PV Sindhu was among the 49 Indian athletes, including the entire archery, table tennis and hockey teams, to arrive at the Games Village so far to participate in the Paris Olympics, which gets underway July 26.
While 39 athletes, including the eight-member table tennis team and 19-member Indian men’s hockey team, have reached the French capital, 10 shooters out of the 21 who qualified for the Olympics, have reached Chateauroux.
All the six members of the archery team, along with two tennis players, a shuttler, a rower and two swimmers reached the City of Lights.
Bienvenue à Paris Welcoming members of our Badminton contingent to the Athletes’ Village! #JeetKiAur #Cheer4Bharat #IndiaAtParis24 pic.twitter.com/FHjgWdWy12— Team India (@WeAreTeamIndia) July 22, 2024
Table tennis and swimming contingent greeted by our Chef de Mission @gaGunNarang as they make their way to the athletes village! Merci Beaucoup fans in Paris, for the wholesome welcome to our table tennis contingent #JeetKiAur #Cheer4Bharat #IndiaAtParis24 pic.twitter.com/dA4cTiSoWA— Team India (@WeAreTeamIndia) July 21, 2024
A glimpse into some parts of the incredible Athletes’ Village in Paris pic.twitter.com/QmGOAw1Ylv— Team India (@WeAreTeamIndia) July 21, 2024
As many as 117 athletes, including 70 men and 47 women, will represent India at the Paris Olympics. They will be competing in 69 events for 95 medals. There will also be 140-strong support staff, making it a 257-member contingent.
In Tokyo Olympics, India were represented by a 119-member contingent, and the country logged its best-ever performance of seven medals, including the historic javelin throw gold won by Neeraj Chopra.
Chopra will be in Paris to defend his gold medal.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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