Archery
India will field a full squad of archers for Paris 2024. Dhiraj Bommadevara earned an individual quota with a silver medal at the 2023 Asian Qualification Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand, and Bhajan Kaur secured an individual quota through the 2024 Final World Qualification Tournament in Antalya, Turkey. Both individual quotas were reallocated to other nations as India secured team quotas in both the Men’s and Women’s events by ranking in the top two of the World Archery Team Ranking List as of 24 June 2024 among countries that had not qualified through other routes.
Men: Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai, Pravin Jadhav
Women: Bhajan Kaur, Ankita Bhakat, Deepika Kumari
Athletics
Murali Sreeshankar had secured a quota in the Men’s Long Jump after recording a jump of 8.37m at the Asian Athletics Championships 2023 in Bangkok. However, he had to withdraw due to an injury.
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Avinash Sable - Men’s 3000 m steeplechase
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Kiran Pahal - Women’s 400m
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Parul Chaudhary - Women’s 3000 m steeplechase
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Jyothi Yarraji - 100m Hurdles
Road events
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Priyanka Goswami - Women’s 20 km walk
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Priyanka Goswami/Akshdeep Singh
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Marathon race walking mixed relay
Field events
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Neeraj Chopra Men’s javelin throw
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Kishore Jena Men’s javelin throw
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Sarvesh Kushare High Jump
Badminton
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Men singles: Prannoy H. S., Lakshya Sen Doubles: Chirag Shetty/ Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
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Women Singles: P. V. Sindhu
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Doubles: Ashwini Ponnappa/ Tanisha Crasto
Boxing
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