On Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with and greeted Indian athletes and medallists from the Paris Olympics at his house, 7 Lok Kalyan Marg.
Among those were Aman Sehrawat, India’s youngest Olympic medallist, and shooters Manu Bhaker, Sarabjot Singh, and Swapnil Kusale. Members of the Indian men’s hockey team, including PR Sreejesh and captain Harmanpreet Singh, attended and presented PM Modi with jerseys and a hockey stick.
A total of 117 Indian athletes competed in 16 sports at the Paris Games, winning six medals: one silver and five bronze. India wanted to beat their previous best in the Tokyo 2021 Olympics but fell barely short. Notably, Manu Bhaker became the first Indian woman to win a shooting medal, as well as the first Indian in the post-Independence era to earn multiple medals in the same Games.
For the first time since 1972, India has finished on the Olympic podium in men’s hockey twice. Neeraj Chopra won silver in javelin, making him only the third Indian to win two Olympic medals, after Sushil Kumar and PV Sindhu.
