There are now less hours till the 2024 Summer Olympics begin. At the Olympics in Paris, a 21-person Indian team will compete in the shooting competition. This is the first time in the Olympics that such a large number of shooters have gone from India. The target of this big party will also be big. In the year 2004, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore opened India’s account with silver in the Olympic shooting. In the next Olympics, something amazing happened when shooter Abhinav Bindra became the first player from India to win an individual gold medal in the Olympics.
The history of shooting in the Olympics?
Many of the shooters going to participate this time are young and have hoisted the flag of India with their performances at the world level in recent years. All eyes will be especially on Manu Bhaker, Sarabjot Singh, Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar, Anish Bhanwala, Ridm Sangwan, Isha Singh, and Sifat Kaur.
The country has hope from these shooters
If these youths overcome the pressure and give their best on the day of the competition, then this time India can end the drought of the last two Olympics in shooting. In the last Asian Games, India had the best performance after China. China won a total of 29 medals while India won 22 medals including seven gold. The first medal of this Olympics has to be decided in shooting only.
Indian team men’s
Sandeep Singh, Arjun Babuta, Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Singh Cheema, Swapnil Kusale, Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar, Anish Bhanwala, Vijayveer Sidhu, Prithviraj Tondaiman, Anantjit Singh Naruka.
Indian team Women
Elavenil Valarivan, Ramita Jindal, Ridm Sangwan, Manu Bhaker, Isha Singh, Sifat Kaur Samra, Anjum Moudgil, Rajeshwari Kumari, Shreyasi Singh, Maheshwari Chauhan, Raiza Dhillon.
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Events
Competition: 27th July to 5th August
15 (Men’s, Women’s and Mixed)
Participants: 340 (Men’s 170 & Women’s 170)
21 shooters from India will participate
Medals at stake: 45 (15 gold, 15 silver, 15 bronze)
Main rival countries: America, China, Italy, France, Czech Republic, Iran, Switzerland, South Korea
