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Paris Olympics: All eyes on Bopanna and Sumit as India aim to relive 1996 tennis triumph

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Paris Olympics: All Eyes On Bopanna And Sumit As India Aim To Relive 1996 Tennis Triumph

By IANS News July 22, 2024 • 09:41 AM View: 1006

The 1996 Olympics was, historically speaking, the pinnacle of Indian tennis as a sport. Against all odds, Leander Paes, at the age of 23, won bronze at the Atlanta Summer Games in 1996 despite not being a major power in the ATP Tour's worldwide rankings.

Paes was the first and only Indian tennis player to win an Olympic medal. Fast forward to 2024, India will be aiming to recreate what Paes achieved in 1996 and bring an end to the 28-year-long medal drought in the sport of tennis, which is majorly dominated by European countries.

TAGS Paris Olympics New Delhi Leander Paes Atlanta Summer Games ATP Tour Rohan Bopanna Sriram Balaji Sumit Nagal Sania Mirza Grand Slam Australian Open Matt Ebden Open Era Rio Olympics Venus Williams Rajeev Ram Radek Stepanek Lucie Hradecka

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