Saina Nehwal became the first Indian badminton player to win an Olympic medal when her opponent, China's Wang Xin, was forced to retire hurt during the match in the semi-final.

PV Sindhu, silver medal - women’s singles badminton, Rio 2016

Saina Nehwal’s feat surely propelled India’s badminton story - as PV Sindhu went one step ahead by reaching the final of the 2016 Summer Olympics before losing to Spain’s Carolina Marin in a feisty, 83-minute duel.

Sakshi Malik, bronze medal - women’s 58kg wrestling, Rio 2016

A late entrant to India’s Olympic contingent, Sakshi Malik became the first female Indian wrestler to win an Olympic medal. She beat Kyrgyzstan’s Aisuluu Tynybekova 8–5 to win the 58kg bronze and ensured India had won an Olympic wrestling medal in three consecutive Games.

Mirabai Chanu, silver medal - women's 49kg weightlifting, Tokyo 2020

Ace weightlifter Mirabai Chanu put behind the disappointment of Rio 2016 to lift a total of 202kg to win the silver medal in the women's 49kg category. It is her first Olympic medal and made her the second Indian weightlifter after Karnam Malleswari to win an Olympic medal. It is India's first medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

Lovlina Borgohain, bronze medal - women’s welterweight (64-69kg), Tokyo 2020

On her Games debut, Lovlina Borgohain won a bronze medal at Tokyo 2020 after losing in the semi-finals to top seed Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey in women’s 69kg.

Lovlina Borgohain had beaten Chinese Taipei’s Nien-Chin Chen in quarter-finals to assure herself of a medal.

PV Sindhu, bronze medal - women’s singles badminton

Badminton queen PV Sindhu became the first Indian woman and only the second Indian athlete - after Sushil Kumar - to win two individual Olympic medals.

PV Sindhu beat China’s He Bing Jiao 21-13, 21-15 to win the bronze medal in the women’s singles.


Ravi Kumar Dahiya - men’s 57kg freestyle wrestling, Tokyo 2020

Another Olympic debutant and another medal for India.

The 23-year-old Ravi Kumar Dahiya won silver in men’s 57kg wrestling at Tokyo 2020.

Indian hockey team, bronze medal - men’s hockey, Tokyo 2020

Bajrang Punia won bronze in wrestling.
Neeraj Chopra won gold in Javalin. He is the first Indian track and field athlete to win Olympic gold. Second indian after Abhinav Bindra (2008 games) to win individual gold.