Indian players performed better than ever at the Tokyo Olympics and the hero of this pride saga was Neeraj Chopra, whose spear wrote a golden chapter in Indian Olympic history. While the four-decade wait for the eight-time Indian Olympic hockey champion ended with a bronze medal, the era of Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri came to an end after India’s return to ICC cricket tournaments.
Sports fans also watched the downfall of two-time Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar in the year 2021. More than a billion Indians watching television brought tears to their eyes as the national anthem was first played at the event. track and field of the Olympic Games. In the 74 years since independence, India achieved its first track and field champion at the Olympics and the whole country put its head in its eyes. This was also unavoidable, as India had twice suffered the pain of missing an Olympic medal in athletics by a marginal margin in the past.
This was India’s second gold medal in the individual event of the Olympic Games after Abhinav Bindra won a gold medal in shooting at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. India won six more medals at the Olympic Games. On the first day, Mirabai Chanu played the Indian count by lifting 202 kg in the 49 kg category in weightlifting. Chanu, who failed to make a single legitimate lift at the 2016 Rio Olympics, has written a new story of determination, determination and commitment to Tokyo’s goal of silver.
Another story was created on the hockey field. The children, who grew up in ordinary families after hearing the stories of India’s dominance at the Olympics, took the podium after 41 years and remembered that glorious history. The Indian players, led by captain Manpreet Singh and wall-mounted goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, beat Germany 5-4 in the play-offs in Tokyo to win the bronze medal.
The Indian women’s team came back after losing the first three matches to reach the medals but had to settle for fourth place. This was not a minor achievement either and forced sports enthusiasts to get serious about women’s hockey. It gave women’s hockey its respect and place.
In the fight, eyes were on Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, but Ravi Dahiya proved to be a hidden master. He won a silver medal in the 57kg category and became the second Indian fighter after Sushil Kumar to achieve the feat. Bajrang got the bronze medal. Vinesh, however, was eliminated in the second round. Two-time Olympic medalist Sushil is in Tihar jail for the murder of another fighter, Sagar Dhankar. In badminton, PV Sindhu became the second Indian player after Sushil to win two medals in the individual event at the Olympic Games. Sindhu won the bronze medal.
Kidambi Srikanth finished the year well by winning silver and Lakshya Sen won bronze at the Badminton World Championships. In boxing, Lovlina Borgohain won the bronze medal at the Olympics, but MC Mary Kom, Pooja Rani, and four male boxers failed.
This year, where India found new heroes in the sport, Virat Kohli’s brilliance in cricket faded. After the World Cup, Kohli decided to leave the captaincy of the T20 team. He had no intention of relinquishing the ODI team captaincy, but Rohit Sharma was named captain instead. After this, the differences between the president of BCCI, Ganguly and Kohli, were exposed. Both publicly denied the other’s statements. With India’s early exit from the T20 World Cup, the era of Kohli and Ravi Shastri also came to an end. Now the command in limited overs is in the hands of Rohit and new coach Rahul Dravid.
India lost to New Zealand in the final of the World Test Championship, although they defeated Australia in the Test Series on their soil. In soccer, India won the SAIF Championship for a record eighth time. Sunil Chhetri equaled Lionel Messi in terms of most international goals, leaving Pelé behind.
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