The 17-day-long ‘Game of the Games’ in Tokyo ended on Sunday, August 8. India finished 48th in the medal tally with one gold, two silver, and four bronze medals. Bronze medalist Bajrang Punia led the Indian contingent holding the tricolor in today’s closing ceremony. While the players wore traditional attire in the opening ceremony, they were seen wearing tracksuits in the closing ceremony. Only a few players took part in the closing ceremony. Men’s hockey team captain Manpreet Singh and boxer MC Mary Kom were the flag bearers of India at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics.

Let us tell you that this festival of sports is for all of us and it proves that there is always a ray of hope alive. This Olympic sport was completely different from the others. What we felt in the midst of this corona pandemic, we have hardly ever done before. But together we made it a reality. 205 countries, 33 sports, 339 events, and more than 11 thousand athletes participated in the Maha Kumbh of this Games. This time in Tokyo Olympics, India’s largest contingent (128) reached Tokyo, which participated in a total of 18 sports events. All the players gave their best but some missed out on reaching the medals but some emerged victoriously and made the nation proud.