Paris [France]The United States finished the 2024 Paris Olympics on top of the medal standings with a total of 126 medals, including 40 gold, 44 silver and 42 bronze on Sunday.

In second place is China, which finished the competition with 40 gold, 27 silver and 24 bronze medals, for a total of 91 medals. In third place is Japan, which won 20 gold, 12 silver and 13 bronze medals for a total of 45 medals. In seventy-first place, India won one silver and five bronze medals, taking the total to six medals.

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117 Indian athletes competed for medals and sporting glory at this flagship event.

India won a total of six medals at the mega event, including one silver and five bronze, according to Olympics.com.

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Manu Bhaker won India's first medal at the Games, winning bronze and becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic shooting medal. He then created history by becoming the first Indian to win two medals at a single Olympics, after winning bronze in the 10m air pistol mixed team event alongside Sarabjot Singh. His medal with Sarabjot was also the country's first team medal in shooting.

Swapnil Kosale contributed to his third medal in shooting, marking India's highest haul in the sport at a single Olympics. It was India's first medal in the 50m rifle three-position event.

The Indian men's hockey team repeated their success at Tokyo 2020 by winning a bronze medal in Paris. Neeraj Chopra also cemented his Olympic legacy by winning a silver medal in the javelin throw and becoming India's most successful individual Olympian. Since Munich 1972, the Indian team has won two consecutive bronze medals in major events.

Aman Sehrawat added to his tally, becoming the youngest Indian athlete to win an Olympic medal by winning a bronze in wrestling.

Despite these achievements, India faced a major disappointment at Paris 2024. The country narrowly missed out on six potential medals, with athletes finishing fourth in their competitions, including Lakshya Sen, Mirabai Chanu and Manu Bhaker, who narrowly missed out on a third medal. Mixed shooting duo Dheeraj Bommadevara and Ankita Bhakat also failed to win a medal for India, losing the bronze medal match. But the archers created history by becoming the first Indian archers to reach the Olympic medal race.

Among other setbacks suffered by India, the star duo of Satwiks, Raj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, failed to clinch a medal despite their good form as they crashed out in the semi-finals of the men's badminton event. PV Sindhu also failed to complete a hat-trick of medals at three consecutive Olympics.

Veteran shooter and Olympic champion Dipika Kumari failed to win a medal despite an extraordinary level of experience and success in non-Olympic events. Boxers Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borghain, who won bronze at Tokyo 2020, failed to win some of the medals the country was expecting.

Vignesh Phogat's elimination before the historic women's 50kg final also added to the nation's woes.

Indian athletes competed in 69 medal events across 16 sports including shooting, athletics, badminton, boxing, equestrian, golf, hockey, judo, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, table tennis and tennis. Among the returning Olympic medallists from the Indian delegation are Neeraj Chopra, badminton star PV Sindhu, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, boxer Lovlina Borgohain and some members of the Indian men's hockey team led by Harmanpreet Singh.

India has won 41 Olympic medals so far. The nation's Olympic journey began with Norman Pritchard winning two silver medals in Paris in 1900. KD Jadhav won India's first individual medal in an independent nation with a bronze in wrestling in Helsinki in 1952. Karnam Malleswari became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal with her bronze in weightlifting in Sydney in 2000.

Abhinav Bindra became the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal with his shot put victory at Beijing 2008, a feat unmatched until Neeraj Chopra's javelin gold win at Tokyo 2020.

Men's hockey, which won 13 medals, including eight gold, is the most successful sport in India, followed by wrestling with eight medals.

Team India had its best Olympic performance at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where the country won seven medals, including a gold. (ANI)

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