1 Gold, 2 Silver, 4 Bronze: India finish with best-ever Olympic medal tally in Tokyo
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India finish with best-ever Olympic medal tally in Tokyo
The Indian contingent capped off a sensation Day 15 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as Neeraj Chopra’s historic gold at the men’s javelin throw final helped the nation amass their highest-ever medal tally at a Games in Tokyo. India won seven medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics – 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 4 Bronze – to go one better of their medal haul at the 2012 London Olympics.
Mirabai Chanu kicked off the proceedings on Day 1 of the Tokyo Games claiming India’s first silver in weightlifting before PV Sindhu became the nation’s second Olympic double medallist after wrestler Sushil Kumar. The shuttler added a bronze to her cabinet after winning the silver at the 2016 Rio Games. Debutant boxer Lovlina Borgohain added a third to India’s list with a bronze in women’s welterweight category.
Earlier this week, the men’s hockey team ended their 41-year-long wait to add a 13th Olympic medal to their illustrious all-time list with a bronze after defeating Germany 5-4 before two wrestlers – Ravi Dahiya and Bajrang Punia – claimed two more medals.
India’s medal winners at 2020 Tokyo Olympics:
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Neeraj Chopra | Athletics | Men’s javelin throw | 7-Aug |
| Silver | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu | Weightlifting | Women’s 49 kg | 24-Jul |
| Silver | Ravi Kumar Dahiya | Wrestling | Men’s freestyle 57 kg | 5-Aug |
| Bronze | P. V. Sindhu | Badminton | Women’s singles | 1-Aug |
| Bronze | Lovlina Borgohain | Boxing | Women’s welterweight | 4-Aug |
| Bronze | India men’s national field hockey team | Field hockey | Men’s tournament | 5-Aug |
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| Rupinder Pal Singh | ||||
| Surender Kumar | ||||
| Manpreet Singh (C) | ||||
| Hardik Singh | ||||
| Gurjant Singh | ||||
| Simranjeet Singh | ||||
| Mandeep Singh | ||||
| Harmanpreet Singh | ||||
| Lalit Upadhyay | ||||
| P. R. Sreejesh | ||||
| Sumit | ||||
| Nilakanta Sharma | ||||
| Shamsher Singh | ||||
| Varun Kumar | ||||
| Birendra Lakra | ||||
| Amit Rohidas | ||||
| Vivek Prasad | ||||
| Bronze | Bajrang Punia | Wrestling | Men’s freestyle 65 kg | 7-Aug |
India sent their biggest ever contingent at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with 124 competitors who participated across 18 disciplines. With 7 medals, India presently stand 47th on the medal table.
India’s previous best medal haul was at the 2012 London Games where India had won six medals – two silver and four bronze. Vijay Kumar finished second in men’s 25 m rapid fire pistol while Sushil lost in the men’s freestyle 66 kg final. Shuttler Saina Nehwal, boxer Mary Kom, shooter Gagan Narang and wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt picked the bronze medal.
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