Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: Ever heard {that a} day’s vacation has been stored in the entire nation after an athlete wins a gold medal. This might sound peculiar but it surely has came about. When unbiased India were given its first primary medal in athletics, the rustic’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had declared a time off. This factor is from the yr 1958. In this yr’s Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Milkha Singh gained gold in a raid of four hundred and forty yards. Not handiest used to be this the primary gold medal within the historical past of the Commonwealth Games, it used to be additionally the primary primary medal in athletics.
From this gold until now in unbiased India, there were large medals in athletics on only a few events. Neeraj Chopra’s gold within the Tokyo Olympics held final yr used to be the most important ever medal within the historical past of Indian athletics. On the finishing touch of 75 years of independence, we convey right here a glimpse of a few such nice achievements in athletics…
1. In the 1958 Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Milkha Singh finished the 440 backyard race in 46.71 seconds. He had controlled to win the gold from very shut vary. This used to be India’s first medal in athletics in a big multi-sport tournament after independence.
2. Praveen Kumar Sobti of India gained silver in hammer throw on the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. He threw the hammer 60.12 meters away. This silver medal used to be India’s 2nd medal in athletics within the historical past of Commonwealth Games. Let us tell that Praveen Sobti has performed the function of ‘Bhima’ within the Mahabharata TV display.
3. Mohinder Singh Gill gained consecutive triple leap medals within the 1970 and 1974 Commonwealth Games. In 1970 he gained the bronze and in 1974 he gained the silver in the similar tournament. These had been India’s 3rd and fourth medals in athletics within the historical past of the Commonwealth Games.
4. Anju Bobby George gained the bronze within the 2003 World Athletics Championships held in Paris. She completed 3rd with a leap of 6.70 meters. This used to be the primary medal gained by way of an Indian within the World Athletics Championships.
5. In the 2006 Commonwealth Games, India’s girls’s relay workforce gained the silver medal. The quartet of Rajwinder Kaur, Chitra Sonam, Manjeet Kaur and Pinky Pramanik overlooked the gold of the 4*400m relay from an excessively shut vary. After this, within the Commonwealth Games 2010 held in New Delhi, Sini Jose, Ashwini Akhunji, Mandeep Kaur and Jauna Murmu in conjunction with Chitra and Manjeet gave India the gold of four * 400 meters relay race. This used to be India’s 2nd primary gold medal in athletics after Milkha Singh.
6. The 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi proved to be the most important success in athletics for India. In this Commonwealth Games, India gained 12 medals in athletics. These integrated 2 gold, 3 silver and seven bronze. After those video games, Indian gamers had been observed persistently acting higher in athletics.
7. Neeraj Chopra gained gold in javelin throw at Tokyo Olympics 2020. It used to be the primary medal gained by way of an Indian athlete in athletics on the Olympics after independence. Earlier, Norman Pritchard had gained a medal for India within the 1900 Olympics. After this, Neeraj additionally gained the silver medal within the World Athletics Championships 2022. He turned into the second one Indian after Anju Bobby Jord to win a medal on this championship.
8. In the Commonwealth Games 2022 held in Birmingham, Indian gamers gained 8 medals in athletics. It had one gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals. Tejaswin Shankar gained medals whilst developing historical past in High Jump and Sreeshankar Murali Long Jump. At the similar time, India were given two medals within the triple leap. Aldos Paul were given gold and Abdullah Abubakar were given silver.
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