The track and field events are the biggest attraction of the Olympic Games and the excitement is building up as we move towards the start date of the Athletics competitions. (Full Olympics Coverage | More Sports News)
A total of 26 medal events will take place, all of them in August, to complete the athletics competition in Paris. India too will have some hopes.
Indian athletics contingent at the Paris Olympics is their biggest ever with a team of 29 athletes in the team.
A lot of hopes ride on the athletics contingent with India's stocks rising quickly in many track and field events.
The biggest name in the squad is without doubt Neeraj Chopra. The Tokyo Olympic javelin throw champion and the reigning world champion Neeraj will be India's biggest gold medal hope in Paris.
With the athletics events of the 2024 Paris Olympics going on, here is everything you need to know - players, schedule, timings IST, streaming details - about the Indian athletics contingent
INDIAN ATHLETICS CONTINGENT FOR PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS
Sarvesh Kushare - Men’s High Jump
Suraj Panwar - Marathon race walk mixed relay
Akshdeep Singh, Vikas Singh, Paramjeet Bisht - Men’s 20km Racewalk
Kishore Jena, Neeraj Chopra - Men’s Javelin Throw
Muhammed Anas, Muhammed Ajmal, Amoj Jacob, Santhosh Tamilarasan, Rajesh Ramesh - Men’s 4x400m Relay
Avinash Sable - Men’s 3000m Steeplechase
Tajinderpal Singh Toor - Men’s Shot Put
Abdulla Aboobacker, Praveen Chithravel - Men’s Triple Jump
Jeswin Aldrin - Men’s Long Jump
Annu Rani- Women’s Javelin Throw
Parul Chaudhary- Women’s 3000m Steeplechase, Women’s 5000m
Kiran Pahal - Women’s 400m, Women’s 4x400m relay
Jyothi Yarraji - Women’s 100m Hurdles
Ankita Dhyani - Women’s 5000m
Priyanka Goswami - Women’s 20km Racewalk, Marathon race walk mixed relay
Jyothika Sri Dandi, Subha Venkatesan, Vithya Ramraj, Poovamma MR - Women’s 4x400m relay
Reserves
Prachi, Mijo Chacko Kurian
FULL INDIA ATHLETICS SCHEDULE AT 2024 PARIS OLYMPICS
1 August, Thursday
Men’s 20km Race Walk (Akshdeep Singh, Vikas Singh, Paramjeet Bisht) - 11am onwards
Women’s 20km Race Walk (Priyanka Goswami) - 12:50pm onwards
2 August, Friday
Women’s 5000m Round 1 (Parul Chaudhary, Ankita Dhyani) - 9:40 pm onwards
Men’s Shot Put Qualification (Tajinderpal Singh Toor) - 11:40pm onwards
3 August, Saturday
Men’s Shot Put Final (Subject to qualification) - 11:05pm onwards
4 August, Sunday
Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 (Parul Chaudhary) - 1:35pm onwards
Men’s Long Jump Qualification (Jeswin Aldrin) - 2:30pm onwards
5 August, Monday
Women’s 400m Round 1 (Kiran Pahal) - 3:25pm onwards
Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 (Avinash Sable) - 10:34pm onwards
Women’s 5000m Final (Subject to qualification) - 12:40am onwards
6 August, Tuesday
Men’s Javelin Throw qualification (Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena) - 1:50pm onwards
Women’s 400m Repechage Round (Subject to qualification) - 2:50pm onwards
Men’s Long Jump Final (Subject to qualification) - 11:45pm onwards
Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Final (Subject to qualification) - 12:40am onwards
7 August, Wednesday
Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay (Suraj Panwar, Priyanka Goswami) - 11am onwards
Men’s High Jump Qualification (Sarvesh Kushare) - 1:35pm onwards
Women’s 100m Hurdles Round 1 (Jyothi Yarraji) - 1:45pm onwards
Women’s Javelin Throw Qualification (Annu Rani) - 1:55pm onwards
Men’s Triple Jump Qualification (Praveen Chithravel, Abdulla Aboobacker) - 10:45pm onwards
Women’s 400m Semifinals (Subject to qualification) - 12:15am onwards
Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Final (Subject to qualification) - 1:10am onwards
8 August, Thursday
Women’s 100m Hurdles Repechage Round (Subject to qualification) - 2:05pm onwards
Men’s Javelin Throw Final (Subject to qualification) - 11:55pm onwards
9 August, Friday
Women’s 4x400m Relay Round 1 (Jyothika Sri Dandi, Subha Venkatesan, Vithya Ramraj, Poovamma MR) - 2:10pm onwards
Men’s 4x400m Relay Round 1 (Muhammed Anas, Muhammed Ajmal, Amoj Jacob, Santhosh Tamilarasan, Rajesh Ramesh) - 2:35pm onwards
Women’s 100m Hurdles Semifinals (Subject to qualification) - 3:35pm onwards
Women’s 400m Final (Subject to qualification) - 11:30pm onwards
Men’s Triple Jump Final (Subject to qualification) - 11:40pm onwards
10 August, Saturday
Men’s High Jump Final (Subject to qualification) - 10:40pm onwards
Women’s Javelin Throw Final (Subject to qualification) - 11:10pm onwards
Women’s 100m Hurdles Final (Subject to qualification) - 11:15pm onwards
Men’s 4x400m Relay Final (Subject to qualification) - 12:42am onwards
Women’s 4x400m Relay Final (Subject to qualification) - 12:52am onwards
PARIS OLYMPICS LIVE STREAMING IN INDIA
JioCinema has bagged the streaming rights for the Paris Olympics 2024 in India.
The Games will be telecast live on TV on Sports18 channels (1, 2, and 3) with Sports18 3 dedicated to providing Hindi commentary for India's matches.
