As the 2024 Paris Olympics comes closer, all eyes will be on the ultimate prize, that is the gold medal. The Indian Olympics Association (IOA), which is the main body governing the Olympics-related activities in India has named over 100-plus athletes who will take the centre stage at the quadrennial games in the French capitals, Paris.
But before we dive into the action of the Paris Olympics, let’s take you down the memory lane, recounting on India’s record-breaking medal tally finish at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. India ended the Tokyo 2020 with seven medals, breaking their previous best of six medals which came at London 2012. Moreover, Neeraj Chopra claimed India’s first-ever gold in track and field events, which was also second individual gold after Abhinav Bindra’s 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medal finish.
Here in this article, we’ll take a look at the Indian medal winners at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Medal winners at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Athlete | Medal | Event |
Neeraj Chopra | Gold | Men’s javelin throw |
Mirabai Chanu | Silver | Weightlifting women’s 49kg |
Ravi Kumar Dahiya | Silver | Wrestling men’s 57kg |
Lovlina Borgohain | Bronze | Boxing women’s welterweight |
PV Sindhu | Bronze | Women’s singles badminton |
Indian hockey team | Bronze | Men’s hockey |
Bajrang Punia | Bronze | Wrestling men’s 65kg |