{"id":2462,"date":"2021-08-13T19:02:01","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T13:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/?p=2462"},"modified":"2021-08-13T19:02:01","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T13:32:01","slug":"india-in-tokyo-olympic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/india-in-tokyo-olympic\/","title":{"rendered":"India in Tokyo Olympic, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tokyo Olympic 2020 was originally scheduled for 24<\/span>th<\/span> July 2020 to 9<\/span>th<\/span> August 2020 but due to COVID 19 pandemic, the games were postponed and rescheduled for 23<\/span>rd<\/span> July to 8<\/span>th<\/span> August 2020. India participated in Tokyo Olympics, 2021 in Japan.\u00a0 Since 1920, India has appeared in all the summer Olympics and made its official debut in the 1900 Summer Olympic, Paris.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

India appeared with 124 competitors in the 2020 games, the biggest ever contingent and it proved to be the most successful Olympics till date with India winning 7 medals \u2013 1 Gold, 2 Silver, and 4 Bronze. Indian contingent participated in 69 events and earned medals in 18 athletic fields.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

India in Tokyo Olympic, 2020 \u2013 Medals List<\/span><\/h2>\n

Many of the Indian Athletes showed great efforts and performed very well. India has already won Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals. In total India won 7 medals which include 2 silver, three bronze, and 1 gold. Let’s have a look at who won which medal in which discipline-<\/span><\/p>\n

Tokyo Olympic, 2020 Indian Medals List<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Athlete Name<\/b><\/td>\nGame<\/b><\/td>\nEvent<\/b><\/td>\nMedal<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neeraj Chopra<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nAthletics<\/span><\/td>\nMen\u2019s Javelin Throw<\/span><\/td>\nGold<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ravi Kumar Dahiya<\/span><\/td>\nWrestling<\/span><\/td>\nMen\u2019s Freestyle 57 kg<\/span><\/td>\nSilver<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mirabai Chanu<\/span><\/td>\nWeightlifting<\/span><\/td>\nWomen\u2019s 49 kg<\/span><\/td>\nSilver<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PV Sindhu<\/span><\/td>\nBadminton<\/span><\/td>\nWomen\u2019s Single<\/span><\/td>\nBronze<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indian team<\/span><\/td>\nHockey<\/span><\/td>\nMen\u2019s Tournament<\/span><\/td>\nBronze<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lovlina Borgohain<\/span><\/td>\nBoxing<\/span><\/td>\nWomen\u2019s Welterweight<\/span><\/td>\nBronze<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bajrang Punia<\/span><\/td>\nWrestling<\/span><\/td>\nMen\u2019s Freestyle 65 kg<\/span><\/td>\nBronze<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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  1. First Gold Won by India in Tokyo Olympic 2020India’s First medal (Silver) came in weightlifting, won by Mirabai Chanu.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. On the 7<\/span>th<\/span> day of the event, Lovlina Borgohain won the second medal (Bronze) for India in Boxing.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. PV Sindhu also secured Bronze by defeating Bing Jiao in Women Badminton Singles.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. The fourth medal (Bronze) was secured by the Indian Men’s Hockey team and India’s medal-list counts Hockey reached 12 in Olympic till date.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. The fifth medal (Silver) was won by Ravi Kumar Dahiya in Wrestling 57 kg category.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Bajrang Punia won the Bronze as the Sixth medal for India in the men’s wrestling 65 kg category.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. The Seventh and the historic medal was won by Neeraj Chopra (Gold) in the men’s Javelin throw.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Neeraj Chopra won the first Gold for India in Tokyo Olympic 2020 with a confound throw of 87.58 meters. His Gold medal has increased India’s medal tally to 7 which was 6 in the 2012 London games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    India in Tokyo Olympic 2020 – Noticeable firsts in terms of participation<\/span><\/h2>\n

    This time in Tokyo Olympic 2020, India created several noticeable firsts in terms of participation. Let\u2019s have a look-<\/span><\/p>\n