Paris Olympics 2024: IOA releases list of 117 athletes and 140 support staff for mega event

The Indian contingent forParis Olympics 2024 has been approved by the sports ministry. As many as 117 athletes will be travelling to Paris for the showpiece event, which kicks off on July 26. In addition, the athletes will be accompanied by 140 support staff and officials. Among the support staff, 72 personnel have been granted government funding to cater to the needs of the participating sportspersons. Among the list, a notable absentee was shot putter Abha Kathua, who gainedqualification forParis Olympics throughworld ranking quota.

A letter from the ministry to the Indian Olympic Association President P.T. Usha read, "The permissible limit for the stay of support personnel in the Games Village against accreditation as per norms of the Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic Games is 67, including 11 1OA Contingent Officials, which includes five Medical Team Members."

It further added, "For catering to the requirements of the athletes, additional coaches and other support staff numbering 72 have been approved at cost to the Government and arrangements for their stay have been made in Hotels/in locations outside the Games Village."

All eyes will be on the likes of javelin star Neeraj Chopra, badminton superstars PV Sindhu, Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, weightlifting queen Mirabai Chanu, the hockey teams, etc. to bring glory to the country.

Notably, Tokyo Olympics, in 2020, was a highly-successful campaign for TeamIndia. A 119-member contingentreturned with the best-ever haul of seven medals. The whole country will be hoping for the Indian contingent to double their tally this time around.