Ministry of Defence of the Republic of India

20/07/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 20/07/2024 11:33

24 Service personnel among 117 Indian athletes taking part in 2024 Paris Olympics

Ministry of Defence

24 Service personnel among 117 Indian athletes taking part in 2024 Paris Olympics


Star Javelin Thrower Subedar Neeraj Chopra all set to again vie for top honours

Indian contingent witnesses maiden participation of women military personnel; Havildar Jaismine Lamboria & CPO Ritika Hooda to aim for podium finish

Posted On: 20 JUL 2024 9:53AM by PIB Delhi

Twenty four (24) Armed Forces personnel are among the 117 Indian athletes who are all set to make the nation proud at the Paris Olympics, beginning July 26, 2024. Among these 24 athletes, 22 are men, including star Javelin Thrower Subedar Neeraj Chopra, and two are women, which marks the maiden participation of female Service athletes at the Olympics.

Subedar Neeraj Chopra, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Gold medalist, will again vie for top honours as his participation in the Paris Olympics comes on the back of exceptional performances which earned him a Gold medal each at the 2023 Asian Games, 2023 World Athletics Championship, 2024 Diamond League, and 2024 Paavo Nurmi Games.

2022 Commonwealth Games Bronze medalist Havildar Jaismine Lamboria and 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships Bronze medalist CPO Ritika Hooda are the two women Service personnel who are taking part in the Games for the first time, and would aim to create history. They will feature in Boxing and Wrestling respectively.

Sub Amit Panghal (Boxing); CPO Tajinderpal Singh Toor (Shot-Put); Sub Avinash Mukund Sable (3000m Steeplechase); CPO Muhammed Anas Yahiya, PO(GW) Muhammed Ajmal, Sub Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan & JWO Mijo Chacko Kurian (4X400M Men's Relay); JWO Abdulla Aboobacker (Triple Jump); Sub Tarundeep Rai & Sub Dhiraj Bommadevara (Archery) and Nb Sub Sandeep Singh (Shooting) are also among the Service personnel who would aim to bring laurels to the country. The full list of Service players is as follows:

Discipline

Rank& Name

Category

Archery

Sub Dhiraj Bommadevara

Recurve Indl & Team

Sub Tarundeep Rai

Sub Pravin Ramesh Jadhav

Athletics

SSR Akshdeep Singh

20Km RW

PO Vikas Singh

20Km RW

SSR Paramjeet Bisht

20Km RW

PO Suraj Panwar

Race Walking Mixed Marathon

Sub Avinash Sable

3000M SC

Sub Maj Neeraj Chopra

Javelin throw

CPO Tajinderpal Singh Toor

Men's Shot Put

JWO Abdulla Aboobacker

Men's Triple Jump

Hav Sarvesh Kushare

Men's High Jump

CPO Muhammed Anas Yahiya

4X400M Men's Relay

PO(GW) Muhammed Ajmal

4X400M Men's Relay

Sub Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan

4X400M Men's Relay

JWO Mijo Chacko Kurian

4X400M Men's Relay

Boxing

Sub Amit Panghal

Men's flyweight

Hav Jaismine Lamboria

Women's featherweight

Hockey

CPO Jugraj Singh

Men's Hockey Reserve

Rowing

Spr Balraj Panwar

M1X (Men's Single Scull)

Sailing

Sub Vishnu Saravanan

Men's One Person Dinghy

Shooting

Nb Sub Sandeep Singh

10m Air Rifle

Tennis

Nb Sub Sriram Balaji

Men's Doubles

Wrestling

CPO Ritika Hooda

Women's 76 Kg (Freestyle)

Apart from 24 athletes, five officials are also heading to Paris to take part in the Olympics. The details are given below:

Discipline

Name

Role

Boxing

Lt Col Kabilan Sai Ashok

Referee & Judge

Boxing

Sub CA Katappa

Coach

Archery

Sub Sonam Tshering Bhutia

Coach

Sailing

Hav CS Delai

Tech Official

Sailing

Nk PV Sharad

Physio

The participation of the Service personnel at the Paris Olympics underscores the Armed Forces' commitment to promoting sporting excellence and fostering a culture of athleticism, while enhancing the sports consciousness across the nation. As the country gears up to witness the performances of these athletes, it stands united in extending best wishes and unwavering support to each participant.

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