Tokyo Olympics closing ceremony: Bajrang Punia leads India out

India registered its best-ever performance in the Olympic Games.

Tokyo Olympics has finally come to an end after more than two weeks of memorable sporting action. Tokyo 2020 witnessed the participation of thousands of athletes from 206 countries in 33 sports. A record number of Indian athletes had qualified for the Games. As many as 121 Indian athletes represented the country in numerous sporting events.

It's been a historic Olympics campaign for the Indian contingent. Several Indian athletes brought back laurels for the country with their impressive performances at the Tokyo Olympics as it proved to be the best Olympics campaign for India so far. Having won a total of seven medals, India recorded its best-ever medal tally at Olympic Games.

The nation eclipsed the previous mark of six medals set at the London Olympics in 2012. In London, Sushil Kumar and Vijay Kumar claimed silver medals. On the other hand, Mary Kom, Saina Nehwal, Yogeshwar Dutt and Gagan Narang won bronze medals.

Indian players lived up to the expectations

In Tokyo Olympics, a record number of Indian athletes qualified for the Olympic Games and they didn’t disappoint. Despite drawing a blank in shooting and archery, the majority of the other athletes lived up to their reputation. In addition, Indian women’s hockey team, Aditi Ashok, Fouaad Mirza, Bhavani Devi and the duo of Arjun Jat and Arvind Singh produced memorable performances.

The Indians shone not only in traditional sports that they are good at, but also newer sports such as equestrian, golf, fencing and rowing. This is the most successful Olympics campaign for other reasons as well. The country claimed medals after a long drought in hockey and athletics.

India won a total of 7 medals (1 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze). The medal winners for India were Neeraj Chopra (gold), Mirabai Chanu, Ravi Kumar Dahiya (silver), Indian men's hockey team, PV Sindhu, Lovlina Borgohain and Bajrang Punia (bronze).

The curtains now come down on a wonderful quadrennial event at the Japanese capital. The country can take pride in having successfully organized the Olympic Games despite the tough circumstances.

Let's take a look at the best pictures from the closing ceremony of Tokyo 2020:

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