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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 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 ]
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.
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]
Patiala, India [23] 2000 m steeplechase: 5:49.23 Atul Gamit: 6 November 2019 Indian U18 Championships Mangalagiri, India [24] 3000 m steeplechase: 8:18.12 Avinash Sable: 30 July 2021 Olympic Games: Tokyo, Japan [25] [26] 8:16.21 Avinash Sable: 23 March 2022 Indian Grand Prix 2 Thiruvananthapuram, India [27] 8:12.48 Avinash Sable: 5 June 2022
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]
The 2020 Summer Olympics, [c] officially the Games of the XXXII Olympiad [d] and officially branded as Tokyo 2020, [e] were an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July 2021.
Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics were held during the last ten days of the Games. They were due to be held from 31 July – 9 August 2020, at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the games were postponed to 2021, with the track and field events set for 30 July – 8 August. [1]