Tokyo Olympics: Watch Indian contingent arrive in Delhi from Tokyo, receive warm ovation
By Team Newsable | First Published Aug 9, 2021, 7:50 PM ISTIndia had a terrific performance at the Tokyo Olympics, winning seven medals. As the Indians return from Tokyo, they are receiving a warm ovation, especially the medal winners.
India continues its celebration following its best-ever Olympic performance. In the just-concluded Tokyo Olympics, India won seven medals, including gold.
As the Games ended on Sunday, the remainder of the Indian contingent arrived in India on Monday. They were welcomed to a warm ovation as they landed at the Indira Gandhi International airport in Delhi.
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They were all given standing applause, starting from gold medalist Neeraj Chopra to silver medalist Ravi Kumar Dahiya. Also, the Indian hockey team, both men and women, cut a celebration cake, having finished third and fourth, respectively.
Also, boxer Lovlina Borgohain, wrestler Deepak Punia and Bajrang Punia spoke to the media. Watch out here how the Indians were welcomed back to India in Delhi, thanks to ANI:
bronze medalist wrestler Bajrang Punia receives grand welcome at Delhi airport on his arrival from Japan
"It feels great to receive such kind of love and respect," Punia says pic.twitter.com/2rtgYyNzgW
| Gold medalist, javelin thrower received by a huge crowd of people at Delhi Airport. pic.twitter.com/PEhVCoNt60
— ANI (@ANI)| Delhi: Bronze medalist wrestler Bajrang Punia arrives at the hotel where a felicitation ceremony for the medal winners will be held shortly. pic.twitter.com/jSQTsBaiKe
— ANI (@ANI)| Delhi: Silver medalist wrestler Ravi Dahiya arrives at the hotel to attend the felicitation ceremony for the medal winners. pic.twitter.com/f6XXblO72g
— ANI (@ANI) | Hockey India hosted a cake-cutting ceremony for the bronze medalist men's hockey team at Delhi's Ashoka hotel.
The men's team will later be felicitated with the other medalists at the ceremony. pic.twitter.com/4S6a0pljX9
| Delhi: Women's hockey team cut a cake and sing the National Anthem as Hockey India felicitates them upon their return to the country.
The team qualified for semi-finals for the first time and finished fourth at pic.twitter.com/TH3BTQHFML
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