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These individual athletes of India stood fourth in their respective events.
The Paris Olympics are over. America once again remained on top, the country won 126 medals including 40 gold. India could not field as many athletes in the Olympics as America won. India sent 117 athletes to the Olympics, who won 1 silver and 5 bronze medals.
India finished 71st in the medal tally, even below Pakistan. However, if the luck and level of play of the Indian athletes had been even slightly better, India could have won up to 16 medals. How this happens, you will know in the story…
Fourth place in 6 events kept me away from medal
India won maximum 3 medals in shooting in Paris Olympics, but in 3 events of the same game, India also stood fourth and missed out on winning a medal. India was continuously winning medals in badminton since 2012, but this time the country could only get fourth place in men’s singles. The country could not win a medal due to finishing fourth in one event each in weightlifting and archery.
2 players remained just one win away from the medal
The medals of the boxers who qualify for the semi-finals in Olympic boxing are also confirmed. This time two Indian boxers came close to reaching the semi-finals but were eliminated after losing the quarter-finals.
2 medals slipped from hands in wrestling
This time 6 wrestlers from India qualified, all of them performed well, but only one got the medal. Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification just before the final was the biggest shock in wrestling. In women’s wrestling itself, Nisha Dahiya getting injured in the quarter-finals was also heart-breaking.
1. Vinesh Phogat, Wrestling
In the 50 kg event of women’s wrestling, Vinesh Phogat played her first match against world number-1 Yui Susaki of Japan. Vinesh won the match with excellent defense by a margin of 3-2. Vinesh then won the quarter-finals 7-5 and the semi-finals 5-0 and made it to the finals. Vinesh was assured of at least a silver medal.
Vinesh Phogat is the first female wrestler from India to reach the final in the wrestling women’s event of the Olympics.
Looking at her form, there were expectations from Vinesh to win gold. But at 12 noon on the day of the final, news came that Vinesh had been disqualified due to being 100 grams overweight during the weigh-in. For this reason he will not get any medal. Vinesh was the first Indian woman to reach the final of Olympic wrestling, but disqualification took away the country’s medal. Vinesh was so saddened by this decision that she retired.
After being disqualified, Vinesh Phogat had to be admitted to the hospital. He also retired on 8 August.
2. Nisha Dahiya, Wrestling
Nisha Dahiya, who entered the 68 kg women’s wrestling event, surprised everyone and won the first match by 6-4. She also showed dominance in the quarter finals, leading 8-0 for 5 minutes. Then his elbow got injured. The injury was so deep that tears started flowing from her eyes. The medical team checked her, but Nisha continued to suffer from pain.
Nisha Dahiya was seen suffering from pain after the injury. After 5 minutes she was leading 8-0.
Nisha continued the bout after some time, but the North Korean wrestler started taking advantage of her injury. She attacked Nisha’s hand and leveled the score at 8-8. In the last 12 seconds, the Korean wrestler took the lead and won 10-8. If Nisha had remained fit, she would have definitely reached the semi-finals. It was entirely possible that she would have made it to the finals as well, but that could not happen due to injury.
After losing the bout due to injury, tears were not stopping from Nisha’s eyes.
