Within the realm of Indian sporting historical past, the Tokyo Olympics 2020 will perpetually be marked as a unforgettable second. With a exceptional tally of seven medals, India shattered information and expectations as this was nation’s greatest medal haul ever on the Olympics. Some sections of the sporting fraternity have been disenchanted that India’s medal whole didn’t contact double figures, however the reality is that Tokyo Video games noticed a stupendous present by the Indian athletes on the highest degree. 

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Because the Paris Olympics 2024 are about to start out in a number of months (July 26), let’s relive some previous recollections of Tokyo Olympics 2020. 

India’s 7 medals at Tokyo Olympics 2020

Neeraj Chopra | Gold

Neeraj Chopra etched his identify in historical past books by clinching India’s first-ever Olympic gold in observe and discipline. Neeraj began with a throw of 87.03m and shocked the world by throwing 87.58 meters in his second try within the remaining of the javelin throw occasion of the Tokyo Olympics 2020. Nobody got here near the mark set by Neeraj, together with the likes of Germany’s Johannes Vetter and Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan. That is India’s first Olympic medal in athletics in additional than 100 years. Neeraj can also be the second Indian participant to win a person gold medal. Earlier, shooter Abhinav Bindra had received the gold medal in males’s 10-meter air rifle on the Beijing Olympics 2008.

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Mirabai Chanu | Silver

Manipur’s Mirabai Chanu registered India’s identify within the medal tally Tokyo Olympics 2020. She ended a 21-year medal drought in weightlifting by profitable a silver medal within the 49 kg class throughout her 4 profitable makes an attempt throughout the competitors. This 29-year-old participant eliminated the frustration she confronted within the Rio Olympics (2016) by lifting a complete weight of 202 kg. Mirabai can also be a former world champion and holds the world document within the clear and jerk occasion within the 49kg class.

Ravi Dahiya | Silver

Ravi Kumar Dahiya, born in Nahari village of Sonepat district of Haryana, proved his power and method by profitable the silver medal in males’s 57 kg freestyle wrestling. He’s the solely second Indian wrestler, after Sushil Kumar, to win an Olympic silver medal. Dahiya secured his Olympic berth by profitable the bronze medal on the 2019 World Championship after which received the Asian Championship in Delhi in 2020 and defended the title in Almaty this yr.

PV Sindhu | Bronze

PV Sindhu was already thought of a robust medal contender for the Tokyo Olympics 2020 and he or she didn’t disappoint anybody by profitable the bronze medal. This 28-year-old participant had earlier received a silver medal within the 2016 Rio Olympics. She is the solely girl from the nation to win a number of medals within the Olympics. Her efficiency within the Tokyo Video games might be gauged from the truth that she had not misplaced a single sport earlier than dropping two video games in opposition to Tai Tzu Ying. The Hyderabadi shuttler made her mark on the worldwide degree in 2014 after profitable bronze medals on the World Championships, Asian Video games, Commonwealth Video games and Asian Championships. 

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Lovlina Borgohain | Bronze

Lovlina Borgohain of Assam created historical past by profitable a bronze medal in her first Olympics. She is the third Indian to win an Olympic medal in boxing after Vijender Singh (2008) and MC Mary Kom (2012). Earlier than occurring a 52-day tour of Europe to arrange for the Olympics, she bought contaminated with Covid 19 however she made a spectacular comeback and defeated former world champion Nien-Chin Chen of Chinese language Taipei within the quarterfinals of the 69 kg class. The 26-year-old signed off with a bronze medal after a 0-5 loss to reigning world champion Busenaz Surmeneli.

Bajrang Punia | Bronze

Earlier than these video games, Bajrang Punia was additionally thought of the largest contender for the gold medal within the Tokyo Video games. After dropping within the semi-finals, he couldn’t fulfill his dream of gold medal as a result of a number of accidents. Bajrang suffered a knee damage in Russia in a event after which additionally pulled his left hamstring. Regardless of this, he introduced glory to the nation by profitable the bronze medal. Bajrang beat Kazakhstan’s Daulet Niyazbekov 8-0 within the 65kg bronze medal bout. Together with his bronze, Indian wrestlers matched their greatest efficiency on the Tokyo Olympics.

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Indian Males’s Hockey Crew | Bronze

The Indian Males’s Hockey Crew ended a 41-year drought within the Tokyo Olympics 2020 by profitable the bronze medal. Though this medal was not gold, it was sufficient to make hockey fashionable once more within the nation. After dropping badly by 1-7 in opposition to Australia within the second match of the group stage, the group made an excellent comeback underneath the management of Manpreet Singh. After defeating Belgium within the semi-finals, the group defeated Germany 5-4 within the bronze medal play-off. This was India’s third hockey bronze medal within the historical past of the Olympics. The opposite two earlier than this have been received within the 1968 Mexico Metropolis and the 1972 Munich Video games.