The year 2021 will always be remembered in the Olympic history of India. Indian players performed brilliantly and raised the name of their country in the world. This is India’s best performance in the Olympics so far, all the players have brought laurels to India. India has got 1 Gold, 2 Silver, and 4 Bronze medals in this Olympics. Earlier, India had won 6 medals in London Olympics in 2012 which was the highest, and in 2020 that record was broken. India has won a total of 35 medals in the history of the Olympics to date. Of these, 10 are gold, 9 silver, and 16 bronze medals. If we want to do well in the Olympics, then we need to give facilities to the players like in other countries, for this we have to motivate the players so that they will put all their focus on the game. There is no dearth of talent in India, it is necessary to recognize it and bring it forward.
India was first given gold by the men’s hockey team in the Olympics in 1928. All the players gave their best and won medals in different sport categories; but one player who stole the whole show was Neeraj Chopra, who made history by winning the gold medal. The first Indian ever who won gold in javelin throws or fulfilled his or India’s dream. He is the first track and field athlete to win an individual gold for the country. Years of hard work were successful and Neeraj of Haryana made history in Tokyo Olympics.
Neeraj did not accept defeat even after getting injured once. He got the same training done in foreign countries too, he got trained by the best trainers, and his Stubbornness to win gave him gold in the last. After 121 years, Neeraj Chopra won gold for India in athletics, achieved this success on hard work and dedication. He’s really a great inspiration to all young Indians who want to start their career as a sportsman and dream to have played for India. Neeraj said in his interview that I want to do better than this and next to my focus will be next year’s Commonwealth Games and Asian Games and Paris Olympics 2024. Below I am telling the names of all the players with their medal achievements, you must read this: –
Athletes Name who were our heroes in the Tokyo Olympics 2020
Neeraj Chopra (Gold Medal)
Neeraj Chopra is the first track and field athlete to win an individual gold for the country. In his second attempt, Neeraj won the gold medal by achieving the first position with a distance of 87.58 meters. Neeraj played like a hero and won his first Olympic gold medal for India.
Mirabai Chanu (Silver Medal)
Indian female weightlifter Mirabai Chanu opened India’s account with a silver medal at the starting of the Tokyo Olympics. She has achieved this success in the 49kg category. Chanu has won this medal by lifting a total of 200 kg weight, out of which 115 kg in clean and jerk and 87 kg in snatch.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya (Silver Medal)
In the 57 kg weight category wrestling, the wrestler showed a great game and won the hearts of 130 crore Indians by winning the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics. India expected gold from him but he could not win in his final match. He added a second silver to India’s medal chart.
PV Sindhu (Bronze Medal)
India’s star badminton player PV Sindhu made history by winning a bronze medal for India, now she has 2 medals in the Olympics. And she is the first woman player of India to do so. Earlier, she had won a medal in the 2016 Olympics. Now she left behind her friend Saina Nehwal in the Olympic record.
Lovlina Borgohain (Bronze Medal)
In boxing, Lovlina Borgohain of India won the bronze medal and made the country proud. She performed brilliantly in the beginning but had to face defeat in the semi-finals. To keep herself fit, she lifted LPG cylinders and worked in paddy fields. Finally, her hard work paid off and she won the bronze medal.
Bajrang Punia (Bronze Medal)
Despite suffering a knee injury, Bajrang Punia made a brilliant appearance and defeated the opponent to win the bronze. Punia won the bronze medal by performing brilliantly in 65kg weight category freestyle wrestling.
Men’s Hockey Team (Bronze Medal)
India’s men’s hockey team put on a brilliant performance by defeating Germany in a thrilling match to win the bronze medal. India won its hockey medal after 41 years. Earlier, India had won the gold medal in the 1980 Olympics.
