India’s Medals at Olympics: The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games were quite different as they were held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. India was successful in winning a total of 7 medals last time, including one gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze medals. Last time Neeraj Chopra was the only athlete to win a gold medal for India, who did this feat in javelin throw. This time the largest Indian contingent is going to the Paris Olympics, where more than 120 athletes will claim medals. So let’s know how many medals Indian athletes can win this time.
Hopes again from Neeraj Chopra
Neeraj Chopra had secured the gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by throwing the javelin at a distance of 87.58 meters. He has also strengthened his preparations in 2024. Neeraj had secured second place in the Doha Diamond League earlier in the 2024 season by throwing the javelin at a distance of 88.36 meters and this was also his season best. After that, he won the gold medal in the Federation Cup held in Bhubaneswar. Looking at the recent form, Neeraj can write history again in golden letters.
2 medals can come in badminton
This season has not been good for India’s top female badminton player PV Sindhu. Her ranking is continuously falling. This year she has played only one final in the Masters tournament and has not won a single tournament. But Sindhu performs with all her heart in the Olympics. She has the experience of winning a silver and a bronze medal in the Olympic Games. On the other hand, in men’s doubles, the pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Reddy has hoisted the flag of India all over the world and is currently the third ranked team in the world. This time the Indian camp is expecting a gold medal from this team of Chirag and Reddy.
Hockey’s golden journey will start again
The last one year has not been good for the Indian hockey team. Till 2023, Team India remained at the third position in the world rankings, but in the last 10-12 months, the team has slipped to the seventh position. But the hockey squad is largely similar to the Tokyo Olympics, which won the bronze medal. This time along with experience, there is also youthful enthusiasm in the team. This time India would like to win its 13th medal in hockey.
Medals are also expected in shooting, weightlifting and boxing
In pistol shooting, this time all eyes will be on Ridhim Sangwan, who won the gold medal in the 25m pistol event at the 2023 World Championship. Apart from him, Manu Bhaker would like to recover from the last time’s disappointing performance and perform better. Manu Bhaker has been a gold medalist once and a silver medalist once in the Youth Olympics. Apart from them, Divyansh Singh Pawar, Aishwarya Pratap Tomar are also expected to win medals in shooting.
Last time Mirabai Chanu won a silver medal in weightlifting. This time she would like to change the colour of her medal to golden. India has been a stronghold of wrestling and last time India won 2 medals in wrestling. Aman Sehrawat, Vinesh Phogat and Anshu Malik along with other wrestlers can together bag 3-4 medals for India. In boxing, Amit Pangal, Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina remain the biggest contenders for the medal.
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