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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Dilpreet Singh
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| Rupinder Pal Singh |
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| Surender Kumar |
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| Manpreet Singh (C) |
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| Hardik Singh |
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| Gurjant Singh |
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| Simranjeet Singh |
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| Mandeep Singh |
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| Harmanpreet Singh |
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| Lalit Upadhyay |
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| P. R. Sreejesh |
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| Sumit |
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| Nilakanta Sharma |
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| Shamsher Singh |
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| Varun Kumar |
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| Birendra Lakra |
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| Amit Rohidas |
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| Vivek Prasad |
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| 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.
