Summer Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony Highlights: The Paris Olympics 2024 got off to a glittering ceremony on Friday
Sindhu is ranked 26th in the world heading into Paris Olympics 2024.
Padukone picked Satwik-Chirag in men's doubles, Sindhu in women's singles and Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy in men's singles as possible medal contenders.
Achanta Sharath Kamal, who will feature in his record fifth Olympics, was selected as India's flagbearer in March this year but PV Sindhu was named as the female flagbearer earlier this month.
India will be aiming to better their tally of seven from the Tokyo Olympics.
No Indian player has won three Olympic medals on the trot.
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, PV Sindhu won silver in badminton (women's singles) and then won a bronze in Tokyo 2020
Badminton ace PV Sindhu says she is "going all-out" in her quest to become the first Indian to win an unprecedented third individual Olympic medal in Paris.
Having won two Olympic medals in her career, PV Sindhu enters Paris 2024 aiming to win the coveted gold.
Paris Olympics 2024: IOA on Wednesday announced that 117 athletes, including seven reserves, will be part of India's contingent at the Games.