Shooting athlete Manu Bhaker won two bronze medals in the 2024 Olympics. She won the bronze in the women’s 10m Air Pistol event and did so in the mixed team category of the same sport. Manu became the first Indian athlete since independence to win two medals in the same edition.
Although track and field athlete Neeraj Chopra won the gold in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, but missed out on the highest accolade in the 2024 edition. He still bagged silver in the javelin throw event.
18-year-old D Gukesh became the youngest World Chess champion in December 2024. He defeated China’s Ding Liren in the final.
Team India, led by Rohit Sharma, broke their 11-year ICC trophy drought by winning the T20 World Cup in 2024. The Men in Blue beat South Africa in the final.
Veteran Indian football player Sunil Chhetri announced his retirement from the international arena this year. Chhetri played his final game at the FIFA World Cup 2026 AFC qualifiers match against Kuwait.
At 43, Indian Tennis veteran Rohan Bopanna became the oldest grand slam champion. He won the men’s doubles event at the Australian Open along with Matthew Ebden
Following the third Test against Australia in Brisbane, Ravichandran Ashwin announced his international cricket. The off-spinner finished with 765 international scalps, of which 537 include in Tests.
New Zealand cricket team created history in India in 2024, consigning them to their first hoe series defeat since 2012. The Kiwis also became the first side to whitewash India in their backyard in a series of 3 or more.
The Indian men’s hockey team won the bronze in Olympics 2024 in a hard-fought clash against Spain.
Vinesh Phogat stunned the undefeated Yui Susaki in the opening round of wrestling in Paris Olympics. She had also qualified to compete in the gold medal match but being overweight by 100 grams resulted in disqualification.

Rahul Dev

Cricket Jounralist at Newsdesk

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