Indian Sports Achieve Historic Milestones in 2024

From Olympic triumphs to cricket glory, 2024 was a transformative year for Indian athletes across disciplines.

Shooter Manu Bhaker became the first Indian since independence to win two medals in a single Olympics, earning bronze in the women's 10m air pistol and mixed team events at Paris 2024.
India's men's cricket team ended a 17-year drought by winning the ICC T20 World Cup, with Rohit Sharma captaining the team to an unbeaten tournament.
Neeraj Chopra secured silver in the men's javelin at the Paris Olympics, joining an elite group of athletes with multiple Olympic medals.
Indian para-athletes excelled at the Paris Paralympics, winning 29 medals, including seven golds, highlighted by repeat champions Avani Lekhara and Sumit Antil.
2024 saw significant retirements, including Sunil Chhetri from international football, PR Sreejesh from hockey, and Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli from T20I cricket.