2024 Paris Olympics: India registers six medals; no gold
India's 2024 Paris Olympics campaign came to an end after wrestler Reetika Hooda got eliminated from the 76 kg wrestling freestyle event. The Indian contingent, which comprised of 117 athletes, recorded six medals, including five bronze and one silver. Manu Bhaker became the first Indian female shooter with an Olympic medal, while silver-medalist Neeraj Chopra couldn't defend his gold. Here are further details.
India's medalists at Paris Games
India registered its joint second-best medal haul at the Olympics, with the 2012 London Games. The nation secured a record-breaking seven medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. India's medalists at Paris Games: Manu Bhaker (two bronze, shooting), Sarabjot Singh (bronze, shooting), Swapnil Kusale (bronze, shooting), Team India (bronze, hockey), Neeraj Chopra (silver, men's javelin throw), and Aman Sehrawat (bronze, men's wrestling).
Multiple medals for Manu
Shooter Manu opened India's account at the Paris Games on July 28. She won the bronze medal in the women's 10m air pistol final. Manu became India's first-ever female shooter with an Olympic medal. She won another bronze medal along with Sarabjot Singh in the air pistol mixed team event. The former became India's first-ever athlete with multiple medals at an Olympics post independence.
Second successive medal for Indian men's hockey team
The Indian men's hockey team won the bronze medal after defeating Spain 2-1. Skipper Harmanpreet Singh's goal-scoring spree helped India win their second successive Olympic medal. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics also saw India win the bronze medal after they defeated Germany 5-4. The India men's hockey team won consecutive Olympic medals for the first time since 1972.
Neeraj Chopra misses gold medal
India's javlin star Neeraj Chopra entered the 2024 Paris Olympics on the back of his Tokyo Games gold-medal win. However, Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem spoiled his party with a monster throw of 92.97m, which is now an Olympic record. Chopra's throw of 89.45m on his second attempt handed him the silver medal. Nevertheless, Chopra scripted history by winning a second individual Olympic medal in athletics.
A look at other notable performers
Swapnil Kusale bagged India's third medal (bronze) in shooting at the Paris Olympics. He had become the first Indian shooter to make it to an Olympic final in the men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions. Aman Sehrawat, India's only male wrestler at the Paris Games, gave the nation its final medal. He overcame Darian Toi Cruz in the men's 57kg wrestling bronze medal contest.
India competed for 69 medal events
The Indian contingent competed for as many as 69 medal events at the Paris Games. India's other medal hopefuls Lakshya Sen, Mirabai Chanu, Vinesh Phogat (disqualified ahead of final), and PV Sindhu missed the podium finish.
