Paris blues

India had many near misses at Olympics

With a contingent of 117 athletes competing across 16 sports disciplines at the Paris Summer Olympics, India was expected to better its performance in Tokyo of seven medals, including one gold and two silver. India’s underwhelming performance at Paris with six medals, five bronze, one silver, and no gold, suggests that there is much work to be done to make Indian athletes consistent winners in sports in which the country claims world-class abilities. Despite such high points as Manu Bhaker history-making two medals (bronze) at a single edition of the Olympics, and Aman Sehrawat becoming India’s youngest