India's campaign at the Paris Olympics 2024 ended on Saturday night with a quarter-final loss to Indian wrestler Ritika Hooda. In the women's 76 kg category of wrestling, she lost 1-1 to Kyrgyzstan's Iperi Medet Kayji.
Apart from wrestling, Indian golfer Aditi Ashok finished at the 29th position. For India, Manu Bhakar in women's 10m air pistol, Manu Bhakar and Sarbjot Singh in 10m air pistol mixed, Swapnil Kusale in men's 50m rifle three positions, Aman Sehrawat in wrestling and hockey won a combined 5 bronze medals. Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won silver. India won a total of 6 medals.
India can still bag a seventh medal. Veteran wrestler Vinesh Phogat also reached the finals of wrestling in the 50 kg category. He assured himself of a medal for India, but was 100 grams overweight on the day of the finals, due to which he was disqualified. Now on August 13, the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) will decide on Vinesh's medal.
Gold was expected from Neeraj
The closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics will also be held on August 11, with Indian flag bearers PR Sreejesh and Manu Bhakar scheduled to attend. This time India did not get any gold medal in Olympics. India's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was expected to win gold this time too, but he bagged a silver medal as well.
With this, it has become clear that when the Indian team returns from Paris, it will have fewer medals in its account than the Tokyo Olympics held 3 years ago.
India stood at number 71
India won 1 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze medals in Tokyo Olympics. At that time, the Indian team was at number 48 in the medal tally. This time the Indian team has slipped to the 71st position. This number may drop further as 13 medal events are scheduled to be held on August 11.
The main reason India slipped down in the medal tally at the Paris Olympics compared to Tokyo was not winning a gold medal. India also got only one silver medal, which was won by Tokyo Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra. All five medals for India are bronze. Indian athletes won 3 bronze medals in shooting. One bronze medal was won in hockey and one in wrestling.
A 7th medal can still be earned
The Paris Olympic Games are coming to an end on August 11, but India's medal tally may increase even after the Paris Games. Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has appealed to CAS to get a silver medal. The decision in this regard will come on Tuesday. If Vinesh wins the appeal, she will become the country's first woman wrestler to win a silver medal. With this, India's medal tally will reach 7. If that happens, India could end up at 68th in the medal tally.
India won only 1 gold in the last 3 Olympics won in Tokyo. Neeraj won gold in javelin at Tokyo 2020. India won a total of 7 medals in the Tokyo Olympics, after which India was ranked 48th. In Rio 2016, India was ranked 67th with only 2 medals.
Five-time Grammy winner Gabriela Sarmiento Wilson will perform at the closing ceremony.
Today is the last day of the Paris Olympic Games 2024. The closing ceremony will be held on Sunday at 12:30 pm. California singer Gabriela Sarmiento Wilson will be seen performing. He won the Grammy Award for 'Song of the Year' in 2021 for 'I Can't Breathe'.
Gabriela Sarmiento Wilson, better known as 'Her', will sing the US national anthem at the Stade de France as part of the 'handover' for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. 'Her' has won Oscar, Emmy and Grammy Awards during her illustrious career. The 27-year-old Californian singer won the 2021 Grammy Award for Song of the Year for 'I Can't Breathe'. Los Angeles will host the Olympics for the third time in 2028, after 1984 and 1932. The city will also host the Paralympics for the first time.
Singer Gabriela Sarmiento will perform at the closing ceremony.
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