LA 2028 Olympics — India's medal prospects, major sports India can have podium finish in at Los Angeles
India's hopes of medals will bank on the usual suspects like Neeraj Chopra – Paris 2020 gold medallist — Mirabai Chanu — a Paris 2020 silver medallist — and Manu Bhaker, the first Indian to win two medals at an Olympics after independence.
Major Indian athletes expected in action at the LA 2028 Olympics:
Discipline Dates Potential medal contenders Venue Cricket July 12–29 India men and women Fairgrounds Cricket Stadium Shooting July 15–25 Manu Bhaker, Rudrankksh Patil, Sarabjot Singh and Swapnil Kusale Long Beach Target Shooting Hall (Rifle/Pistol) & Whittier Narrows (Shotgun) Athletics July 15–30 Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena (Men's Javelin Throw), Jyothi Yarraji (Women's 100m hurdles), Avinash Sable (Men's 3000 m steeplechase) LA Memorial Coliseum (Track & Field) Wrestling July 24–30 Aman Sehrawat, Antim Panghal LA Convention Centre Hall 2 Hockey July 12–29 India men and women Carson Field Badminton July 15–24 PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (men's doubles), Ayush Shetty, Tanvi Sharma Galen Centre Boxing July 15–30 Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain, Nitu Ghanghas, Sakshi Chaudhary, Amit Panghal Peacock Theatre (Prelims) / DTLA Arena (Finals) Weightlifting July 25–29 Mirabai Chanu Peacock Theatre Archery July 21–28 Jyothi Surekha, Rishabh Yadav, Abhishek Verma, Dhiraj Bommadevara, Deepika Kumari Carson Stadium Table Tennis July 15–29 Manika Batra, G. Sathiyan, Sreeja Akula LA Convention Centre Hall 3 Squash July 15-24 Anahat Singh Universal City Squash Centre Artistic Gymnastics July 15-25 Pranati Nayak DTLA Arena Fencing July 15-23 C. A. Bhavani Devi LA Convention Centre Hall 1 Golf July 19-29 Aditi Ashok Riviera Country Club Tennis July 19–28 Rohan Bopanna, Sumit Nagal Carson Courts
The Games will have major additions in titles, including cricket, compound archery and squash, all of which will boost India's chances of winning a medal.
The Indian men's cricket team has won seven ICC titles, including two World Cups in each format, and the women's team is an Asian Games gold medallist and a record champion in the Asia Cup. With the sport returning to the Olympics after 128 years, India will look to complete a double in cricket.
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Despite winning three out of five gold medals at the 2023 World Championships and five gold medals at the 2022 Asian Games, the absence of compound archery always stung India. That will change in the United States in 2028.
Meanwhile, teen sensation Anahat Singh has already become India's golden girl in Indian squash, having won two gold medals at the Asian Championships at just 17, and will look to make history in Los Angeles.
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