A 27-member Indian athletics contingent, headlined by Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, competed on the Paris Olympics. That they had only one medal to point out on the finish of the Video games – Neeraj’s silver in javelin throw.
Quite a bit was anticipated from the athletics contingent after their spectacular present on the 2022 Commonwealth Video games and the next 2022 Asian Video games.The CWG noticed Indian monitor and area athletes convey dwelling eight medals – 1 gold, four silver and three bronze. Then on the, they’d 29 medals – 6 gold, 14 silver and 9 bronze.
With such spectacular performances within the two years main as much as the Paris Video games, the athletics ecosystem in India anticipated at the very least three medals from the Olympics. Neeraj’s medal color too was sudden.
Asian Video games champion and CWG silver-medallist Avinash Sable was the one Indian athlete apart from Neeraj to make the finals within the monitor and area occasions. Sable completed 11th within the males’s 3000m steeplechase ultimate.
“When 27 athletes certified for the Paris Video games, which was our highest-ever illustration on the Olympics, the final temper amongst our athletics fraternity was fairly upbeat. Everybody thought that Neeraj’s gold was a achieved deal; and aside from him, we’d win at the very least two-three extra medals.
“Sable was one contender, the lads’s 4x400m relay workforce had constructed expectations after their excellent present on the World Championships final 12 months, however issues did not materialize as anticipated. This factors in the direction of a necessity to create a bigger pool of elite athletes, if we need a couple of medal on the Olympic stage,” NIS-trained athletics coach Mahipal Gaur mirrored.
In line with official knowledge from the Sports activities Authority of India‘s (SAI) Mission Olympic Cell (MOC), the federal government spent Rs 96.08 crore for athletics within the present Olympic cycle. It is the largest chunk within the near Rs 470 crore that had been spent on India’s preparation for the Video games this time throughout 16 disciplines. Within the earlier Olympic cycle, athletics acquired Rs 5.38 crore.
ATHLETICS: ATHLETES: 27 | MEDAL: 1 SILVER
Quite a bit was anticipated from the athletics contingent after their spectacular present on the 2022 Commonwealth Video games and the next 2022 Asian Video games.The CWG noticed Indian monitor and area athletes convey dwelling eight medals – 1 gold, four silver and three bronze. Then on the, they’d 29 medals – 6 gold, 14 silver and 9 bronze.
With such spectacular performances within the two years main as much as the Paris Video games, the athletics ecosystem in India anticipated at the very least three medals from the Olympics. Neeraj’s medal color too was sudden.
Asian Video games champion and CWG silver-medallist Avinash Sable was the one Indian athlete apart from Neeraj to make the finals within the monitor and area occasions. Sable completed 11th within the males’s 3000m steeplechase ultimate.
“When 27 athletes certified for the Paris Video games, which was our highest-ever illustration on the Olympics, the final temper amongst our athletics fraternity was fairly upbeat. Everybody thought that Neeraj’s gold was a achieved deal; and aside from him, we’d win at the very least two-three extra medals.
“Sable was one contender, the lads’s 4x400m relay workforce had constructed expectations after their excellent present on the World Championships final 12 months, however issues did not materialize as anticipated. This factors in the direction of a necessity to create a bigger pool of elite athletes, if we need a couple of medal on the Olympic stage,” NIS-trained athletics coach Mahipal Gaur mirrored.
In line with official knowledge from the Sports activities Authority of India‘s (SAI) Mission Olympic Cell (MOC), the federal government spent Rs 96.08 crore for athletics within the present Olympic cycle. It is the largest chunk within the near Rs 470 crore that had been spent on India’s preparation for the Video games this time throughout 16 disciplines. Within the earlier Olympic cycle, athletics acquired Rs 5.38 crore.
ATHLETICS: ATHLETES: 27 | MEDAL: 1 SILVER
