New Delhi: Indian contingent has returned home from Tokyo after having a successful Olympic campaign on Monday. Indian athletes led by javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport.
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That's Indian Hockey team that just arrived in #India from #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/FEir2wNqlS
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— Athletics Federation of India (@afiindia) August 9, 2021That's Indian Hockey team that just arrived in #India from #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/FEir2wNqlS
— Athletics Federation of India (@afiindia) August 9, 2021
Fans and families arrived at the airport to welcome the athletes. Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Saturday had won a gold medal and this was the first medal won by an Indian athlete in track and field in the Games.
"Athletics team is back from #Tokyo2020. Let's welcome them by sharing our #Cheer4India messages and encourage them for their future competitions," tweeted SAI Media.
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Welcome home champions!
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🇮🇳 Athletics Team is back from the #Tokyo2020 Olympics. Lets welcome them with joy and excitement and #Cheer4India.
Watch the video and send in your best wishes in the comments below 👇🏻@PMOIndia @ianuragthakur @NisithPramanik @afiindia @WeAreTeamIndia pic.twitter.com/9wJrvdzjPC
">Welcome home champions!
— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) August 9, 2021
🇮🇳 Athletics Team is back from the #Tokyo2020 Olympics. Lets welcome them with joy and excitement and #Cheer4India.
Watch the video and send in your best wishes in the comments below 👇🏻@PMOIndia @ianuragthakur @NisithPramanik @afiindia @WeAreTeamIndia pic.twitter.com/9wJrvdzjPCWelcome home champions!
— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) August 9, 2021
🇮🇳 Athletics Team is back from the #Tokyo2020 Olympics. Lets welcome them with joy and excitement and #Cheer4India.
Watch the video and send in your best wishes in the comments below 👇🏻@PMOIndia @ianuragthakur @NisithPramanik @afiindia @WeAreTeamIndia pic.twitter.com/9wJrvdzjPC
Supporters of Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya also gathered around at the Delhi Airport as the grapplers came back home after winning a bronze and silver medal respectively at the Tokyo Games.
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This year the Games were held with COVID-19 induced restrictions and all events were held behind closed doors.
About 11,000 athletes from over 200 countries competed in Tokyo Olympics. India recorded its best-ever haul at the Olympics with seven medals (one gold, two silver, and four bronze).
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🇮🇳 Athletics team is back from #Tokyo2020
— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) August 9, 2021 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
Let's welcome them by sharing our #Cheer4India messages and encourage them for their future competitions. #Olympics #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/UOubtFBas2
">🇮🇳 Athletics team is back from #Tokyo2020
— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) August 9, 2021
Let's welcome them by sharing our #Cheer4India messages and encourage them for their future competitions. #Olympics #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/UOubtFBas2🇮🇳 Athletics team is back from #Tokyo2020
— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) August 9, 2021
Let's welcome them by sharing our #Cheer4India messages and encourage them for their future competitions. #Olympics #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/UOubtFBas2
India won historic seven medals- one more than 2012 London's six at Tokyo 2020. While Neeraj Chopra won India's first athletics gold at the Olympics, won a silver each.
Lovlina Borgohain, PV Sindhu, Bajrang Punia and the Indian men's hockey team won a bronze each in their respective events.
With inputs from ANI
