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India competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Originally scheduled to take place in July–August 2020, the games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Games marked the nation's 25th appearance at the Summer Olympics after having made its official debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 23 July to 8 August 2021. The Games were postponed by one year as part of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports. [2]
India made its Winter Olympics debut at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck with Jeremy Bujakowski competing in the men's downhill event in alpine skiing. [a] [37] [38] [39] In the subsequent Summer Olympics held in Tokyo in the same year, India sent a contingent of 53 competitors including two participants for the diving event for the first ...
The 2020 Summer Olympics were held in Japan from 23 July to 8 August 2021 after being postponed a year by the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, 2,402 medals were won by 2,175 athletes in 339 events at the Games. [1]
For winning the silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics - ₹ 1 crore (US$120,000) rupees from BYJU'S [33] ₹ 50 lakh (US$58,000) from the Government of India. [34] ₹ 1 crore (US$120,000) from the Government of Manipur, [35] and appointment as Additional Superintendent of Police (Sports) in the Manipur State Police. [36]
Badminton was first held as a demonstration sport at the 1972 Summer Olympics, and was an exhibition sport at the 1988 Summer Olympics; the men's and women's singles and doubles have been held at every Summer Olympics since the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1] The mixed doubles badminton tournament started in the 1996 Summer Olympics. [2]
Mary Kom (in red) vs Nicola Adams at the London 2012 Summer Olympics. Several Indian women have participated in the Olympics over the years. Eight women from India have won an Olympic medal so far. They are Karnam Malleswari, Mary Kom, Saina Nehwal, P. V. Sindhu (twice), Sakshi Malik, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina Borgohain and Manu Bhaker ...
Ravi Kumar Dahiya [1] [2] (born 12 December 1997), also known as Ravi Kumar [3] [4] or Ravi Dahiya, [5] [6] is an Indian freestyle wrestler who won a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 57 kg category. Dahiya is also a bronze medallist from 2019 World Wrestling Championships and a three-time Asian champion.