🏅First track and field gold.

🏅A hockey medal after 41 years.

🏅Most medals ever.

🏅A top 50 finish for the first time.

It has been an Olympics to remember for India. And Pixstory users have documented and cheered along every step of the way. Relive the excitement:

It started with a bang as Mirabai Chanu won the silver in weightlifting on Day 1. Our users celebrated women’s role in India’s sporting success…
https://www.pixstory.com/story/salute-to-women-power-the-last-three-olympic-medals-for-india-have-been-won-by-women-athletes/41914

https://www.pixstory.com/story/from-rio-to-tokyo-women-leading-india-s-sporting-challenge/42437

…while also highlighting Mirabai’s humble background.
https://www.pixstory.com/story/mirabhai-s-mother-sold-her-jewellery-to-get-her-olympic-ring-earrings/41900

Read about Lovlina Borgohain’s journey to a bronze in boxing… https://www.pixstory.com/story/tracing-lovlina-s-journey-from-her-first-sub-junior-camp-to-tested-covid-positive-to-tokyo/42552

… and PV Sindhu’s winning streak. She became only the second athlete from India to win back-to-back medals.
https://www.pixstory.com/story/sindhu-joins-sushil-kumar-s-club/42605

https://www.pixstory.com/story/pv-sindhu-s-journey-from-junior-days-to-tokyo-how-she-improved-her-agility-net-game/42618

The men’s hockey team won its first medal in 41 years. And the excitement was off the charts on our platform. Read a series on Mithapur—India’s hockey village—by Saurabh Duggal...
https://www.pixstory.com/story/from-immigration-drugs-and-back-to-hockey-the-story-of-india-s-hockey-village-mithapur-1-4/42626

…and inspiring stories of the team members.
https://www.pixstory.com/story/from-dilip-tirkey-s-village-amit-rohidas-is-a-new-hope-for-the-tribal-kids-of-sundargarh/42912

https://www.pixstory.com/story/a-dalit-landless-labourer-s-son-sumit-s-journey-from-working-in-dhaba-to-tokyo-olympics/37948

Ravi Dahia clinched a silver in wrestling, while Bajrang Punia showed determination, winning bronze with a knee injury
https://www.pixstory.com/story/ravi-kumar-from-a-village-with-8-hour-electricity-to-olympic-podium/42850

https://www.pixstory.com/story/6th-medal-won/43087

And Neeraj Chopra capped it off, winning India’s first track and field gold!
https://www.pixstory.com/story/gold/43092

Even those who did not manage a medal wowed with their tremendous grit and talent: The women’s hockey team lifted the spirits of the entire nation with a 4th spot finish. And Aditi Ashok missed a medal in golf by a whisker.

Our users went beyond the news to also highlight the disparities:
https://www.pixstory.com/story/why-the-same-olympic-medal-weighs-differently/42959

Read all this and more on Pixstory!