New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): August 15, 2023, marks an enormous day for India because the nation celebrates its 77th Independence Day. We have seen huge development in sports activities with our nice athletes and nationwide groups proudly representing the nation on the world’s main sporting occasions.
Since its independence, India has advanced as a sporting superpower, carving a distinct segment for itself with nice exploits. There have been quite a few magnificent moments in Indian sports activities historical past which are price remembering and might be remembered for a very long time.
In the final seven a long time, India has had many highs and lows. From World Cup victories to Olympic gold medals, Indians have been honoured all world wide, but there have been cases once they have come up quick on the dropping aspect.
Let’s check out the highest 5 sporting achievements by India after August 15, 1947.
1) First Olympic medal, London Olympics 1948A large achievement for Indian sports activities occurred in 1948, only one 12 months after Independence when the lads’s hockey group gained gold in London. It was an enormous step ahead for the nation, which was nonetheless therapeutic from the injuries of partition in 1947, in direction of turning into a robust nation within the sphere of sports activities.
2) Abhinav Bindra Shoots Gold in Beijing OlympicsOne in all India’s most priceless Olympic moments occurred in 2008, when Abhinav Bindra earned a historic gold medal within the males’s 10m air rifle. The Indian shooter completed with a near-perfect 10.8, guaranteeing India’s first particular person Olympic gold medal.
3) Indian cricket group profitable the 1983, 2007 and 2011 World CupsMany contemplate the 1983 Cricket World Cup in England to be India’s most interesting triumph. No one anticipated India to win the coveted title, and the Men in Blue weren’t even thought of a contender for the knockouts. In the ultimate, Kapil Dev and his devils defied all expectations, defeating the unbeatable West Indies squad led by Clive Llyod. This triumph marked the start of a brand new period in Indian sports activities, ceaselessly altering the panorama. Cricket turned a family favorite, and this was the start of the emergence of our fashionable cricketing superstars. MS Dhoni led India to the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007, adopted by the 50-over World Cup in 2011.
4) Neeraj Chopra’s historic gold medal in Javelin Throw, Tokyo Olympics 2020With his gold medal within the males’s javelin throw at Tokyo 2020, Neeraj Chopra turned India’s second particular person Olympic winner after Abhinav Bindra. It was India’s first Olympic medal in monitor and area.
5) Multiple medals in Tokyo Olympics 2020Mirabai Chanu gained the silver medal within the girls’s 49kg class at Tokyo Olympics 2020.
PV Sindhu turned the primary Indian lady and solely the second Indian athlete (after Sushil Kumar) to win two particular person Olympic medals. PV Sindhu gained the bronze medal within the girls’s singles by defeating China’s He Bing Jiao 21-13, 21-15. Ravi Kumar Dahiya secured a silver medal in males’s 57kg freestyle wrestling when he defeated Kazakhstan’s Nurislam Sanayev within the semi-finals.
The Indian males’s hockey group earned an Olympic medal for the primary time in 41 years, after profitable gold within the 1980 Moscow Olympics. India got here from behind to defeat Germany 5-4 and win the bronze medal. (ANI)