Athletes Participated From India:- 119
Flag Bearer:-
- Opening Ceremony:- Mary Kom & Manpreet Singh
- Closing Ceremony:- Bajrang Punia
Medals Won:- 07
- Gold:- 01
- Silver:- 02
- Bronze:- 04
Rank :- 48th
Sports in which India has won the medals in Tokyo Olympic
Javelin Throw
- Neeraj Chopra won India's first - ever gold medal in athletics.
- The nation's second ever individual gold since 2008.
Weightlifting
- Saikhom Mirabai Chanu won India's first-ever silver medal in women's weightlifting(49kg).
- She became the first Indian Olympic medalist in sport since 2000.
Badminton
- P.V Sindhu Won a bronze in women's badminton.
- She became the first Indian female athlete and second Indian to win two consecutive Olympic medals for individual event.
Hockey
- The Men's Hockey Team won the bronze medal in hockey.
- This is the first Olympic medal in hockey since 1980.
- The Women's Hockey Team placed fourth in Tokyo Olympic which were their best performance since its Olympic debut in 1980.
65kg Freestyle Wrestling
- Bajrang Punia won a bronze medal in 65kg freestyle wrestling.
- Deepak Punia placed fourth in final ranking.
Boxing
- Lovlina Borgohain won a bronze medal in the women's welterweight event(69kg).
- She became the third Indian boxer to win a medal at the Olympics.
- Borgohain is the first female athlete and the second boxer from Assam to represent the state in the Olympics.
57kg Freestyle Wrestling
- Ravi Kumar Dahiya won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympic,2020.
- He became the second Indian wrestler to win an Olympic silver after Sushil Kumar.
Important facts related to medal winners
- The BCCI announced cash rewards for India medal winners at Tokyo Olympic according to medal they won.
- Gold:- 1 Crore
- Silver:- 50 Lakh
- Bronze:- 25 Lakh
- The men's hockey team which won its first Olympic medal in 41 years will get 1.25 crore.
- The IPL franchise CSK also announced a cash rewards of 1 crore for Neeraj Chopra.
- The CSK also announced they will be creating a special jersey with the number 8758 as mark of respect to Neeraj Chopra.
Overall Performance of India in Summer Olympics
Debut in :- 1920
Overall Ranking:- 58th
- Gold:- 10
- Hockey:- 08
- Shooting:- 01
- Javelin Throw:- 01
- Silver:- 09
- Bronze:- 16
