Paris Olympics 2024: With 100 days left for the Games, here’s how Indian contingent is shaping up

The 2024 Paris Olympics are now officially 100 days away. India enjoyed its best-ever outing at an Olympic Games in Tokyo three years ago and expectations from the Indian contingent is high this time around.

India sent its largest contingent to an Olympic Games with 126 athletes competing in 18 events in Tokyo – returning with seven medals, a gold, two silver and four bronze medals.

April 17 marks 100 days to go for the Paris Olympics to get underway.

So far, a total of 42 Indian athletes have qualified, but that number is expected to increase in the next few weeks with many sports holding their final Olympic qualification events.

Here’s how the Indian contingent is shaping up with 100 days to go:

Archery

A total of 128 recurve archers – 64 men and 64 women – will compete in five events at the Paris Olympics. So far, 72 of the 128 quota places have been won from the 2023 World Championships, Continental Championships and Continental Qualification Tournaments.

Dhiraj Bommadevara is the only Indian to have secured a quota, winning it at...

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