Ravi Speaks:
“Tokyo-Olympics Gives Hope To
India & Lessons To The World.”
You must have seen a lot of Olympics’ events in the past week. Also, you must have read a lot of views about the performance of the different countries and especially our country vis a vis the earlier performances are given. I miss all of that action now immediately in the second week itself after the Olympics has finished last Sunday with a memorable close-up ceremony.
Just a glimpse of the final tally of medals for the top three and India on 48th Placement: –
Each one of us will surely remember some occasions which have been the historic ones like Neeraj-Chopra that golden boy from Haryana with a magical throw of 87.58 meters, Indian Gents’ Hockey finally getting in the medal tally and above all the lady contingent of Hockey showing the glimpses of coming back with a bang and many such occasions which would be the memorable ones.
For me, the following few have been the real achieving events as well as the occasions-which I shall be keeping with me in the record as well as in my mind. This type of happening infuses a lot of motivational push into a human being. No matter whether he is as old as me after my six decades or as young as the school-going kid aspiring to get the Gold for his country at this young age. Following are some in the order of their ranking as I have placed them according to me: –
Neeraj Chopra of India showing his achievement in Gold.
P.V. Sindhu of India in action during the match against He Bingjiao of China.
Deepika Kumari of India in action
Ankita Raina of India and Sania Mirza of India react during their first-round match against Lyudmyla
India took on a brilliant shine at Tokyo on Saturday as Neeraj Chopra hurled the spear to bring the country its first Olympics gold in Olympic-style sports. Neeraj’s triumphant exertion at 87.58m covered the best execution by Indian sportspersons on the worldwide stage. India won seven decorations — one gold, two silvers, and four bronzes — and in total edged past the past best of six at the 2012 London Games. For a nation surrendered to a pitiful yield or none at the Olympics since its presentation in 1900, the most recent release was loaded down with wealth.
At 23, Neeraj has the world at his feet and the skies to focus on. The Indian Army man has filled in height, and to override German Johannes Vetter, as of recently the world’s best lance hurler, was no mean assignment. Neeraj’s brilliant tryst was unique at many levels; it was India’s lady gold in games at the Olympics while Norman Pritchard had won two silvers in 1900. It was additionally India’s second individual gold at the Games after shooter Abhinav Bindra hit bull’s-eye at Beijing in 2008. That Neeraj had recently won golds in the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games are altogether pointers to an excursion that is on voyage mode while his mentor Klaus Bartonietz keeps a nearby watch.
The Tokyo Olympics occurred amid an extreme COVID-19 bounce back, yet the fervor and crowd interest went past the assumptions for earlier general assessment. We trust it, most importantly shows the craving and will of people to decline to respect the substantial effect of the novel Covid and endeavor to keep up with their own life and social example. This is a joint triumph for and by all humankind. The achievement of the Tokyo Olympics has likewise given more conviction to the accomplishment of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics regardless of the obstruction of the infection. Be that as it may, while the pandemic has put forth the occasion a special attempt in alert and control, the activity, as could be, has been tied in with exciting danger and passionate delivery. Maybe our long periods of relative imprisonment have made that presentation of going big or go home energy seriously influencing. It used to be the long-distance race that was the heartbeat of the Olympic development.
No Olympics has at any point shown up with less flourish than this one. These were Games that scarcely anybody accepted ought to go on – past the Japanese getting sorted outboard of trustees with its £18bn bills, and the competitors who had sat tight five years for their shot at gold.
There have been times when it seemed Olympic sport would go the way of other sports, and be more about cynicism than grace, contracts than courage. Even in the absence of crowds, however, there have been plenty of moments in these Games that have shown the original flame still flickers. And only three years to wait until Paris-an eager ‘WAIT’.
The above picturization and placement as per my view may vary with each one of you the readers but you too can do this small exercise and check out how you feel about this type of international event and how much it inspires you to excel in your life and your specific field of interest. Apply the “JOSH” or the so-called motivation into that and see that you would excel in that with ease and success.
The world around is full of agonies and war-like situations and something like the Olympics happening gives a fresh feeling of rejuvenation to all ‘the human race .‘
The Tokyo Olympics was also held against the backdrop of serious geopolitical turmoil. Sports have once again shown their unique charm, giving the world a reason to stay away from politics. It has demonstrated the role of the Olympics in boosting peace and promoting communications and understanding.
Certain occasions during the events have given all of us many bigger lessons to learn. The one where the high jump of 2.37 meters was coming as the tie between the two competitors and even after best of three did not change the tie status-one of the players got the injury and the other did not opt for the final jump again-clearly gave both the players Gold Medal. The scene after that was a memorable one where the one player jumped with joy and the other who forfeited the final trial jump also was in tears. The real human touch and versatility at its height were observed by one and all. Such examples one could derive only from the Spots happenings. That is why we say the biggest event like this Olympics has rendered a lot to all the people around the world to come closer and share their concern and affection for each other.
Finally, according to ‘The Guardian’: –
“The unifying spirit that characterized the 2012 London Olympics has too often seemed a distant memory in the fractured political years since. In the past few weeks, however, out in the closely policed Tokyo bubble, symbolic elements of that spirit have shown themselves alive and well”.
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