Indian Sportspersons to Have Intriguing Challenges En Route to Paris 2024
News 18A year is a long time in sports and the course of events can change dramatically in 12 months. So, if the conditions improve in the next three to four months and the Games are conducted as per the revised schedule, the Games will be eagerly awaited as Hangzhou 2022 will fall bang in the middle of the qualifying period for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and thus will get a lot of attention from sportspersons from the region. Take for example the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia in which India achieved their best-ever medal haul of 70 medals including 16 gold. Subsequently, at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021, India registered their best-ever medal haul, claiming seven medals including their second-ever individual gold medal — Neeraj Chopra claiming the yellow metal in men’s javelin throw. India will be expecting medals from the likes of Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, the Commonwealth Games silver medallist, steeplechaser Avinash Sable, CWG 2022 triple jump gold medallist Eldose Paul, long jumper Murali Shreeshankar, high jumper Tejaswin Shankar, shot putter Tejinderpal Singh Toor; shooters Manu Bhaker, Anjum Moudgil, Elavenil Valarivan, Saurabh Chaudhary; boxers Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain, World Champion Nikhat Zareen and Jaismine Lamboria; wrestlers Vinesh Phoghat, Anshu Malik, Antim Phangal, Bajrang Punia, Deepak Punia and shuttlers PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty and the hockey teams to win medals.