Paris Olympics fact box: Youngest and oldest Indian athlete, best medal hopes, athletics largest contingent
Hindustan TimesAt the Tokyo Olympics, India returned with seven medals - their best-ever medal haul at the Games. Neeraj Chopra is one of India's biggest medal hopes in Paris Whether it was training abroad or getting the best of facilities to sharpen their skills, there was planning in place. Second largest contingent: With 117 athletes - 70 male and 47 female - in Paris, this is India's second-largest at the Olympics. The Olympic medalists in Paris: The Indian contingent features five previous medalists – Neeraj Chopra, Mirabai Chanu, PV Sindhu, Lovlina Borgohain, and the men's hockey team. India's medal hopes in Paris: Neeraj Chopra in javelin, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in men's doubles badminton, PV Sindhu in women's singles badminton, Indian women's archery team, Indian men's archery team, Indian men's hockey team, Sift Kaur Samra in shooting, Manu Bhaker in shooting, Nikhat Zareen in boxing, Antim Panghal in wrestling are India's biggest hopes for a medal in Paris.