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Shooting has been on Olympics roster since the first modern Summer Games in Athens, which took place in 1896. The 2024 edition will once again see athletes from various countries, some more than 200 nations, take the sport at world stage. The shooting events will be held between July 27 and August 5 at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre.

Here, in this article, we’ll take a look at the Indian athletes and the categories the sport has of offer at the Olympic Games. 

What are the categories in shooting for the 2024 Paris Olympics?

The sport of shooting will see players feature across 15 medal categories, which are mentioned below:

10m Air Rifle (women’s/men’s/mixed team)

50m Rifle 3 Positions (women’s/men’s)

10m Air Pistol (women’s/men’s/mixed team)

25m Rapid Fire Pistol (men’s)

25m Pistol (women’s)

Trap (women’s/men’s)

Skeet (women’s/men’s/mixed team)

Indian athletes qualified in shooting for 2024 Paris Olympics

Prithviraj Tondaiman: Men's trap

Rajeshwari Kumari: Women's trap

Shreyasi Singh: Women's trap

Anantjeet Singh Naruka: Men's skeet

Raiza Dhillon: Women's skeet

Maheshwari Chauhan: Women's skeet

Anantjeet Singh Naruka/Maheshwari Chauhan: Skeet mixed team

Sandeep Singh: Men's 10m air rifle

Arjun Babuta: Men's 10m air rifle

Elavenil Valarivan: Women's 10m air rifle

Ramita Jindal: Women's 10m air rifle

Swapnil Kusale: Men's 50m rifle 3 position

Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar: Men's 50m rifle 3 position

Sift Kaur Samra: Women's 50m rifle 3 positions

Anjum Moudgil: Women's 50m rifle 3 positions

Sandeep Singh/Elavenil Valarivan: 10m air rifle mixed team

Arjun Babuta/Ramita Jindal: 10m air rifle mixed team

Arjun Cheema: Men's 10m air pistol

Sarabjot Singh: Men's 10m air pistol

Manu Bhaker: Women's 10m air pistol

Rhythm Sangwam: Women's 10m air pistol

Vijayveer Sidhu: Men's 25m rapid fire pistol

Anish Bhanwala: Men's 25m rapid fire pistol

Manu Bhaker: Women's 25m pistol

Esha Singh: Women's 25m pistol

Sarabjot Singh/Manu Bhaker: 10m air pistol mixed team

Arjun Cheema/Rhythm Sangwam: 10m air pistol mixed team