It has been two months since the Tokyo Olympics came to an end on October 8th. The Tokyo Olympics, which started on July 23 after a one-year postponement due to COVID-19, were held until August 8, with 205 countries participating in the Tokyo Olympics. In Asia, a total of 40 countries, including Afghanistan and Syria, which is in the midst of civil war, took part. Also, in this competition, ‘together’ was added to the motto of ‘faster, higher, stronger’ that was established at the time of the first competition in 1896. The Tokyo Olympics, the first large-scale international event since COVID-19, is considered to have set a good precedent for upcoming international events. tells the story of the Tokyo Olympics of Asian countries that are not well known in Korea.
[아시아엔=닐리마 마투 인도 특파원, 레이크사이드 독 페스티벌 디렉터] The women players of the Indian national team, who made an outstanding performance at the ‘2020 Tokyo Olympics’, received cheers from women all over India. Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won a silver medal, and badminton’s PV Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win two medals in a row. Although the women’s hockey team failed to win their first medal, they made history by beating champion Australia 1-0.
The men’s hockey team cannot be left out either. The Indian men’s hockey team won the bronze medal after beating Germany 5-4 after a tight match after 41 years of waiting.
Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh drew attention when he performed a thrilling ceremony on the goal post. It was a tribute to his friends and fellow players from his hometown. Sports are sometimes stained with exploitation and abuse, but it was a beautiful scene that wiped out all these things at once.
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The Tokyo Olympics in 2021 is becoming a beacon for women across an ecstatic Indian nation.
Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu (49kg) secured a silver. P V Sindhu is only the second Indian and the country’s first woman to win two individual Olympic medals in badminton.
Though the women’s hockey team failed to win their first ever medal they created history last Monday by beating favourites Australia 1-0. The men should not be left out!
After a 41-year old drought, the men’s hockey team won a bronze medal by defeating Germany 5-4 in a thriller on Thursday. The star goal-keeper, P R Sreejesh, sat atop the goalpost at the Oi Hockey Stadium.
It was a tribute to what he called “his home” and to the contributions made by his colleagues. The stories of deprivation, abuse and struggle of most of these sportsmen is another story in itself.(by Neelima Mathur Correspondent of THEAsiaN, Director of Lakeside Doc Festival)
