At the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Mirabai Chanu won silver, her effort being 202kg. She competed in the 49kg weight category, and that medal brought huge cheer.
The nature of the track can also prove to be a big advantage to India's golden boy Neeraj Chopra, who'll be aiming to break the 90m barrier, a target that he has been chasing for quite some time.
In the last two editions of the Olympics, zero medals from shooting was a massive disappointment.
India have so far won three medals in boxing at the Olympics but all of them have been bronze.
The Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony will be star-studded, featuring thousands of participants in their teams' uniforms, the torch lighting, and amazing performances.
The tradition of leading the Indian contingent with the flag dates back to sprinter Purma Banerjee, who first carried it at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.
The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris will feature 329 events across 32 sports, including new additions breaking, skateboarding, surfing, and sports climbing, with over 200 countries participating.
Indian Olympics Schedule 2024: With a contingent of over 100 athletes participating this year, India is optimistic about securing an even greater number of medals as compared to Tokyo 2020.
Where to watch Paris Olympics 2024 live streaming and broadcast in India, here is all the information.
Hailing from Haryana, Manu Bhaker excelled in various sports before discovering a passion for shooting at 14, inspired by the 2016 Rio Olympics.
At 19, Antim Panghal eyes Paris 2024 wrestling glory in the 53 kg category, inspired by her sister's kabaddi legacy, aiming for Olympic success after junior championship triumph.
The modern Olympics, revived by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894, began on April 6, 1896, in Athens with 13 countries, 1500 years after being banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius I.
Check complete list of Indian athletes who have qualified for the upcoming Paris Olympics 2024.
India vs Afghanistan: Sunil Chhetri, 39, scored India’s only goal in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Afghanistan on March 26, in Guwahati. India lost the match, but still have a chance to move to the third round of qualifiers.
World No. 1 for nearly eight years, tennis superstar Novak Djokovic hasn't had much success in 2024 so far. He lost the Australian Open semi-final against Jannick Sinner, and then lost a match to World No. 123 Luca Nardi. On Wednesday, Djokovic announced a split from Goran Ivanisevic - his tennis coach since 2018.
India in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, 2024 Paris Olympics qualifiers, Akhil Sheoran and Lakshya Sen's chances to make the Summer Olympics cut in 2024, and more Olympic sports news and cricket news in March 2024.
The 22-year-old is a work in progress under Surendra Singh and still needs to shed 41 seconds off his time to meet the qualification mark for the Olympics.
Akhil Sheoran helped secure an Olympics berth for Indian shooters last year. Now, he's smashed the world record with a score of 468.4 to show why he deserves a spot on the Indian team in Paris.
While there have been the odd exceptions in MC Mary Kom and Sania Mirza, for the majority of Indian female athletes, recognition has been hard to come by.
2024 Olympics qualification: Lakshya Sen has made the semifinals of consecutive tournaments to take 15th position in the Paris Olympics qualification race. The top 16 badminton players qualify for the Summer Olympics.
All England Badminton Championship 2024: PV Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag, Tanisha-Ashwini crash out of the tournament, while Lakshya Sen to face 2021 champion Lee Zii Jia on Friday.
Neeraj Chopra will defend his Olympics gold in javelin at the Paris Summer Olympics (July 26 - August 11). In training in Turkey, Chopra said: “This is the best I have felt in a long time.”