New Delhi: The Paris Olympics 2024 has officially commenced, bringing together athletes from around the world to compete at the highest level. India is sending a robust contingent of 117 athletes, including notable names like Neeraj Chopra, PV Sindhu, and Parul Chaudhary. The country’s campaign kicks off on July 25 with archery events. Here’s a detailed schedule of India’s participation in the initial days of the Olympics, including the athletes, events, and timings.
Detailed Schedule
July 25, Thursday
Archery
- Women’s Individual Ranking Round
- Athletes: Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur
- Time: 1:00 PM
- Men’s Individual Ranking Round
- Athletes: B. Dhiraj, Tarundeep Rai, Praveen Jadhav
- Time: 5:45 PM
July 26, Friday
Opening Ceremony
- Time: 11:30 PM
July 27, Saturday
Badminton (Starting 12:00 Noon)
- Men’s Singles Group Stage
- Athletes: HS Prannoy, Lakshman Sen
- Women’s Singles Group Stage
- Athlete: PV Sindhu
- Men’s Doubles Group Stage
- Athletes: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty
- Women’s Doubles Group Stage
- Athletes: Tanisha Crasto, Ashwini Ponnappa
Rowing
- Men’s Single Sculls Heats
- Athlete: Balraj Panwar
- Time: 12:30 PM
Shooting
- 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Qualification
- Athletes: Sandeep Singh, Arjun Babuta, Elavenal Valarivan, Ramita Jindal
- Time: 12:30 PM
- 10m Air Pistol Men’s Qualification
- Athletes: Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Cheema
- Time: 2:00 PM
- 10m Air Pistol Women’s Qualification
- Athletes: Rhythm Sangwan, Manu Bhaker
- Time: 4:00 PM
Tennis (Starting 3:30 PM)
- Men’s Singles
- Athlete: Sumit Nagal
- Men’s Doubles
- Athletes: Rohan Bopanna, N Sriram Balaji
Table Tennis (Starting 6:30 PM)
- Men’s Singles Preliminary Round
- Athletes: Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai
- Women’s Singles Preliminary Round
- Athletes: Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula
Boxing
- Women’s 54kg
- Athlete: Preeti Pawar
- Time: 7:00 PM
Hockey
- Men’s Group B
- Match: India vs New Zealand
- Time: 9:00 PM
July 28, Sunday
Badminton (Starting 12:00 Noon)
- Men’s Singles Group Stage
- Athletes: HS Prannoy, Lakshman Sen
- Women’s Singles Group Stage
- Athlete: PV Sindhu
- Men’s Doubles Group Stage
- Athletes: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty
- Women’s Doubles Group Stage
- Athletes: Tanisha Crasto, Ashwini Ponnappa
Shooting
- 10m Air Rifle Women’s Qualification
- Athletes: Elavenil Valarivan, Ramita Jindal
- Time: 12:45 PM
- 10m Air Pistol Men’s Final (subject to qualification)
- Time: 1:00 PM
Archery
- Women’s Team Round of 16
- Athletes: Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur
- Time: 1:00 PM
- Women’s Team Quarterfinals (subject to qualification)
- Time: 5:45 PM
- Women’s Team Semifinals (subject to qualification)
- Time: 7:17 PM
- Women’s Team Bronze Medal Match (subject to qualification)
- Time: 8:18 PM
- Women’s Team Gold Medal Match (subject to qualification)
- Time: 8:41 PM
Rowing
- Men’s Single Sculls Repechage
- Athlete: Balraj Panwar
- Time: 1:06 PM
Table Tennis
- Men’s Singles Preliminary Round
- Athletes: Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai
- Women’s Singles Preliminary Round
- Athletes: Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula
- Time: 1:30 PM
Boxing
- Men’s 51kg
- Athlete: Amit Panghal
- Time: 2:30 PM
- Men’s 71kg
- Athlete: Nishant Dev
- Time: 3:02 PM
- Women’s 50kg
- Athlete: Nikhat Zareen
- Time: 4:06 PM
Swimming
- Men’s 100m Backstroke Heats
- Athlete: Srihari Nataraj
- Time: 2:30 PM
- Women’s 200m Freestyle Heats
- Athlete: Dhinidhi Deshuthu
- Time: 2:30 PM
- Men’s 100m Backstroke Semifinals (subject to qualification)
- Time: 1:02 PM
- Women’s 200m Freestyle Semifinals (subject to qualification)
- Time: 1:20 PM
Shooting
- 10m Air Rifle Men’s Qualification
- Athletes: Sandeep Singh, Arjun Babuta
- Time: 2:45 PM
- 10m Air Pistol Women’s Final (subject to qualification)
- Time: 3:30 PM
Tennis
- Men’s Singles First Round
- Athlete: Sumit Nagal
- Men’s Doubles First Round
- Athletes: Rohan Bopanna, N Sriram Balaji
- Time: 3:30 PM
July 29, Monday
Badminton (Starting 12:00 Noon)
- Men’s Singles Group Stage
- Athletes: HS Prannoy, Lakshman Sen
- Women’s Singles Group Stage
- Athlete: PV Sindhu
- Men’s Doubles Group Stage
- Athletes: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty
- Women’s Doubles Group Stage
- Athletes: Tanisha Crasto, Ashwini Ponnappa
Shooting
- Trap Men’s Qualification
- Athlete: Prithviraj Tondiman
- Time: 12:30 PM
- 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Qualification
- Athletes: Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Cheema, Manu Bhaker, Rhythm Sangwan
- Time: 12:45 PM
- 10m Air Rifle Women’s Final (subject to qualification)
- Time: 1:00 PM
- 10m Air Rifle Men’s Final (subject to qualification)
- Time: 3:30 PM
Archery
- Men’s Team Round of 16
- Athletes: B. Dhiraj, Tarundeep Rai, Praveen Jadhav
- Time: 1:00 PM
- Men’s Team Quarterfinal (subject to qualification)
- Time: 5:45 PM
- Men’s Team Semifinal (subject to qualification)
- Time: 7:17 PM
- Men’s Team Bronze Medal Match (subject to qualification)
- Time: 8:18 PM
- Men’s Team Gold Medal Match (subject to qualification)
- Time: 8:41 PM
Rowing
- Men’s Single Sculls Semi-Final (subject to qualification)
- Time: 1:00 PM
Table Tennis
- Men’s Singles Preliminary Round
- Athletes: Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai
- Women’s Singles Preliminary Round
- Athletes: Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula
- Time: 1:30 PM
Hockey
- Men’s Group B
- Match: India vs Argentina
- Time: 4:15 PM
July 30, Tuesday
Badminton (Starting 12
:00 Noon)
- Men’s Singles Group Stage
- Athletes: HS Prannoy, Lakshman Sen
- Women’s Singles Group Stage
- Athlete: PV Sindhu
- Men’s Doubles Group Stage
- Athletes: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty
- Women’s Doubles Group Stage
- Athletes: Tanisha Crasto, Ashwini Ponnappa
Shooting
- 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Final (subject to qualification)
- Time: 1:00 PM
- 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Final (subject to qualification)
- Time: 3:30 PM
Archery
- Mixed Team Round of 16
- Athletes: To be decided
- Time: 1:00 PM
- Mixed Team Quarterfinal (subject to qualification)
- Time: 5:45 PM
- Mixed Team Semifinal (subject to qualification)
- Time: 7:17 PM
- Mixed Team Bronze Medal Match (subject to qualification)
- Time: 8:18 PM
- Mixed Team Gold Medal Match (subject to qualification)
- Time: 8:41 PM
Rowing
- Men’s Single Sculls Final (subject to qualification)
- Time: 1:00 PM
Table Tennis
- Men’s Singles Preliminary Round
- Athletes: Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai
- Women’s Singles Preliminary Round
- Athletes: Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula
- Time: 1:30 PM
Boxing
- Men’s 63.5kg
- Athlete: Shiva Thapa
- Time: 2:30 PM
- Women’s 75kg
- Athlete: Lovlina Borgohain
- Time: 3:02 PM
- Women’s 60kg
- Athlete: Simranjit Kaur
- Time: 4:06 PM
Swimming
- Men’s 200m Butterfly Heats
- Athlete: Sajan Prakash
- Time: 2:30 PM
- Women’s 200m Freestyle Semifinals (subject to qualification)
- Time: 1:20 PM
Tennis
- Men’s Singles Second Round (subject to qualification)
- Athlete: Sumit Nagal
- Men’s Doubles Second Round (subject to qualification)
- Athletes: Rohan Bopanna, N Sriram Balaji
- Time: 3:30 PM
Conclusion
With a packed schedule across multiple disciplines, Indian athletes are set to make their mark on the global stage. Fans are eagerly awaiting standout performances, with the hope of adding to the country’s Olympic medal tally. The journey begins with archery, where India’s contingent will aim to shoot their way to victory, setting the tone for the rest of the competitions.
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