Olympics 2020 Photos

Top Indian Performers At Tokyo Olympics

August 09, 2021 00:13

India registered its best ever medal tally at the Olympics with 7 medals including one gold, two silvers and four bronze at Tokyo 2020. Apart from medal winners, there were several other performances that stood out for India at the quadrennial games.

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Neeraj Chopra made history by becoming the first Indian to win an Olympic gold medal in athletics as he won the men's javelin throw final with a best attempt of 87.58m.
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Mirabai Chanu ended India's 21-year wait for an Olympic medal in weightlifting. Chanu won a silver medal in weightlifting after she lifted a total of 202kg (87kg+115kg) in the women's 49 kg category. This was also the first medal for India at Tokyo Olympics.
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Indian wrestler Ravi Dhaiya won the silver medal winner in men's freestyle 57kg category. He pulled off a stunning comeback in the semi-final, but lost to reigning world champion Zavur Uguev in the final.
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Boxer Lovlina Borgohain became India's third ever Olympic medal winner in boxing. She won bronze medal in women's welterweight (64-69kg) category. Before her, Vijender Singh and MC Mary Kom had won boxing bronze medals in the 2008 and 2012 Games respectively.
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India's badminton ace PV Sindhu brought back another Olympic medal for the country in women's singles event. She won bronze medal in Tokyo 2020 after defeating China's He Bing Jiao 21-13, 21-15. Adding to her silver at the Rio Games, she became the first Indian woman to win two individual Olympic medals.
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Bajrang Punia won India's second medal in wrestling at Tokyo Olympics as he defeated Kazakhstan's Daulet Niyazbekov 8-0 in men's 65kg freestyle to win bronze medal.
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Indian men's hockey team ended 41-year quest for an Olympic medal. India won bronze medal in men's hockey at Tokyo Olympics with a thrilling 5-4 comeback victory in their bronze medal match against Germany.
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The Indian women's hockey team won hearts as they reached the semi-finals at the Olympics for the first time ever. The women's team suffered a heartbreaking loss in the bronze medal match against Great Britain 3-4.
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Indian golfer Aditi Ashok showed a scintillating performance on all four days of the women's golf competition. However, she narrowly missed out on becoming the first Indian golfer to win an Olympic medal. She came fourth in the competition, and this was the best ever performance by any Indian golfer at Olympics.
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Indian wrestler Deepak Punia showed a high-class performance at the Tokyo Olympics, but he failed to get India a medal. He lost to San Marino's Myles Nazem Amine in men's 86kg freestyle bronze medal match.

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