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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 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.
Medal totals in this table are current through the 2024 Summer Olympics, and all changes in medal standings due to doping cases and medal redistributions up to 11 August 2024 are taken into account. As of completion of the 2022 Winter Olympics , 12 National Olympic Committees have participated on a standalone basis in all 24 Winter Olympic Games.
Neeraj Chopra of India on the podium after winning the gold medal in the men's javelin at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games on August 7, 2021 in Tokyo. - Tim Clayton/Corbis/Getty Images
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]
The hockey team won India's first gold medal in the Olympics at Amsterdam. [14] This was the first gold medal won by any nation from Asia at the modern Olympic Games. [15] [16] For the 1932 Games, the Indian contingent consisted of the field hockey team and five athletes. [17]
Still, the story that Japan—or at least the LDP—wanted to tell, of a newly reborn and 'normal' Japan (re-)entering the world stage remained untold. Instead, the story of the 2020/2021 Tokyo Olympics was more mundane, that of a state doing a decent job of managing Covid and hosting a mega-event against the wishes of many of its inhabitants ...
Neeraj Chopra won India's first-ever Olympic gold medal in athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics (held in 2021) by throwing his best of 87.58 meters in the javelin throw final. Chopra is the first javelin thrower from India who won a gold medal, and only the second Indian sportsperson after Abhinav Bindra to win an Olympic gold medal. [11] [42]