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Team India wraps up the Tokyo Games with a promise to be even better in the years to come.

Team India wraps up the Tokyo Games with a promise to be even better in the years to come.

India’s Olympic campaign was as much a narrative of human endurance as it was a story of sporting success. Mirabai Chanu won silver with a lift of 202kg (87+115), putting India on the podium. The gold medals of Neeraj Chopra in javelin, Lovlina Borgohain in boxing, and Ravi Kumar Dahiya in wrestling all helped.

Key Summary

  • India’s Olympic campaign was as much a narrative of human endurance as it was a story of sporting success.
  • Mirabai Chanu won silver with a lift of 202kg (87+115), putting India on the podium.
  • Gold medals of Neeraj Chopra in javelin, Lovlina Borgohain in boxing, and Ravi Kumar Dahiya in wrestling all helped.
  • India’s performance at the Games was more than the seven medals it received.

It began with a bang, gradually faded in the middle, and culminated in the kind of stunning pyrotechnics that make historic events big. During the Tokyo Olympics, India was on a roller-coaster ride.

So there was the first medal in track and field, which was also the first gold in 13 years, as well as the first medal in hockey in 41 years. And it all happened at a Games that, because to the COVID-19 pandemic, had a bad reputation long before the opening ceremony.

Isn’t it mighty impressive? No, there was a lot more to it than that. India’s Olympic campaign was as much a narrative of human perseverance as it was a story of sporting brilliance, and it began on the first day of events with Mirabai Chanu.

The Manipuri weightlifter won silver with a lift of 202kg (87+115), putting India on the podium. It was the kind of start the country needed, but there was a lull after that. Some of the top competitors withdrew without making an impression, with the 15-strong shooting contingent being the biggest letdown.

The Indian campaign appeared to have reached a low point early on and would not be able to recover. But then came shuttler PV Sindhu, who won bronze and put things back on track. And in the boxing ring, Assam’s Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) took bronze.

Ravi Kumar Dahiya is only the second Indian wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics. The hockey medal, a bronze worth its weight in gold, arrived hours earlier. The scenario was set for a spectacular finish, and it came when Neeraj Chopra’s javelin won gold, giving India its first medal in athletics. Bajrang Punia’s perseverance was rewarded with a bronze medal on the wrestling mat.

As a result, India’s performance at the Games was more than the seven medals it received. It radiated self-assurance. And it was there that the country’s athletic progress was documented. India isn’t quite there yet, but it’s getting there slowly but steadily.

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