose significance is diminishing in a world with far more pressing priorities.
Glasgow steps in
Opening Ceremony in 2014 CWG
Following the repeated rejections, there was a point when the Commonwealth Games future looked uncertain for the 2026 version. Countries backing out brought clouds of a postponed tournament before its centenary year in 2030.
At that point, Glasgow stepped in. Glasgow had its experience of hosting a CWG, as it did in 2014. This time, it made the event easy.
Glasgow decided to host a severely pared-down version of the CWG in 2026, with 4 venues in an 8-mile radius. Not only that, the number of participants will also be restricted.
Birmingham's Commonwealth Games: A Legacy of Financial Strain?
Birmingham stepped up to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games when Durban withdrew, promising a grand event to boost the city. However, financial issues soon arose, leading to political tension and public concern.
Max Caller, former adviser to Birmingham City Council, called the decision to host the Games "a mistake" amidst longstanding financial problems. Hosting the event diverted attention from the council’s critical issues, including a £760 million bill for equal pay claims and a botched IT system that may cost £100 million to fix.
While the Games were an "amazing event," their financial aftermath sparked debates, with citizens worried about budget cuts affecting essential services. Community centres, libraries, and even the famed German Christmas Market could face closures as the council struggles with bankruptcy.
But is finance the real concern?
India had hosted the 2010 CWG, followed by financial turmoil in the country. It took years for the country to overcome. India has now successfully bid for the Olympics 2036.
Hosting the Olympics has also led to never-ending financial scars for many countries. Athens is a prominent name in that.
But yet, countries hardly step back to host it. Is it really the finances or the pride that pushes them to bid for the Olympics?
Will India suffer from the reduction?
Manpreet Singh and PV Sindhu—flagbearers for the Indian contingent at the 2022 CWG
In the idealistic world of sport, India shouldn't. In such a situation, the question comes: how relevant is CWG to the sporting world?
With the rising popularity of the Asian Games that have dominated countries like China and the Olympics, which is the oldest and largest form of multidisciplinary sports event, CWG falls short in both glamour and relevance.
The limited exposure giving year-old consolation to the country with an "international medal" has been falling short repeatedly in the Olympics. The count of CWG medalist athletes who have earned a medal in the Olympics is relatively low. A Mirabai Chanu, a PV Sindhu, or a NeerajChopra is countable.
When at one corner, it is justified to be upset knowing that Indian dominance has been restricted, then at the other corner, another question gets tossed—why does India need going-to-be-abolished events to prove its excellence?
India, which takes pride in being a sporting excellence and a country that tried to push cricket hard in the Olympics, should think if it's really dominant or not.
Does Commonwealth participation assure greatness?
Usain Bolt, at his peak point in his career, decided to participate only in the 4x100m relay in Glasgow (2014). Not only that, he was nowhere in New Delhi (2010) too, despite India's desperate request to have him.
Sir Chris Hoy, too, stayed away from the Delhi games because a win wouldn't have added any decorated feather to his already stellar career.
In the harshest reality, a hundred medals won't assure at least 50 medals in the Asian Games itself. Olympics are out of reach!
Medal tally for India in CWG, in its popular sport
A lot of instances have seen cricket being differentiated from other sports. Especially, in South Asian countries, where cricket rules a fraternity, "sports" look doomed. An established "Cricket versus Sports" league is not a 2-month long tournament. It's an age-long duel with apparent results. But, is cricket guilty?
If we look back, Cricket was not as big as it is now. Restricted within the allies of a colonized country, cricket was just a time pass. 36 years to Independence, but a famous singer (Lata Mangeshkar) had to arrange a charity musical show to gather prize money for the 1983 World Cup Winners.
The image of Kapil lifting the World Cup trophy from the iconic Lord's balcony. Photo Collcted.
India gained some confidence since then. the biggest boost came after the win in the inaugurating T20 World Cup Win. 2007, 24the September, exactly 20 years back, the seed of the cash-rich league got sown.
Indian Premier League, started in 2008, is the biggest source of money earning for BCCI. Keeping aside BCCI, the neighbouring cricketing nations have their cricket board more powerful than the other boards. But is this a fault of Cricket?
"Athletes" ignites the fire of "Cricket versus Sport" League
India won its second T20I World Cup after ending its 11 years of drought. The fans who were frustrated for a decade finally got one thing to celebrate. The Marine Drive got flooded with people. The Wankahde Stadium showed all its suppresed love to the team.
The Indian team received a grand welcome at the Mumbai's Marine Drive that was followed by a felicitation ceremony at the Wankhede Stadium. AP
But this has triggered athletes from different sports. Names like Chirag Shetty and Saina Nehwal came into the limelight criticizing the sport. When Shetty wanted equal recognition for India's win in the last Uber Cup, Saina went a step ahead. Her view was simple- people wouldn't even hate cricket even if she did so. But, why would someone hate cricket?
This is not a once or twice-told story. This widespread competition with cricket is not new. But is cricket a foe to other sports? Here are a few stories of "influence" and "idolization" in the recent past, not only from India but from neighbors too.
Sri Lanka Cricket funded CWG participating athletes.
Palitha Bandara recorded a distance of 44.20 meters and won the silver medal for Sri Lanka. Photo collected
The pre-2022 Commonwealth Games has seen an economic crisis in Sri Lanka. Not just economic, but the life on the island was distressed. The then Prime Minister Rajadhakshya fled from the country. Sri Lanka since its independence faced their record crisis.
The country fell short of food and fuel. The pandemic had already hit the Sports authorities. The crisis increased the hardships. They ran out of money. The situation was so pathetic that the boards couldn't manage transport to send the accessories to the athletes
At a point, the country thought of withdrawing its name from the Birmingham CWG. But at that very moment, Sri Lanka Cricket stepped in.
The board contributed 22 million Sri Lankan Rupees to the athletes participating. They hosted Australia and gathered the amount, despite the fears of the crowd ruining it.
Cricket Sri Lanka tried to cover all the funds. However, the athletes still had limited athleisure. CWG authorities too came in help for the athletes. Sri Lanka finished the CWG Campaign with four medals (one silver and three bronze).
Pakistan Cricket Board- the unsung sponsor for Arshad Nadeem
Arshad Nadeem Won the gold medal for Pakistan, at Paris Olympics. Photo coutesy: Olympics
The Paris Olympics Gold medallist Arshad Nadeem was initially an age-group cricket player, His focus later shifted to javelin through which Pakistan got its first medal after 1992.
Arshad Nadeem registered a monstrous throw of 92.97 metres sealing the gold for his country. Earlier he won the silver at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, Budapest, with a throw of 87.82 meters. He gave Pakistan’s first-ever medal at the World Athletics Championships.
But what did Pakistan give him? ignorance! The Commonwealth champion earlier expressed that he has been using a javelin for the last 8 years. His bosom friend and admirer Neeraj Chopra from India tweeted, urging the Pakistan Government to buy Nadeem news javelins.
Nadeem hails from Punjab's Miyan Channu village. Struggling themselves, the villagers funded him for his Olympic campaign. Added, that it was the Pakistan Cricket Bard who sponsored him.
PCB also financed Nadeem and his coach Salman Fayyaz Butt's air tickets.
Earlier BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced financial aid for the Olympians.BCCI granted Rs. 8.5 Crores (approximately $1.03 million) to the Indian Olympic Association for their Olympics campaign.
Recently a new NCA (National Cricket Academy) is near completion. The old existing facilities at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in the city center will be upgraded to a multi-sport training facility.
Apart from the cricketers, it will open doors for the Olympians too. NCA will have new facilities that will let them train there.
The new facilities will have World-Class Playing Grounds will have:
45 Practice Pitches: A variety of pitches to cater to different training needs.
Indoor Cricket Facilities: For year-round practice and skill development.
Olympic-Sized Swimming Pool: To aid in recovery and cross-training for athletes.
State-of-the-Art Training and Recovery Facilities: Equipped with the latest sports science technology to help athletes maintain peak physical condition and recover efficiently from injuries.
Cricketer- "athlete" collaboration
When one section came forward criticizing the fame, the other one took it handy to make their own.
Mahi's influence
Speaking about Swapnil Kusale, he himself mentioned that he doesn't follow any other sport apart from shooting. But he follows Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Kusale, who is an Indian Railways employee is a ticket checker like Dhoni. It took him 12 years to feature in the Olympics. And take India's first ever 10m Rifle position 3 medal. The Asian Games Champion accepted that MS's calm personality helps him to stay calm in chaos.
One of the biggest heartbreak for any badminton fan was Lakshya Sen's exit from the Olympics without a medal. The Chinese Lee Zii Jia shattered Sen's bronze medal dream.
But Sen's popularity is still unmatched in the sports arena. Even though he is "big," he still wants to "be the Virat Kohli of Indian badminton in coming years." In "The Ranveer Show" podcast he expressed his admiration for Kohli.
The other name that comes in the list is Nitesh Kumar. The Olympic Champion in the Men's Singles SL3 category is a Kohli fan. His winning celebration had some glimpses of Kohli's aggression.
But Nitesh's love for Kohli is not limited to celebrations. After succumbing to a deadly injury in Vizag, he started upgrading his badminton skills. Not only that, he delved himself into fitness, inspired by the 2013 version of Kohli.
P.R Sreejesh celebrated in his unique style after winning the bronze medal at paris. (Reuters Photo)
Soon after retirement, Indian Men's Hockey team goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh was assigned to train the junior hockey team. The two-time Olympic Bronze medallist was delighted to get this role. he not only talked about the future prospects but did mentioned about Rahul Dravid.
"The Wall" of Indian Hockey looked upon "The Wall" of Indian Cricket when it came to coaching. The way Dravid devoted himself to training the cricketing juniors, Seejesh is looking forward to doing the same for his sports.
The 2028 Olympics will feature Cricket after 128 years. The brand value of Virat Kohli played a pivotal role in the addition of cricket. But as Sunil Chhetri, the Indian former captain of Indian Football once said, Cricket excelling is great for that country. Then, how does that justify other sports not getting the "love" cricket gets?
How does that justify Chirag Shetty repeatedly slipping down on the court, in the Olympics quarterfinal, having his partner Sattwikraj Rankireddy as the lone warrior?
How does that justify the associations not getting enough funds and definitely investing to find talent?
How does that justify archers failing to read the wind in bigger stages?
It's an open-ended question. Is it cricket the enemy, or the system? Is cricket actually an enemy or a friend in need?
India At Paris Olympics 2024 Day 12 (7th August) Highlights | Antim Panghal's campaign ends; India's challenge ended in women’s table tennis team event; Vinesh Phogat disqualified from Women's 50kg Wrestling final; Mirabai Chanu finishes fourth, misses to win India's 4th medal
Catch all the LIVE updates of Day 12 of India At Paris Olympics 2024 as Mirabai Chanu is ready to start her campaign while Antim Panghal will be in action in the Women's Freestyle 53kg 1/8 Final.
Hello and welcome to Sportz Point's coverage of India AtParis Olympics 2024Day 12 (7th August) as Indian athletes look for more medals at the Olympics.
So far, India's three medals have come from shooting, and with the shooting event getting over, our focus has shifted to athletics.
Zhihui does it again She lifts a combined 206kg to secure the gold medal. It is 117kg in clean & jerk.
Aug 7, 2024, 7:48 PM
Another 4th place finish for India
Mirabai Chanu fails to lift the 114kg and finishes fourth with 199kg.
Aug 7, 2024, 7:33 PM
Mirabai does it in her second attempt
She doesn't make a mistake this time. What a moment for Mirabai!
Aug 7, 2024, 7:30 PM
Mirabai is not able to lift the 111kg in her first attempt
Mirabai Chanu fails to lift the 111kg in her first attempt.
Aug 7, 2024, 6:46 PM
Weightlifting women’s 49kg: Mihaela Cambei is at the top; Mirabai Chanu is at the third spot
Mihaela Cambei of Romania is at the top with a lift of 93kg in her final attempt. Meanwhile, Mirabai Chanu is at the third spot after the end of the snatch round with her best lift being 88kg.
Aug 7, 2024, 6:30 PM
What a moment for Mirabai!
Chanu gets the 88 this time. She stays at the top. The lift was under review but she got the green light.
Aug 7, 2024, 6:26 PM
Chanu is unable to lift 88kg
Chanu is unsuccessful at lifting 88kg.
Aug 7, 2024, 6:10 PM
Weightlifting women’s 49kg: What a start from Mirabai!
85 to start. It’s a clean lift from Mirabai and she moves into the joint lead in snatch with Piron Candelario.
Aug 7, 2024, 5:40 PM
Mirabai Chanu will be in action
Mirabai Chanu will be in action in Women's 49kg weightlifting.
Aug 7, 2024, 11:46 AM
Golf | Aditi Ashok leads
Aditi Ashok is now Tied 1st after 14 holes. This is some high level of golf from Aditi.
Diksha Dagar Tied 7th.
This is only Round 1. We will have three more rounds during the course of the next three days.
Aug 7, 2024, 11:44 AM
Wrestling | Antim Panghal's campaign ends
Turkey’s Zeynep Yetgil beat Indian wrestlerAntim Panghal 10-0 in the women’s 53kg freestyle round of 16 bout.
The Turkish wrestler, however, crashed out in the quarter-final against Annika Wendle of Germany, who secured a victory by fall.
Antim, as a result, will not feature in the repechage round, ending her Paris 2024 campaign.
Aug 7, 2024, 11:02 AM
Golf | Aditi Ashok tied 3rd
Aditi Ashok is Tied 3rd in the Women's Individual Stroke Play Round 1 golf event. A solid start from the Asian games silver medallist. Still plenty of work to be done as we are at just 12 holes.
Meanwhile, Diksha Dagar is currently Tied 9th.
Aug 7, 2024, 11:00 AM
BAD day for India at Paris Olympics 2024
Today was a bad day for India in the Paris Olympics.
Vinesh Phogat got disqualified
Antim Panghal lost Round of 16 bout
Jyothi Yaraji stood at number 7
India had to face defeat in the table tennis quarters
Annu Rani, Sarvesh Kushare, Suraj Panwar-Priyanka Goswami were eliminated
Aug 7, 2024, 10:31 AM
Wrestling | Antim Panghal loses R16 bout
There is another disappointing news from wrestling for India.
India's Antim Panghal loses her Women's 53kg freestyle wrestling last 16 bout to Turkey's Yetgil Zeynep.
Antim will now hope to compete for the bronze medal via repechage, if Zeynep reaches the final.
Aug 7, 2024, 10:26 AM
Table Tennis | India's challenge in table tennis ended
India has also seen disappointing performance in table tennis. Manika Batra and Sreeja lost.
Germany has registered victory. India's challenge in table tennis is now over.
Aug 7, 2024, 9:50 AM
Table Tennis | India makes brilliant comeback! Archana Kamath wins Match 3
Archana Kamath has helped India to stay alive in the competition vs Germany in the Table tennis women's team Quarter Finals.
Upto Sreeja and Manika to pull this off for India and pave a way for the semi-finals.
Aug 7, 2024, 9:40 AM
Why was Vinesh Phogat disqualified from Paris Olympics 2024?
Table Tennis | Manika loses Match 2; India 0 Germany 2
In Match No 2, German paddler Annett Kaufmann makes a good comeback and dominates India's Manika Batra. In the next two games, she easily dominates Batra as he registers a scoreline of 11-5, 11-7, in the second and third games respectively.
Match No 2 is currently led by Germany with 2-1 scoreline.
Aug 7, 2024, 9:05 AM
Athletics | Jyothi Yarraji finishes 7th
Jyothi Yarraji finishes 7th with the timing of 13.16 seconds.
In Round 1 Heat 4, Yarraji's time was 13.16 while her reaction time was 0.168.
She will compete in the repechage round, giving her another chance to reach the semifinals
Aug 7, 2024, 8:50 AM
Table Tennis | India fails to clinch the Match 1
Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath failed to clinch the first match against the German duo. In the fourth game, Yuan Wan and Shan Xiaona had a dominating outing, clinching a victory 11-6.
The first match of the quarterfinals has been won by Germany with a scoreline of 3-1.
Aug 7, 2024, 8:46 AM
Table Tennis | India loses third game
After making a brilliant comeback in the second game, Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath lost the 3rd game against Germany. It was a tough fight from both the ends but Yuan Wan and Shan Xiaona had the last laugh.
The scoreline of third game was 10-12 in the favour of Germany as the Match No 1 is also lead by Germany 2-1.
Aug 7, 2024, 8:43 AM
Athletics | Jyothi Yarraji in action
Jyothi Yarraji is in heat 4 in round 1 of the women’s 100m hurdles at Paris 2024.
The first three in each heat, along with the next best three overall, will advance to the semi-final. The remainder, who finish the races, will make the repechage round.
Aug 7, 2024, 8:31 AM
Table Tennis | India levels 1-1 over Germany
After trailing 0-1 in the first game, Indian paddlers Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath hold their nerves and bounce back in style to clinch the second game.
The second games shows a different side of Team India as the paddlers were much confident. They claimed the second game with a scoreline of 11-8. The first match is currently levelled 1-1.
Aug 7, 2024, 8:28 AM
Table Tennis | India trail 0-1 in the first match
In the first game of Match No 1, India face heartbreak as Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath's hard work goes in vain.
In a thrilling round, the Indian paddlers show a great fight but Germany's Yuan Wan and Shan Xiaona brilliantly snatch the game from the Indians. The scoreline read 11-5 in favour of Germany.
Aug 7, 2024, 8:23 AM
Table Tennis | Women's team quarterfinal begins
The table tennis women's team quarterfinals between India and Germany begins.
The first match 1, featuring Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath of India is going up and down. In Game 1, the India paddlers are putting up a great fight against Germany.
Aug 7, 2024, 8:03 AM
Vinesh Phogat disqualified
Indian star wrestler Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified from women's wrestling 50 kg due to being overweight.
Vinesh's disqualification is bad news for Indian fans. Vinesh had to play the final match for the gold medal late at night.
Aug 7, 2024, 6:12 AM
Athletics: Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay
Suraj Panwar and Priyanka Goswami are in action in Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay.
Aug 7, 2024, 6:11 AM
India's schedule 7th August
Athletics
Marathon Race Walk Relay Mixed (Gold Medal Event) - Suraj Panwar/Priyanka Goswami - 11:00 AM
Men's High Jump Qualification - Sarvesh Kushare - 1:35 PM
India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 12 (7th August) Schedule
On the Paris Olympics 2024 Day 12, all eyes will be on Mirabai Chanu in the women's 49kg weightlifting bout and Jyothi Yarraji in the women's 100m hurdles.
The Paris Olympics 2024started on 26th July with a grand opening ceremony. This time the Olympics is being organized in Paris, the capital of France. For which complete preparations have been made. This time a total of 10,500 athletes are participating in the Olympics 2024. The eyes of these athletes will be on winning medals for their respective countries.It's time we look at India's Paris Olympics 2024 Day 12 (August 7) schedule.
From India, 117 athletes have participated in the Olympics. Among these athletes, 72 players are part of the Olympic Games for the first time. The eyes of the entire country are fixed on these athletes.
On the Paris Olympics 2024 Day 12, all eyes will be onMirabai Chanuin the women's 49kg weightlifting bout and Jyothi Yarraji in the women's 100m hurdles. India's women's javelin thrower Annu Rani will also fight for the qualification in Group A. Apart from this, the Indian women's table tennis team will play their quarterfinal match against Germany. So, let us tell you in detail which sports Indian athletes will be seen in action on Day 12.
Indian athletes at Paris Olympics by states: Haryana leads with 24; only 3 from Bengal
India are sending 117 athletes to the Paris Olympics 2024, starting from the 26th of July and most of them will be from the Haryana state. 72 athletes from India will be making their debut.
The Paris 2024 Olympics is starting from the 26th of July 2024 and India are sending 117 athletes for the Summer event. 72 athletes from India will make their Olympic debut in Paris. Haryana will represent the most number of athletes followed by Punjab. This is India’s second-largest contingent for an Olympic Games after Tokyo 2020 in which 121 athletes participated. The biggest miss is the Indian women’s hockey team who failed to qualify for the tournament.
70 male and 47 female athletes will be representing India in the Summer Olympics. Athletics will have the most number of athletes (29) including two reserves and 21 athletes will be for the shooting events. It's the largest-ever shooting contingent from the country. Wrestling, archery, and boxing will have six athletes each. 19 players are part of the Indian men’s hockey team while eight are in table tennis and seven in badminton.
The Indian contingent includes five former medal winners – Neeraj Chopra, Mirabai Chanu, PV Sindhu, Lovlina Borgohain, and the men’s hockey team. Only Neeraj Chopra of all Indian athletes is a gold medal winner. Parul Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker are the only Indians who will take part in more than one individual event at the Paris Olympics. Parul will play in the women’s 5000m run and 3000m steeplechase events. Manu Bhaker will take part in the women’s 10m air pistol, 10m air pistol mixed team, and 25m pistol shooting events.
14-year-old swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu will be the youngest Indian athlete at the Paris Olympics. Rohan Bopanna (44) will be the oldest Indian athlete at the Paris Olympics while table tennis player Sharath Kamal (42) is the second oldest athlete who will represent India in the Summer Olympics 2024.
Indian athletes at the Paris Olympics by states
Haryana will represent 24 athletes at the Summer Olympics 2024 followed by 19 from Punjab. Tamil Nadu will represent the third-highest number of (13) athletes followed by Karnataka (7), Uttar Pradesh (7), Kerala (6), Maharashtra (5), Delhi (4), Andhra Pradesh (4), Telangana (4), Uttarakhand (4), West Bengal (3), Madhya Pradesh (2), Manipur (2), Odisha (2), Rajasthan (2), Gujarat (2), Chandigarh (2), Bihar (1), Assam (1), Sikkim (1), Jharkhand (1) and Goa (1).
Full list of athletes from each state participating at the Paris Olympics
Assam (1)
Lovlina Borgohain – Boxing (Women’s 70kg)
Bihar (1)
Shreyasi Singh – Shooting (Women’s trap)
Chandigarh (2)
Arjun Babuta – Shooting (Men’s 10m air rifle, 10m air rifle mixed team)
Vijayveer Sidhu – Shooting (Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol)
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