LPU Students To Represent India In Paris Olympics

24 students from Lovely Professional University will represent India on the global stage. The students will be key members of the Indian contingent, participating in various sports disciplines including javelin, wrestling, hockey, athletics, weightlifting, shooting, boxing.  

LPU athletes selected for the Paris Olympics 2024 include Neeraj Chopra (BA), gold medalist in the men's javelin throw at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (MA Psychology), star weightlifter in the Women's 49 kg category. Furthermore, Indian Hockey Team Members are: Captain Harmanpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Shamsher Singh, Mandeep Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Jugraj Singh (all pursuing BA), Manpreet Singh, Gurjant (MBA) and Jarman Preet Singh.

The 33rd Olympiad, taking place from 26 July to 11 August 2024, will feature 329 events across 32 sports during 754 sessions of ceremonies and competitions. 10,500 athletes worldwide will participate, with millions of spectators and billions of viewers set to witness the games.

Other  LPU athletes selected for the Paris Olympics include boxers Lovlina (BA, 75 kg), Jasmine (BPEd, 57 kg) and Preeti (BSc - Health & Physical education, 54 kg), wrestlers Anshu (MA English, 57 kg), Nisha (68 kg) and Vinesh (MA Psychology, 50 kg) and shooter Arjun Singh Cheema (MA Public Administration), selected for the 10 metre air pistol and 10 metre air pistol mixed team events, athletics Kiran Pahal (BA), Balraj Panwar (BBA, M1x rowing), Athletics Paramjit, Vikas (Men's 20 km race walk), Archery Dhiraj Bommadevra, Tarun Deep Roy.