<h5>Neeraj Chopra shines!</h5><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.newsahoot.com/articles/neeraj-chopra-wins-another-gold-medal">India’s superstar athlete, who won the gold medal</a> at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, also represented India at the Paris Olympics 2024 in the javelin throw competition. All eyes were on Neeraj Chopra as the nation prayed for him to win a medal this year.</p><p>He didn’t disappoint and won the silver medal for the country. The 26-year-old becomes India's fifth two-time Olympic medallist, joining Norman Pritchard, Sushil Kumar, PV Sindhu, and Manu Bhaker.</p><p>He also becomes the third athlete, after Sindhu and Sushil, to win medals in two different Summer Olympic Games for India. Even though Chopra won the silver, he felt he could have done better. Nonetheless, he was happy to win a medal for India.</p><p>Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem won the gold medal in this competition. Chopra congratulated Nadeem on his win and said he would practise harder to win more medals for the nation.</p><figure class="image"><img alt="Chopra 2.jpg" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/newsahoot.appspot.com/Chopra_2_68dbd01110.jpg"><figcaption>Neeraj Chopra during his competition. Photo by Narendra Modi.</figcaption></figure><h5>Indian hockey team wins bronze medal!</h5><figure class="image"><img alt="Bronze.jpg" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/newsahoot.appspot.com/Bronze_fd4d82f71e.jpg"><figcaption>The Indian men’s hockey team with their bronze medal. Photo by&nbsp;<br>Hockey India.</figcaption></figure><p>The Indian men’s hockey team made the country proud as they defeated Spain to win the bronze medal. Spain took the lead, but India fought back and ultimately won the match 2-1.</p><p>The victory is the India men’s team’s 13th Olympic hockey medal. The men's hockey team holds the record for winning the most medals in this sport in the Olympics' history.</p><p>India also won the bronze medal at Tokyo 2020. This is India's first back-to-back medal win in two consecutive Olympics since Munich 1972, which took place 52 years ago.</p><h5>The medal table.</h5><p>As the Paris Olympics 2024 comes to an end on 11th August 2024, we have witnessed various incredible performances and thrilling events from athletes worldwide. The games have showcased the finest of human skill and sportsmanship.</p><p>At the time of writing this, India is placed 64th in the medals table, with 1 silver and 4 bronze medals. The USA is leading the table, with the People's Republic of China, Australia, France, and Great Britain close behind.</p>

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