Paris Olympics 2024 is all set to begin on 26 July. 110 athletes from India are participating in the Olympics this time. At the same time, India also has full hopes of a medal. India had won a total of 7 medals in the last Olympics. This time the fans are hoping to reach double figures in terms of medals. During this time, everyone's eyes will be on the badminton event.
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7 players will participate from India
A total of 7 players including male and female are participating in badminton for the Paris Olympics 2024. They will take part in four events on behalf of India in badminton. All these players are stars of badminton and in the last few years, they have performed strongly and have also won many medals.
4 male and 3 female players qualified for various badminton events
4 male and 3 female players have qualified for various badminton events from India in the Paris Olympics 2024. If we talk about male players, they will participate in Men's Singles and Men's Doubles events. India is hopeful of gold medal in both events. India's men's doubles pair, Satwiksairaj Renkireddy and Chirag Shetty had also ranked first in the world rankings recently.
On the other hand, if we talk about women players, they seem fully prepared to participate in events like Women's Singles and Women's Doubles. India is hopeful of gold medal in the women's singles event. PV Sindhu is participating in women's singles from India. She has won medals for India in the last two Olympics.
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Indian badminton squad for the Paris Olympics 2024
Women's singles event
- PV Sindhu
Men's singles event
Men's doubles event
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty
Women's doubles event
- Ashwini Ponnappa-Tanisha Crasto