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