India's pursuit of a double-digit medal tally at the Paris Olympic Games 2024 effectively commenced on Sunday (July 28), as the 22-year-old Manu Bhaker earned the nation its first medal at this edition. Bhakar bagged bronze in the women's 10m air pistol event to become the first Indian woman shooter to medal at the Olympics. (Full Olympics Coverage | More Sports News)
On Tuesday, Bhaker teamed up with Sarabjot Singh to claim a second bronze medal, and also for the country. In the 10m pistol mixed team bronze medal fight, the Indian pair beat their South Korean counterparts. In the process, Bhaker became the first-ever Indian to win more than one medal in a single edition of the Games, in the post-independence era.
On Thursday, came India's third medal, again a bronze and again from shooting. In a historic first, Swapnil Kusale became the first Indian to clinch a medal in the rifle 50m 3P event as he got bronze in the men's competition.
With Kusale's bronze, India now have three bronze medals in the Paris Olympics
On August 8, Team India were 67th in the medal tally.
Paris Olympics, Day 5 Medal Tally: Top 10
| Ranking | Country | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | TOTAL |
| 1 | China | 16 | 12 | 9 | 37 |
| 2 | United States | 14 | 24 | 23 | 61 |
| 3 | France | 12 | 14 | 15 | 41 |
| 4 | Australia | 12 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 10 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
| 6 | South Korea | 9 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| 7 | Japan | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 |
| 8 | Italy | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 10 | Canada | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 11 | India | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
India has fielded a 117-strong overall contingent for the Paris Summer Games. This is the country's second largest contingent in Olympics history, with the 121 athletes who competed in Tokyo 2020 being the highest.
