Chirag Chikkara created history as he became only the third Indian to be crowned Under-23 World champion.
No Indian athlete since Independence has won multiple medals at a single Games.
Team India will compete in 15 sporting disciplines as well as four disciplines in the para sports category.
Bajrang becomes 1st Indian to win 4 medals at world wrestling championships
A summary of the country's athletes performed at the Tokyo Games on Wednesday, August 4.
Let's delve into the five most notable sporting accomplishments that India has achieved post August 15, 1947.
The champion wrestler made his ramp debut at the FDCI x Lakme Fashion Week.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya became only the second Indian wrestler to win a silver medal at the Olympics after losing in the men's Freestyle 57kg title round 4-7 to reigning World champion Zavur Uguev, in Chiba, Japan, on Thursday.
Abhinav Bindra became India's first individual gold medallist at the 2008 Olympic Games when he registered a thrilling come-from-behind victory in the men's 10m air rifle event on August 11, 2008.
India, on the other hand, finished runners-up twice in 2010 and 2014 editions.
President Ram Nath Kovind hosted high tea for the Indian contingent to the Tokyo Olympics 2020 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre on Independence Day eve, August 14, 2021.
Bajrang Punia settles for silver after withdrawing from final d,ue to injury
Ravi Dahiya became only the second Indian wrestler to qualify for the final at the Olympic Games, when he sensationally turned around the 57kg semi-final bout by pinning Kazakhstan's Nurislam Sanayev, in Tokyo.
After Dahiya scripted one of the greatest comebacks on the mat, pictures revealed the deep bite mark on his right bicep.
Ravi, the Tokyo Olympics silver medallist, conceded early lead in all his bouts, but bounced back in tremendous fashion to outsmart his rivals in the men's freestyle event
Newly-crowned Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra on Monday revealed that he was in pain after his epoch-making performance in the Tokyo Games but it was worth enduring given the historic result he achieved.
A summary of the country's athletes showing at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, August 7.
The Indian wrestling contingent were hit with a doping scandal ahead of the 2016 Rio Games, which resulted in freestyle medal contender Narsingh Pancham Yadav being disqualified just days before his scheduled opening bout.
Tokyo Olympics-bound Indian athletes attended a cultural sensitivity workshop, named 'Omotenashi', on Thursday. Conducted by the Sports Ministry, 'Omotenashi' (the Japanese version of Atithi devo bhava) was organised by the Sports Authority of India, in association with the Indian Olympic Association.
The CWG will be important not only for Vinesh and Sakshi but also for Bajrang Punia, who has been a bit iffy about his attacking prowess
Neeraj Chopra scripted history in Tokyo on Saturday, winning the men's Javelin Throw and ending India's wait for an elusive medal in athletics at the Olympics.
Indian wrestler Ravi Dahiya says will strive to improve and complete the unfinished task of winning a wrestling gold at the 2024 Paris Games.
Tokyo should remain the benchmark and source of inspiration till at least Paris 2024. In the shorter run, India's preparations for the Asian and Commonwealth Games next year must begin based on lessons learnt now, asserts Raj Kishore Mishra, former joint secretary at the sports ministry.
Images from the felicitation for India's Tokyo Olympics medal-winners, in Delhi, on Monday.
India's triumphant Tokyo Olympics contingent, including history-making Javelin Throw gold-medallist Neeraj Chopra, returned to the country on Monday and was greeted by frenzy and chaos at the New Delhi airport, where supporters jostled to catch a glimpse of their sporting heroes.
The opening ceremony has been created by British screenwriter Steven Knight, who had produced the famous crime drama 'Peaky Blinders'.
'Team India's participation in the Olympics couldn't have ended on a sweeter note'
Bajrang staged a remarkable comeback to secure a 4-3 win against USA's Jordan Michael Oliver in the summit showdown of the 65kg freestyle category.
The villagers have pinned their hopes for development on Ravi, whose success has much to do with the sacrifices and moral guidance of one man -- his father Rakesh Kumar Dahiya.
An important factor in India's stupendous success in 2021 was the way the government opened its coffers to support athletes.
As the curtains come down at the Tokyo Olympics, here's a glance at the medallists and those who came within touching distance of glory.
Check out the complete schedule of Indian athletes at the Tokyo Olympics
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