The first ancient Games held in Olympia, Greece, from 776 BC to 393 AD. It took almost 1503 years for the Olympics to get establish and achieve its vast form as we are seeing today. In 1896, the first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece. A Frenchman named Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who proposed the notion in 1894, was responsible for its resurgence. The initial plan was for him to introduce the contemporary Games in his hometown of Paris in 1900, but delegates from 34 countries were so intrigued by the notion that they persuaded him to move the Games ahead to 1896, with Athens serving as the first host.
The current Olympics in Japan came to a close on Sunday with the closing ceremony for the Games, following 17 days of dealing with a fresh, aggressive wave of Covid-19 and a Japanese populace that remained uninterested in the role of host until the very end.
Despite the fact that scores of athletes, officials, and staff tested positive for Covid-19 during the Games, and the number of infections in Tokyo reached new highs, there has been little indication that the Games resulted in a significant spread of infections either inside or beyond the event. Those who wanted the Olympics cancelled identified this as their main concern.
At the closing ceremony, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said “These were unprecedented Olympic Games, an equally unprecedented effort to make them happen.”
India was one of the 205 countries that were participated in this mega sports event. India exceeded its previous highest collection of six medals from the 2012 London Olympics in Tokyo. India has won two silver and four bronze medals in addition to Chopra’s gold.
India made history at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in a variety of sports, including athletics, fencing, and equestrian. The medalists are listed below.
Medal 1: Mirabai Chanu won Silver in the 40kgs weightlifting category
Medal 2: Boxer Lovlina Borgohain won Bronze in the 69kg welterweight category
Medal 3: P V Sindhu saved Bronze in the Badminton women’s singles
Medal 4: Wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya saved Silver in the 57kg freestyle
Medal 5: The men’s hockey team saved Bronze after the team beat Germany 5-4 to win first hockey medal in 41 years
Medal 6: Bajrang Punia won Bronze in men’s freestlye wrestling 45kg
Medal 7: Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won Gold after an amusing 87.58 meter throw
The closing ceremony’s theme was the concept of “worlds we share,” which represents the idea that each of us lives in our own world.
Jugglers, dancers, football freestylers, and BMX riders performed to the explosive medley of the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra to demonstrate Japan’s passionate outdoor culture.
