The journey of the Indian team in Paris Olympics 2024 has ended with 6 medals. India won 1 silver and 5 bronze medals during this period. The disappointing thing was that no Indian was successful in winning gold in this event which lasted for 14 days, due to which the Indian national anthem could not be played while climbing the podium. The best performing athlete from India this time too was Neeraj Chopra who won the country’s only silver medal in javelin throw. Apart from this, India won 5 bronze medals in shooting, hockey and wrestling.
With these 6 medals, India is currently at 71st position in the medal table. This was a disappointing performance for India compared to the Tokyo Olympics. Last time, India had won a total of 7 medals, which included a gold by Neeraj Chopra. India was ranked 48th in the medal table of Tokyo Olympics.
Vinesh Phogat will now get silver medal or not, know when the decision will come
A total of 117 athletes from India had gone to the Paris Olympics, so returning with only 6 medals is a matter of concern.
Vinesh Phogat’s medal decision yet to come
The decision on whether wrestler Vinesh Phogat will get a medal or not is yet to come. Phogat had made it to the finals of the 50Kg category, at least a silver medal was confirmed, but on the day of the finals she was disqualified due to being 100 grams overweight. However, he has appealed for this, the decision of which is yet to come.
Manu Bhaker shines in shooting, India wins three medals
Manu Bhaker had given the country its first medal in shooting in the Paris Olympics. This shooter, who had a disappointing performance in the Tokyo Olympics due to a faulty gun, won not one but 2 bronze medals in Paris. She won her first bronze medal in the 10 meter air pistol women’s event. After this, he along with Sarabjot aimed for bronze in the 10 meter air pistol mix event.
India’s third medal in shooting was won by Swapnil Kusale in men’s 50 meter rifle 3 positions.
21 year old Aman Sehrawat shines in wrestling
In wrestling, a total of 6 wrestlers from India had challenged in the Paris Olympics, in which 5 were female and 1 male wrestler. Aman Sehrawat was successful in winning the bronze medal for India in the 57kg category. This was the first Olympics of his career. He created history for India by winning an Olympic medal at the age of 21 years and a few days. He became the youngest player to win an Olympic medal for the country. In this list she defeated PV Sindhu.
Except Vinesh Phogat, no female wrestler failed to leave her mark. If the decision of CAS comes in favor of Vinesh, then she will become the wrestler to win India’s second medal in wrestling in the Paris Olympics.
Won bronze for the second consecutive time in hockey
The Indian men’s hockey team was successful in winning the bronze medal for the second consecutive time in the Olympic Games. The team’s dream of reaching the final was broken by Germany in the semi-finals, but India won the bronze medal match by defeating Spain 3-2. After 1968-72, India has won medals in hockey in two consecutive Olympic Games. Hopefully next time the men’s hockey team will complete this hat-trick with gold.
Gold slipped from Neeraj Chopra
Neeraj Chopra, who was aiming for gold in the Tokyo Olympics, had to be satisfied with silver this time in the Paris Olympics. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem had ended Neeraj’s gold hopes by throwing 92.97 metres. The Indian athlete gave his season’s best performance in this competition with a throw of 89.45 meters and stood second on the podium.
