Olympics 2024 Opening ceremony Live: PV Sindhu, Sharath Kamal lead team India in the opening ceremony
With less then two hours to go for the grand opening ceremony to kick off, the gates are open and spectators are slowly taking their seats on their respective bridges put across River Seine.
Tony Estanguet, President of Paris 2024 Games said that the world has finally come to see Paris and we will give them Paris straight away in the opening ceremony.
Table tennis player Sathiyan Gnanasekaran in conversation with DT Next
“The win at Beirut was extremely important; it raised a lot of confidence in me that I can take on the top players. I felt that I was back at my best. It's also crucial that the win came at the right time, just a few months ahead of the Olympics. That confidence can help me bring out my best in Paris,” said Sathiyan speaking to DT Next.
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Indian players taking part in Opening Ceremony
Flag-bearers: PV Sindhu (badminton) and Achanta Sharath Kamal (table tennis).
Archery: Deepika Kumari and Tarundeep Rai.
Boxing: Lovlina Borgohain
Table Tennis: Manika Batra
Tennis: Rohan Bopanna, Sumit Nagal and Sriram Balaji.
Shooting: Anjum Moudgil, Sift Kaur Samra, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Anish.
Equestrian: Anush Agarwalla
Golf: Shubhankar Sharma
Hockey: Krishan Pathak, Nilakanta Sharma and Jugraj Singh
Judo: Tulika Mann
Sailing: Vishnu Saravanan and Nethra Kumanan
Swimming: Srihari Nataraj and Dhinidhi Desinghu.
PV Sindhu to be the flag bearer representing India
"Paris 2024, flag bearer—one of the greatest honors of my life to hold our country's flag in front of millions", PV Sindhu on X.
Tamil Nadu's 'gunman' Tondaiman in conversation with DT Next
"It is indeed a proud moment. I have been eagerly awaiting the team announcement, and when I received the news, I felt really happy. Now, I have to focus on working hard and aiming for a medal," Prithviraj told DT Next.
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