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India LA 2028 Olympics qualification tracker: 50 athletes qualified so far

India has qualified 50 athletes across cricket, hockey and archery for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, thesportsgram.in reported.

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Archery (general photo, not from this event) Photo: leopoldboettcher / Pixabay, Pixabay Content License

India has qualified 50 athletes for LA 2028, with 17 male and 33 female competitors across three sports. The women's cricket team, both hockey teams and archery quotas have been secured.

Key takeaways

  • India has qualified 50 athletes for LA 2028 so far.
  • The women's cricket team qualified via the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.
  • Both men's and women's hockey teams won gold at the 2026 Asian Games.
  • Archery quotas came from the mixed compound team gold at the 2026 Asian Games.
  • Upcoming qualification events include gymnastics, shooting and weightlifting world championships.

India has qualified 50 athletes for the LA 2028 Olympics so far, according to thesportsgram.in. The breakdown shows 17 male athletes and 33 female athletes across cricket, hockey and archery. The qualification tracker covers the athletes, the qualification process and upcoming qualification events.

Qualified sports and athletes

India’s women’s cricket team qualified by finishing as the best Asian team at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. The women’s hockey team qualified by winning gold at the 2026 Asian Games. The men’s hockey team also qualified by winning gold at the 2026 Asian Games. India’s mixed compound archery team qualified by winning gold at the 2026 Asian Games.

Contingent breakdown

Cricket contributes 15 female athletes. Hockey contributes 32 athletes, split evenly between 16 male and 16 female competitors. Archery adds three athletes, with one male and two female competitors. The total contingent stands at 50 athletes, comprising 17 men and 33 women.

Context on LA 2028

In August 2022, LAOCOG shortlisted nine proposed sports for consideration as optional events for the Olympics: baseball/softball, breaking (breakdance), cricket, flag football, karate, kickboxing, lacrosse, squash and motorsport. On October 9, 2023, LAOCOG officially submitted baseball/softball, cricket, flag football, lacrosse and squash for consideration by the IOC. All five sports were approved at the 141st IOC Session in Mumbai, India.

Squash and archery context

India’s highest-ranked squash players are Ramit Tandon, at 31 in the men’s rankings, and Anahat Singh, at 61 in the women’s rankings, as they are today.

If only one athlete is allowed per country, both Ramit and Anahat are among the top 16 highest-ranked players; Ramit would be the 11th seed out of 16, and Anahat would be the 15th, based on current world rankings.

If two athletes are allowed per country, Ramit would be the 15th seed, while Anahat would not qualify. At the three Archery World Cup events in 2024, India medalled in two in the compound mixed team category.

Jyothi won gold with Abhishek Verma in Shanghai, then partnered Priyansh to win silver in Yecheon. At the third event in Antalya, Jyothi and Priyansh topped the field in qualification but lost to Italy in the quarterfinals.

At the 2023 World Championships, Jyothi and Ojas topped the field in qualification but lost by a point to the USA in the quarterfinals.

What happens next

Upcoming LA 2028 qualification events include the 2026 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships from 17 to 25 October 2026. The ISSF World Shooting Championships run from 1 to 14 November 2026. The 2026 IWF World Weightlifting Championship takes place from 27 October to 8 November. These events will either provide direct Olympic qualification quotas or ranking points for qualification.

Qualified Indian athletes for LA 2028 by sport

Sport

Male Athletes Qualified

Female Athlete Qualified

Total

Cricket

–

15

15

Hockey

16

16

32

Archery

1

2

3

Total

17

33

50

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