Indian Army Personnel at Paris Olympics 2024: Neeraj Chopra to Jasmine Lamboria - Meet The 24 Athletes

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Twenty-four personnel from the Indian armed forces, including ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and two women participants, are among the 117 Indian athletes who are set to compete at the upcoming Paris Olympics 2024.

The presence of these two women athletes in the contingent, marks the maiden participation of female service athletes at the Olympics, the ministry of defence in a statement on Saturday (July 20).

The India Army had recently in a post on X said, "13 #IndianArmy athletes will be participating in 7 disciplines at the #ParisOlympics2024. The Indian Army's formidable presence includes athletes renowned for their exceptional skills and past achievements on the world stage."

Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi had earlier in the week interacted, via video conference, with Indian Army athletes who are set to represent India in the upcoming Paris Olympics.

Chopra, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics gold medallist, is a subedar in the Indian Army. Chopra, who won India's first-ever Olympic gold in track & field events, will aim for the yellow metal again as he is among 22 men and 2 women representing the armed forces.

Also, 2022 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Havildar Jaismine Lamboria and 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships bronze medallist CPO Ritika Hooda are the two women service personnel who are taking part in the Games for the first time, and would aim to create history.

Apart from the aforementioned trio, the list includes, boxer Amit Panghal, shout-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor, steeplechaser Avinash Mukund Sable as the quartet of men's relay team Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Muhammed Ajmal, Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan and Mijo Chacko Kurian.

Also, triple jumper Abdulla Aboobacker, archers Tarundeep Rai and Dhiraj Bommadevara as well as shooter Sandeep Singh are among the service personnel who would aim to bring laurels to the country. Here is the full list of service personnel at Paris Games:

Indian Army Personnel at Paris Olympics 2024

1. Sub Dhiraj Bommadevara (Archery - Recurve Individual & Team)
2. Sub Tarundeep Rai (Archery - Recurve Individual & Team)
3. Sub Pravin Ramesh Jadhav (Archery - Recurve Individual & Team)
4. SSR Akshdeep Singh (Atletics - Men's 20km Race Walking)
5. PO Vikas Singh (Atletics - Men's 20km Race Walking)
6. SSR Paramjeet Bisht (Atletics - Men's 20km Race Walking)
7. PO Suraj Panwar (Athletics - Race Walking Mixed Marathon)
8. Sub Avinash Sable (Athletics - Men's 3000m Steeplechase)
9. Sub Maj Neeraj Chopra (Athletics - Men's Javelin Throw)
10. CPO Tajinderpal Singh Toor (Athletics - Men's Shot Put)
11. JWO Abdulla Aboobacker (Athletics - Men's Triple Jump)
12. Hav Sarvesh Kushare (Athletics - Men's High Jump)
13. CPO Muhammed Anas Yahiya (Athletics - Men's 4x400m Relay)
14. PO(GW) Muhammed Ajmal (Athletics - Men's 4x400m Relay)
15. Sub Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan (Athletics - Men's 4x400m Relay)
16. JWO Mijo Chacko Kurian (Athletics - Men's 4x400m Relay)
17. Sub Amit Panghal (Boxing - Men's Flyweight)
18. Hav Jaismine Lamboria (Boxing - Women's Featherweight)
19. CPO Jugraj Singh (Hockey - Men's Team)
20. Spr Balraj Panwar (Rowing - M1X Men's Singles Scull)
21. Sub Vishnu Saravanan (Sailing - Men's ILCA 7)
22. Nb Sub Sandeep Singh (Shooting - Men's 10m Air Rifle)
23. Nb Sub Sriram Balaji (Tennis - Men's Doubles)
24. CPO Reetika Hooda (Wrestling - Women's 76kg Freestyle)

Note: The full form of the ranks of each athlete is as follows: Sub - Subedar; Sub Maj - Subedar Major; SSR - Senior Secondary Recruit; PO - Petty Officer; Hav - Havildar; Spr - Sapper; JWO - Junior Warrant Officer; CPO - Chief Petty Officer.