The Indian contingent has recorded five medals at Tokyo 2020 Olympic games so far.
Weightlifting
Mirabai Chanu bagged India’s first medal at the Tokyo Olympics, winning silver in 49kg weightlifting with a total lift of 202 kg. This is the first time India has won a medal on the first day of an Olympic Games. Overall, she became the 2nd Indian, after Karnam Malleswari, to win a medal for India in weightlifting. It was also India’s first medal in weightlifting at the Olympics after 21 years.
Boxing
The 23-year-old, Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain scripted history at the Tokyo Olympics as she finished with a bronze in the women’s welterweight category. This was India’s third medal of the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. She is the first and only boxer from India to win a medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Lovlina is the third Indian boxer to win a medal at the Olympics after Vijender Singh and MC Mary Kom.
Badminton
India’s star shuttler PV Sindhu won the bronze medal match against China’s He Bing Jiao at the Tokyo Olympics. She defeated He Bing in straight games 21-13, 21-15. She became the first Indian woman ever to win two individual Olympic medals. PV Sindhu is also only the 4th women’s singles player to win back-to-back medals at the Olympic Games.
Hockey
India men’s hockey team defeated Germany 5-4 in the third-place match to clinch the Bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. This was also their first medal at the Olympics after a 41-year-old drought with the last medal (a gold) coming at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
Wrestling
India’s star wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya clinched a silver medal for India at the Tokyo Olympics. The reigning Asian Champion, Ravi Kumar Dahiya lost the Gold Medal bout in the finals of the Men’s 57 kg Wrestling event. The world champion Zavur Uguev of the Russian Olympic Committee defeated Ravi with a margin of 7-4. Ravi Kumar becomes the second Indian wrestler in the history of the Olympics to clinch a silver medal. He is the first male athlete to secure a medal for India at the Tokyo Olympics.
London 2012 – India’s best Olympic performance
The London Olympics in 2012 has been India’s best Olympics performance so far. A total of 83 athletes, 60 men, and 23 women competed in 13 sports. India recorded a total of six medals – two silver and four bronze medals at the London Olympics.
Indian shooter Vijay Kumar won a silver medal in Men’s 25 m rapid fire pistol. Wrestler Sushil Kumar clinched a silver medal in Men’s freestyle 66 kg. It was India’s first Olympic medal in wrestling for 56 years. Gagan Narang won the bronze medal in the men’s 10m air rifle. Indian ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal became the first Indian badminton player to win an Olympic medal. Boxing legend Mary Kom bagged a bronze in the flyweight category and wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt won bronze in the 60kg category.
| Games | Name/Team | Medal | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 London | Vijay Kumar | Silver | Shooting | Men’s 25 Rapid Fire Pistol |
| 2012 London | Sushil Kumar | Silver | Wrestling | Men’s freestyle 66kg |
| 2012 London | Saina Nehwal | Bronze | Badminton | Women’s singles |
| 2012 London | Mary Kom | Bronze | Boxing | Women’s flyweight |
| 2012 London | Gagan Narang | Bronze | Shooting | Men’s 10m Air Rifle |
| 2012 London | Yogeshwar Dutt | Bronze | Wrestling | Men’s freestyle 60kg |
