How we should assess India's performance at Paris Olympics
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Tom Cruise jumped off the stadium roof in a spectacular stunt to bring down the curtains on Paris 2024 and announce the 2028 Los Angeles Games. India's 117-member contingent secured six medals - one silver and five bronze - but questions about the overall performance linger in mind. The highlight of India’s campaign was shooter Manu Bhaker’s redemption, Swapnil Kusale's surprise medal, and the hockey team's consecutive bronze. Neeraj Chopra’s silver felt bittersweet, after all, he was ‘expected’ to defend his Tokyo Gold. On the other hand, some medal hopefuls’ performances were underwhelming, to say the least. The Vinesh Phogat saga overshadowed the entire campaign and India still hopes that CAS ruling is in her favour. Aditya Joshi, The Hindu's sports journalist Amol Karhadkar, and freelance journalist Abhijeet Kulkarni review India's Paris 2024 Olympic performance on Weekly Katta. टॉम क्रूझने स्टेडियमच्या छतावरुन उडी मारुन ऑलिंपिकचा ध्वज घेऊन २०२८ लॉस अँजेल्स स्पर्धांचं बिगुल वाजवत पॅरिस ऑलिंपिकचा समारोप केला. ११७ खेळाडूंच्या भारतीय पथकाने एक रौप्य आणि पाच कांस्य अशी सहा पदकांची कमाई केली. पण ही कामगिरी नक्की तोलायची कशी? भारताची कामगिरी उल्लेखनीय म्हणावी, समाधानकारक म्हणावी का असमाधानकारक? मनू भाकरने नेमबाजीत दोन पदकं मिळवून टोकियोचं अपयश धुवून काढलं, स्वप्निल कुसाळेच्या कामगिरीने सुखद धक्का दिला. हॉकी संघाला सलग दुसऱ्यांदा कांस्य पदक मिळालं आणि नीरज चोपडाला रौप्य मिळाल्याचा जितका आनंद होता तितकीच हुरहूर सुवर्ण हुकल्याची होती.. पण पदकाची आशा असलेल्या काही खेळाडूंनी निराशा केली तर बरेच जण चौथ्या क्रमांकाची चुटपुट लावून गेले. अर्थात, विनेश फोगाट प्रकरणाने भारताची ऑलिंपिक वारी ढवळून निघाली. पॅरिस २०२४ ऑलिंपिकचा भारताचा आढावा वीकली कट्ट्यावर घेत आहेत आदित्य जोशी, द हिंदूचे क्रीडा पत्रकार अमोल कऱ्हाडकर आणि मुक्त पत्रकार अभिजीत कुलकर्णी.
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