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The Paris Olympics will begin on July 26, which is just four days away. More than 10 thousand athletes will take the field in the French capital. 117 athletes from India will participate in the Paris Olympics. India will play in 69 events in 16 sports and compete for 95 medals.
India won seven medals in the Tokyo Olympics, which is India's best performance so far. Due to Corona, SAI spent more money in the Paris Olympic cycle in 2021. The Indian government has spent Rs 407 crore for the Olympics this time. India expects double figure medals from the athletes in this Olympics.
Archery
India has spent a total of Rs 39.18 crore on archery players. Of these, five were top players and 13 were development archers. Three male and three female athletes will participate from India.
Exercise
28 athletes from India will participate in athletics. India has spent Rs 96.08 crore on athletics in the last three years. This amount was spent on 36 national camps and 85 foreign trips.
Badminton
A team of seven athletes from India will participate in the Paris Olympics. In the last three years, the government spent Rs 72.03 crore on badminton. This amount was spent on 25 players, including 10 top shuttlers and 15 development shuttlers.
Boxing
SAI has spent Rs 60.93 crore on boxing in these Olympics. India's boxing team includes two men and four women. This money was spent on a total of 29 players, of which 9 were top players and 20 were development players.
Shooting
India has sent the largest number of athletes to the Paris Olympics. 21 Indian shooters will participate in the Olympics. Indian athletes will be seen in all shooting events in the Olympics. SAI has spent Rs. 60.42 crore on 45 Olympic athletes.
weight lifting
Only one athlete will represent the country in weightlifting from India. After Mirabai Chanu won the silver medal in Tokyo, SAI spent Rs. 27 crores. Rs 27 crores were spent on two top and 6 development lifters.
Wrestling
6 wrestlers from India will represent the country in this Olympics. India spent a total of Rs 37.80 crore in the Olympic cycle. In which a national camp and a foreign camp were organized for 25 players. This will benefit 25 leaders.
Table Tennis
India will create history in table tennis in Paris Olympics. This will be the first time that an Indian team will participate in table tennis. India got two quotas each in singles for qualifying in the team event. Three male and three female players will participate from India. SAI spent Rs 12.92 crore on table tennis.
Hockey
This time only the Indian men's hockey team will enter the Olympic field. Rs 41.30 crore was spent on the men's team. This amount was spent on 76 national camps and 36 foreign tours. The Indian men's team won the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics.