Paris Olympics 2024: PV Sindhu and Sharath Kamal led the Indian contingent in the opening ceremony, along with other athletes.
Paris Olympics 2024: The opening ceremony of the 33rd Summer Opening Games has started in Paris, the capital of France, in which the parade of nations is being conducted in the river instead of the stadium for the first time in the history of the Olympics. In the Parade of Nations on the Seine River in Paris, where the Greek athletes came first on a boat, the Indian athletes also appeared in great enthusiasm, in which 78 athletes out of the group of 117 Indian athletes who went to participate in the Olympics, participated in the opening ceremony. Took part in the parade.
PV Sindhu and Sharath Kamal led the way
While PV Sindhu led the women’s flag bearer in the Parade of Nations from India’s side in the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, table tennis player Sharath Kamal led the male flag bearer. During this time, other Indian athletes in the boat were also seen in great enthusiasm, all of whom had the tricolor in their hands and were also accepting the greetings of the spectators by waving it. This time, many athletes who have gone to India to participate in the Olympics are among the contenders to win medals in their events, in which apart from athletics, the country is expected to win more medals in shooting.
Eyes will also be on the performance of the Indian hockey team on the first day
Along with the opening ceremony, Indian athletes will be seen in action on the first day of the Paris Olympics on July 27. Apart from this, the hockey team will also start its campaign in which it will face the New Zealand team, on which everyone’s eyes are going to be. The Indian hockey team had succeeded in winning the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics 2020, in which an even better performance is expected from them this time.