Poor Performance with Poor Infrastructure & Coaches: Indian Athlete’s Exhibit at the Paris Olympics!
Due to a frog-of-the-well approach by the coaches, nutritionists and administrators, the Indian Athletes have delivered nothing but a mass disappointment!
India could secure only six medals at the Paris Olympics, including one silver and five bronze, with Neeraj Chopra, Manu Bhaker, and the Indian hockey team leading the charge. Neeraj Chopra won silver in the javelin throw with a distance of 89.45 meters, becoming India’s fifth two-time Olympic medalist. Manu Bhaker made history by winning bronze for India, but was a mere bronze for global spectators; she achieved the same in the women’s 10m air pistol event, becoming the first Indian woman to earn a shooting medal at the Olympics.
Alas, the Indian hockey team could secure bronze medals in Paris and Tokyo, marking the first time in 52 years that India secured back-to-back Olympic medals in hockey. Other palpable performances included:
- Swapnil Kusale’s bronze is in the men’s 50m rifle, in three positions.
- Sarabjot Singh’s bronze in shooting.
- Aman Sehrawat’s bronze in wrestling.
Though the achievements are said to be new records by the Indian athletes, they are nothing more than mediocrity. Neeraj Chopra achieved his throw inferior to his previous throws, while Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh became the first Indian shooting pair to win an Olympic medal. The Indian shooting team won three medals, an unprecedented achievement for India in any sport at the Games. The Paris Olympics also saw several near misses for India, including Lakshya Sen’s performance in badminton, Saikom Mirabai Chanu’s in weightlifting, and Vinesh Phogat’s unexpected disqualification from the wrestling final. However, the six medals won by India marked a significant achievement, with the country securing 71st place on the medals table.
