India sent a 228-strong contingent to Tokyo Olympics, including 119 athletes.
Highlights
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Of 119 athletes, 67 are male and 52 female participants.
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119 athletes from 22 states represented 130 crore Indians in 18 sport disciplines.
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India has fought for 85 medal events.
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It was the largest ever contingent of athletes from India at Olympics.
2020 Summer Olympics
This international multi-sports event, branded as Tokyo 2020, has been held from July 23 to August 8, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Earlier, it was scheduled to take place in 2020 but event was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Which country is hosting the event?
Tokyo was selected as host city. It was selected during 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2013. Japan is hosting Olympic Games for the second time. First Olympic that Tokyo hosted was in 1964. Thus, Tokyo has become the first city in Asia to host Summer Games twice. Overall, 2020 games is the fourth Olympic Games held in Japan.