India clinched six medals during the 2024 Paris Olympics. The games, which started on July 26 and are set to end on August 11, saw the participation of 10,714 athletes from across 206 nations.
Of the six medals that India won, the country bagged one silver in athletics, a bronze in hockey, three bronze in shooting, and one bronze in wrestling.
India clinched its first silver medal after Neeraj Chopra, the country’s star athlete, achieved a throw of 89.45 metres in the men's javelin throw. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem took gold with a record-breaking throw of 92.97 metres.
The Indian men’s hockey team won a bronze medal with a 2-1 win against Spain. The hockey team had also won a bronze during the Tokyo Olympics after a 41-year hiatus.
Manu Bhaker won a bronze medal in the women’s shooting event. She also clinched another bronze with Sarabjot Singh in the mixed shooting event. Swapnil Kusale won India a third bronze in shooting.
Aman Sehrawat clinched a bronze medal in the men’s freestyle 57 kg wrestling event. He became India’s youngest medal winner at the Olympics.
India ranks 71st on the 2024 Olympics medals tally. The US tops the chart with 126 medals.
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