{"id":112672,"date":"2024-08-12T06:07:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T06:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/12\/neeraj-chopras-medal-at-paris-olympics-not-quite-a-silver-lining-in-athletics-paris-olympics-2024-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-08-12T06:07:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T06:07:04","slug":"neeraj-chopras-medal-at-paris-olympics-not-quite-a-silver-lining-in-athletics-paris-olympics-2024-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/12\/neeraj-chopras-medal-at-paris-olympics-not-quite-a-silver-lining-in-athletics-paris-olympics-2024-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Neeraj Chopra&#8217;s medal at Paris Olympics not quite a silver lining in athletics | Paris Olympics 2024 News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-112457279,imgsize-39814.cms?fit=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Neeraj Chopra&#8217;s medal at Paris Olympics not quite a silver lining in athletics | Paris Olympics 2024 News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Neeraj Chopra&#8217;s medal at Paris Olympics not quite a silver lining in athletics | Paris Olympics 2024 News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>A 27-member Indian athletics contingent, headlined by <!-- -->Tokyo Olympics<!-- --> gold medallist <!-- -->Neeraj Chopra<!-- -->, competed at the <!-- -->Paris Olympics<!-- -->. They had just one medal to show at the end of the Games &#8211; Neeraj&#8217;s silver in <!-- -->javelin throw<!-- -->.<br \/>A lot was expected from the athletics contingent after their impressive show at the 2022 <!-- -->Commonwealth Games<!-- --> and the following 2022 <!-- -->Asian Games<!-- -->.The CWG saw Indian track and field athletes bring home eight medals &#8211; 1 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze. Then at the, they had 29 medals &#8211; 6 gold, 14 silver and 9 bronze.<br \/>With such spectacular performances in the two years leading up to the Paris Games, the athletics ecosystem in India anticipated at least three medals from the Olympics. Neeraj&#8217;s medal colour too was unexpected.<br \/>Asian Games champion and CWG silver-medallist <!-- -->Avinash Sable<!-- --> was the only Indian athlete other than Neeraj to make the finals in the track and field events. Sable finished 11th in the men&#8217;s 3000m steeplechase final. <br \/>&#8220;When 27 athletes qualified for the Paris Games, which was our highest-ever representation at the Olympics, the general mood among our athletics fraternity was quite upbeat. Everyone thought that Neeraj&#8217;s gold was a done deal; and apart from him, we would win at least two-three more medals.<br \/>&#8220;Sable was one contender, the men&#8217;s 4x400m relay team had built expectations after their outstanding show at the World Championships last year, but things didn&#8217;t materialize as expected. This points towards a necessity to create a larger pool of elite athletes, if we desire more than one medal at the Olympic level,&#8221; NIS-trained athletics coach Mahipal Gaur reflected.<br \/>According to official data from the <!-- -->Sports Authority of India<!-- -->&#8216;s (SAI) Mission Olympic Cell (MOC), the government spent Rs 96.08 crore for athletics in the current Olympic cycle. It&#8217;s the biggest chunk in the close to Rs 470 crore that had been spent on India&#8217;s preparation for the Games this time across 16 disciplines. 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