shadow

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Indian athletes arrived in Delhi to a grand welcome at the airport
  • Thousands of fans welcomed the athletes at the Delhi Airport
  • India managed its best-ever Olympic performance at Tokyo 2020 with 7 medals – 1 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze

India’s medalists from the Tokyo Olympics campaign were greeted to a huge reception in New Delhi as they made their way out of the airport on Monday afternoon. Javelin star and gold medalist Neeraj Chopra, wrestlers Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Bajrang Punia, boxer Lovlina Borgohain and the men’s hockey team arrived from Tokyo earlier in the day.

Badminton star PV Sindhu, who won her 2nd Olympic medal, and weightlifter Mirabai Chanu who won a Silver medal on the opening day of the Games, will also join the rest of the medalists at the Ashoka hotel in New Delhi. The two Olympic medalists had reached India after completing their events.

India headed to the Tokyo Games with its biggest-ever medal contingent and finished with their biggest-ever medal tally of 7 – 1 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze.

While wrestling continued to produce Olympic medalists for India with Ravi Kumar Dahiya becoming the 2nd Indian to win a silver in the sport, Lovlina Borgohain was the saving grace for the boxing contingent that flattered to deceive.

Sindhu showcased she is one of the greatest Indian Olympians by winning her second medal, a bronze after a fine campaign in Tokyo.

There were disappointments in much-followed sports like shooting and boxing but there were plenty of positives for India. Tokyo 2020 could be seen as India’s hockey renaissance as both their men and women’s hockey teams reached the semi-finals. In fact, the men’s team ended their 41-year-long wait for an Olympic medal. Not to forget, Aditi Ashok’s fine run in Women’s Golf and some superb performances in rowing and Racewalking.

India started their campaign with a Silver medal from weightlifter Mirabai Chanu and they ended their campaign with a historic gold medal, their first-ever in track and field when Neeraj Chopra won the Men’s Javelin gold on August 8.

India’s medal winners at Tokyo 2020

Neeraj Chopra – Gold in Men’s Javelin
Mirabai Chanu – Silver in Women’s 49kg Weightlifting
Ravi Dahiya – Silver in Men’s Freestyle 57kg Wrestling
India men’s hockey team – Bronze
Lovlina Borgohain – Bronze in Women’s Welterweight boxing
PV Sindhu – Bronze in Women’s Singles Badminton
Bajrang Punia – Bronze in Men’s 65kg Freestyle Wrestling

Author

India today

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *