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India at the Olympics







        The Olympics, one of the most prestigious competitions in all of the world. It is a com-
        petition with more than 100 events and more than 150 countries participating in it.
        Every athlete who represents their country has high expectations of winning gold,
        silver  or  bronze  medals.  India  has  been  participating  in  the  Olympics  since
        1900. The nation has shown remarkable performances in team events like
        hockey. However, despite the beautiful show in hockey, our country could
        not garner any notable success in individual sporting events. But, this
        has not been the case in recent years.


        In the past few years, India has been performing very well in
        all types of sports. India’s performance in the Tokyo Olym-
        pics was especially phenomenal. Team India won a total of
        7 medals, one of them being the shiny gold. Yes! After all
        these years, India has ranked high in multiple types of
        sports. Even the few players and teams that didn’t win
        medals, won all of our hearts, like the Indian wom-
        en’s hockey team. The women’s hockey team lost in the
        bronze medal match but performed remarkably to get
        there. No one had expected the women’s team to go this
        far, but they did, which is an excellent achievement in
        itself.


        Then, Neeraj Chopra secured gold in javelin throw; who would have thought we
        could have gotten a gold medal in the event that barely anyone followed. These games
        changed his life because he went all over the news, won a cash prize from the prime
        minister, and got world recognition. He has set up an example for all of the people who
        dream about sports as their future. Not only that, India won a silver and six bronze
        medals in different sports. These talented athletes have given us a great example that
        when hard work is combined with determination, you can reach new heights and
        break all the records.

        Ayaan Gupta (MYP 3)





























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