Olympic Day is celebrated to mark the joy of sports, great wellbeing, and sportsmanship. June 23 welcomes people to make the world a superior spot through sport. The current year’s International Olympic Day subject is ‘Together, For a Peaceful World.’ On social media, the World Olympic Day 2022 will be marked with hashtags #MoveForPeace and #OlympicDay.
Ahead of the special day, let’s recall India’s greatest Olympians who have made the country proud.
Major Dhyan Chand: Major Dhyan Chand got the potential chance to act as the captain of the Indian hockey team at the Olympics. He won India three Olympic gold awards. Young athletes competitors take motivation from him, particularly in the skill of ball control. His birth anniversary, August 29, is celebrated in the country as the National Sports Day of India. The highest honor of sports in the country is named after him- Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.
Neeraj Chopra: Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra made history by bagging India’s very first gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. His performance at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was remarkable and inspired many young athletes. In fact, recently he broke his own record with a stunning throw of 89.30 meters.
PV Sindhu: She is the very first Indian female athlete to win two Olympic medals. She won a silver medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics which was interestingly her debut in the event and a bronze medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Besides, she is the first Indian badminton player to reach the Olympic finals.
Mary Kom: Mary Kom is a motivation for the vast majority youthful boxers. She qualified for the 2012 London Olympics womens boxing event and made the country proud by winning the bronze medal in the Games.
Mirabai Chanu: Mirabai Chanu stepped up her profession as an Indian Olympian from the 2016 Rio Olympics. In the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Mirabai won a silver medal in the women’s 49 kg weightlifting competition. The Manipur athlete lifted a total weight of 202 kg and made the country proud.