Indian Athletics Team Prepares for Paris 2024 Across Europe

Indian athletics stars, including Neeraj Chopra, gear up for Paris 2024 Olympics with final training in Turkiye, Poland, and Switzerland. The 30-member team will assemble in Paris on July 28 before competitions begin on August 1.

The majority of the Paris 2024-bound Indian athletics team, including Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra, will undergo the final phase of their training across three European countries: Turkiye, Poland, and Switzerland, in preparation for the upcoming Summer Olympics. All 30 Indian athletes selected for Paris 2024 are scheduled to assemble in Paris on July 28, just days before the track and field competitions commence on August 1.

Ahead of Paris 2024, Neeraj Chopra will be based at the Gloria Sports Arena in Antalya, Turkiye. The Indian javelin throw ace, who has been training in Finland and Germany for the showpiece event, recently clinched a gold medal at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland and won't be competing in any other meet before the Olympics.

Javelin thrower Kishore Jena, hurdler Jyothi Yarraji, long jumper Jeswin Aldrin, and triple jumper Praveen Chithravel reached Poland earlier this week and are now training at the Olympic Sports Centre in Spala. Joining them soon will be the Paris 2024-bound men's and women's 4x400m relay teams, javelin thrower Annu Rani, and shot put athletes Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Abha Khatua, who are set to fly to Poland on Thursday.

Steeplechasers Avinash Sable and Parul Chaudhary will be training in St. Moritz, Switzerland, before joining other athletes in Poland on July 24 and departing for Paris. Meanwhile, race walkers Akshdeep Singh, Paramjeet Singh Bisht, Vikash Singh, and Suraj Panwar will continue their training at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Bengaluru before heading to Paris. Triple jumper Abdulla Aboobacker and middle-distance runner Ankita Dhyani are also training at SAI, Bengaluru. (ANI)