The Paris Olympics are over. America once again remained on top, the country won 126 medals including 40 gold. India could not field as many athletes in the Olympics as America won. India sent 117 athletes to the Olympics, who won 1 silver and 5 bronze medals.
India finished 71st in the medal tally, even below Pakistan. However, if the luck and level of play of the Indian athletes had been even slightly better, India could have won up to 16 medals.
Fourth place in 6 events kept me away from medal
India won maximum 3 medals in shooting in Paris Olympics, but in 3 events of the same game, India also stood fourth and missed out on winning a medal. India was continuously winning medals in badminton since 2012, but this time the country could only get fourth place in men’s singles. The country could not win a medal due to finishing fourth in one event each in weightlifting and archery.
Nisha continued the bout after some time, but the North Korean wrestler started taking advantage of her injury. She attacked Nisha’s hand and leveled the score at 8-8. In the last 12 seconds, the Korean wrestler took the lead and won 10-8. If Nisha had remained fit, she would have definitely reached the semi-finals. It was entirely possible that she would have made it to the finals as well, but that could not happen due to injury.