India was the first Asian country to win a medal at the Olympics. India has won 35 medals in the Olympic Games thus far.
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Basic Facts
- India's Rank – 48.
- Total no. of Medals – 7 (1 G, 2 S, 4 B).
- India won most no. of medals in the Olympic history (7).
- Largest ever contingent – 228 (from 22 states).
- Total No. of Athletes – 124.
- No. of Male Athletes – 67.
- No. of Female Athletes – 52.
- No. of Sports participated – 18.
- No. of track and field athletes qualified for the Olympics Tokyo 2020 – 26.
- Flag-bearers –
- Opening Ceremony – M.C. Mary Kom & Manpreet Singh.
- Closing Ceremony – Bajrang Punia.
- India's position in Opening ceremony parade – 21.
- Official Olympic Anthem – Tu Thaan Le.
- Composed by – Mohit Chauhan.
- Olympics cheer song 'Hindustani Way' is composed by – A.R. Rahman.
- Singers – A.R. Rahman & Ananya Birla.
- The nationwide campaign started by Union Sports Ministry to encourage athletes to compete in the Olympics – #Cheer4India.
- Goodwill Ambassador of Indian Olympic Team at Tokyo Olympics – Sourav Ganguly.
- Official Partner of the Indian Olympic Team – Sports For All (SFA).
- Official Sponsor of the Indian Olympic Team – INOX Group.
- Security & Press Attache of India’s Olympic contingent – B. K. Sinha.
- Sponsor for the Indian contingent at the Tokyo Games – Adani Group.
- Ambassador of 'Believe in Sports' by International Olympic Committee – P.V. Sindhu & Michelle Li (Canada).
- First Indian Juror for Olympic Games – Pawan Singh.
- First Indian Gymnastics Judge in Olympics – Deepak Kabra.
- First Indian referee to officiate wrestling in Olympics – Ashok Kumar.
- First Indian fencer to qualify for Olympics – Bhavani Devi.
- First Indian woman golfer to quality for Tokyo Olympics 2021 – Aditi Ashok.
- First-ever Indian swimmers to qualify for the Olympic Games – Sajan Prakash & Srihari Natraj.
- First Indian woman Sailor to qualify for the Olympic Games – Nethra Kumanan.
- Indian athlete who is participating in the Women’s Artistic event – Pranati Nayak.
- The state government took over the sponsorship of Men & Women's Hockey for 5 years – Odisha (2018-2023).
- Only Indian Athlete qualified for the Men’s Shot put in the Tokyo Olympics – Tajinder Pal Toor.
- Youngest Contender in the Indian team for Tokyo Olympics – Divyansh Singh Panwar (Shooting, 18 years old).
- Oldest Contender in the Indian team for Tokyo Olympics – Mairaj Ahmed Khan (Men’s skeet shooting, 45 years old).
Medal Winners of Tokyo Olympics 2020 (India)
The table below lists the Medal Winners of Tokyo Olympics 2020:
| Medal | Athlete Name | Event | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Neeraj Chopra | Javelin Throw (Distance – 87.58m) | ||
| Silver | Mirabai Chanu | Weightlifting (Women’s 49kg) | ||
| Silver | Ravi Kumar Dahiya | Wrestling (Men’s 57kg Freestyle) | ||
| Bronze | Team India | Field Hockey (Men's) | ||
| Bronze | Lovlina Borgohain | Boxing (Women’s Welterweight 69kg) | ||
| Bronze | P. V. Sindhu | Badminton (Women’s Singles) | ||
| Bronze | Bajrang Punia | Wrestling (Men’s 65kg) |
- For the first time in Olympic history, India earned a medal on the opening day of the competition.
- First Indian to win Gold Medal in Athletics – Neeraj Chopra (Javelin throw, Haryana).
- Youngest Indian to win an Olympic gold – Neeraj Chopra (23 years old).
- August 7 – Javelin Throw Day.
- By Athletics Federation of India, to honor Neeraj Chopra.
- First Olympics medal for India in the Tokyo Olympics – Mirabai Chanu (Silver, Women’s 49kg category weightlifting, Manipur).
- First Indian woman athlete and second Indian to win two consecutive Olympic medals for individual events – P.V. Sindhu (Silver in badminton in 2016, bronze in 2020).
- Defeated He Bingjiao (China).
- The Men's Hockey team won the Bronze medal after 41 years ie., the 12th Olympic medal in Field Hockey.
- Against Great Britain in the Semifinals (5-4).
- Captain of the India Hockey team – Manpreet Singh.
- Coach – Graham Reid.
- 8 Gold medals & 3 Bronze medals so far in Olympic history.
- Captain of the Indian Women's Hockey team – Rani Ramphal.
Paralympics 2020
- Total no. of Medals – 19 (5 Gold, 8 Silver, 6 Bronze).
- Rank in Medal Tally – 24.
- No. of Participating Athletes – 54.
- Flag-bearers –
- Opening Ceremony – Tek Chand (replaced Mariyappan Thangavelu).
- First Indian female athlete to win a gold medal in the women's 10m Air Rifle (Class SH-1) – Avni Lakhera.
- working as ACF in Rajasthan Forest Department.
- First IAS officer to win a medal at the Paralympics – Suhas Yathiraj (Silver, Badminton).
- serving as the District Magistrate of Noida in Uttar Pradesh.
- First Indian to win an archery medal at the Paralympics – Harvinder Singh (Bronze).
- Gold Medal Winners –
- Avni Lakhera (100m Shooting),
- Sumit Antil (Javelin throw),
- Manish Narwal (Men's Mixed 50m Pistol),
- Pramod Bhagat (Badminton), Krishna Nagar (Badminton).
- Silver Medal Winners –
- Devendra Jhajharia (Javelin throw),
- Bhavinaben Patel (Table Tennis),
- Nishad Kumar (High jump),
- Yogesh Kathuniya (Discus throw),
- Singhraj Adhana (Mixed 50m Pistol shooting),
- Mariyappan Thangavelu (High jump),
- Praveen Kumar (High jump),
- Suhas L. Yathiraj (Badminton).
- Bronze Medal Winners –
- Avni Lakhera (50m Shooting),
- Sundar Singh Gurjar (Javelin throw),
- Singhraj Adhana (10m shooting),
- Sharad Kumar (High jump),
- Harvinder Singh (Archery),
- Manoj Sarkar (Badminton).
- Malayali who is participating in Paralympics – Siddharth Babu (Para-shooting).
Kerala Athletes in Tokyo Olympics 2020
- No. of Keralites participated in Tokyo Olympics – 9.
| Name | Event |
|---|---|
| P.R. Sreejesh | Hockey (Goal Keeper) |
| Sajan Prakash | Swimming (200m butterfly) |
| K. T. Irfan | Racewalking (200m walk) |
| Muhammed Anas Yahiya | Athletics (4x400m relay) |
| Alex Antony | Athletics (4x400m mixed relay) |
| Amoj Jacob | Athletics (4x400m relay) |
| Noah Nirmal Tom | Athletics (4x400m relay) |
| M.P. Jabir | Athletics (400m hurdles) |
| M. Sreeshankar | Athletics (Long Jump) |
- For the first time (after 1980), there is no Malayali woman competing in the Olympics.
- First Indian athlete to qualify for Tokyo Olympics 2020 – K.T. Irfan.
- First Indian swimmer to make Olympic 'A' cut – Sajan Prakash.
- Goodwill Ambassador of Kerala Olympic Team at Tokyo Olympics – Mohanlal.
- Second Malayali to win Olympic medal – P. R. Sreejesh (Bronze, Hockey).
- First Malayali to win Olympic medal – Manuel Fredericks (Hockey, Bronze, Munich 1972).
- First Indian (Malayali as well) male athlete to qualify for the 400m hurdles in Olympics – M.P. Jabir.
- Malayali who is participating in Paralympics – Siddharth Babu (Para-shooting).
- Head Coach of the Indian Athletic team – P. Radhakrishnan Nair.
- Malayali was appointed as the Badminton Umpire for Tokyo Olympics 2021 – Dr. Fine C. Dathan.
📝SideNotes:
- International Olympic Day – June 23.
- International Olympic Committee –
- Headquarters – Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Head – Thomas Bach.
- Indian Olympic Committee was established in – 1927.
- First President of Indian Olympic Committee – Sir Dorabji Tata.
- Current President of Indian Olympic Committee – Narendra Batra.
- First Indian Equestrian to qualify for Olympics – Inderjit Singh Lamba.
- First Malayali athlete to qualify for the 400m hurdles in Olympics – P.T. Usha.
- First and only Indian female wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics – Sakshi Malik.
- Indian athlete who made most no. of appearances in Olympics – Leander Paes (7 times; 1992 to 2016).
- Athletics Federation of India –
- Headquarters – New Delhi.
- Formed in – 1946.
- President – Adille J. Sumariwalla.
- Senior Vice President – Anju Bobby George.
- Prize Money –
- Indian Olympic Association – 75 Lakh (Gold), 40 Lakh (Silver), 25 Lakh (Bronze) & 1 Lakh for all participating athletes.
- UP Government – 6 crores for gold medalist.
- Tamil Nadu Govt – 3 crores for gold medalist.
- Kerala Govt. – 2 crores & promotion for P.R. Sreejesh & 5 Lakhs for all participating athletes.
- Union Minister for Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports – Anurag Thakur.
- Headquarters – Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi.
- Former Union Minister for Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports – Kiren Rijiju.
- Current Position – Minister of Law and Justice.
- Mary Kom –
- Nickname – Super Mom.
- 6 times World Champion.
- Arjuna Award Winner of 2017 – Mariyappan Thangavelu (High Jumper).
- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2020 – Mariyappan Thangavelu.
- Padmasri Winner of 2017 - Mariyappan Thangavelu.
- First Indian Woman Flagbearer – Shyni Willson (Barcelona, 1992).
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