5 score and 10 years ago, the world saw the beginning of a new phenomenon, an event that has almost become a tradition to the world. To add on to the anticipation, it occurs only once every four years. There is no sporting event in the world that creates more passion, more pride and more ferocity than the Olympic Games.
The athletes representing our Mother India have certainly made us proud by winning more individual medals than any of our previous performances. With 2 silver medals and 4 bronze medals, the Indians have knocked up an impressive 6 medal tally, double their 3 medal tally from the last Olympic Games at Beijing.
However, the most inspiring thing about the athletes is how we have outdone ourselves to achieve glory. Saina Nehwal, for example is only the second Indian woman to win an Olympic medal. Then, we have Parupalli Kashyap, who sadly didn’t win a medal, but was the first Indian male shuttler to reach the Olympic quarter-finals. Also, we had a representative in a new event, Mary Kom in female boxing. She did the nation even more proud as she won us our 3rd bronze medal. Then, we have our prestigious silver medal winners; Vijay Kumar and Sushil Kumar. Sushil Kumar is the only Indian athlete to ever win back to back medals at any Olympic Games.
These are examples of great athletes who defied all odds and conquered new heights. People like Sania Nehwal, Mary Kom, Sushil Kumar, Gagan Narang, Vijay Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt have all risen to a level that seemed impossible merely 4 years ago. But now, we should hope that we will continue our progress as a sporting nation in the next Olympic Games too.
Karan Pandanda
Grade 8 A
Karan Pandanda
Grade 8 A
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