It has turned out to be the best Olympic moment for our nation in the last 121 yearsRajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu said that the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics would be etched in the history as the ‘first moment of national awakening in sports’ in Parliament on Monday. The Tokyo games, he said turned out to be the best Olympic moment for our nation in the last 121 years of it’s Olympic journey. Over 40% of our Tokyo contingent came from Haryana and Punjab. “Five of the 9 medal winners in the last two Olympics were women, a matter of celebration. Particularly so, when our women have to overcome orthodoxies and prejudices that restrict them from taking to sports,” Mr. Naidu said.

Source: The Hindu August 09, 2021 09:56 UTC