How did India perform at the London Olympics?

With a population of 65.438+0.2 billion, a big country won only four medals, and India was heartbroken in the Olympic season.

Our mediocrity is obvious to all. Last Wednesday, the headline of The Post of India was particularly eye-catching, summarizing the frustration of Indians: the performance of Indian athletes in this Olympic Games was too unsatisfactory.

A big country with a population of 65.438+0.2 billion actually won only four pitiful medals: one silver medal and three bronze medals. Even Grenada (a Latin American island country) with a population of 1 10000 won a gold medal. Michael phelps, 27, won more Olympic medals in his short career than all the medals won by Indian athletes 100. To make matters worse, on the road to becoming a future superpower, China, India's biggest competitor, ranked second in the medal list. However, just two weeks ago, when 83 strong Indian athletes arrived at London Heathrow Airport, people were still full of expectations.

"Be careful! India will leave a mark that will attract the attention of the world in London! " "India Weekly" wrote on the cover. It seems that people sincerely believe that the Indian sports talents created by Lakshmi Mittal, the world's richest man, will eventually achieve fruitful results. Before the opening of the Olympic Games, London's organizational ability was questioned and ridiculed by the outside world, and Indians also talked about it. "They put on another good show in front of the whole world." India's Time magazine commented on the empty seats in London.

Indian archers are very dissatisfied with living in the Olympic Village. Among them, using the toilet with five other people made them feel particularly insulted.

Cannan, the "chief reporter" of Today's Post with a ponytail in the south, also reported on the strange customs in Britain: British people can neither drink nor drive, and it is extremely difficult to buy an over-the-counter blood glucose tester when you eat too much cake (the middle class in India is probably a terrible depression patient).

Meanwhile, Sports Minister Ajie Macon boasted in Weibo that "everyone" he met thought that the Commonwealth Games Village in Delhi was much better than the Olympic Village in London. India has obviously forgotten most people's memories of the 20 10 Delhi Olympic Games: the collapsed bridge, massive food poisoning, and the Scottish team's declaration that their residence is "unfit for human habitation".

None of this matters. On the first day of the Olympic Games, this schadenfreude turned into great disappointment: the much-hyped Indian archers collapsed under pressure. Like other losers in India, Jayanto Taruda attributed this to the fact that the Indian team did not get the necessary support. "We urgently need a psychologist and a physiotherapist to enhance our confidence and psychological endurance in order to face the fierce competition of the Olympic Games." He said that the missed arrow was eliminated in the first round.

Gagan Ulama, the only Indian swimmer, fell behind his former opponent for more than 40 seconds in the1500m race. According to a report, he was not fully prepared for the competition: most of his training took place in a public swimming pool in Bangalore, which was "crowded with children wearing lifebuoys and teenagers diving into the water". Although Delhi spent10.7 million pounds to build the most advanced cycling track for the 20 10 Commonwealth Games, its door has been closed since the Games.

No wonder Indians only celebrated four medals, as if they had won the gold medal.

"Our athletes who won medals won pride for us at the Olympic Games. I hope their achievements will inspire a new generation of people's interest in sports. " Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh commented in Weibo. Others laughed at India's dismal performance. A photo of Phelps and China athletes hanging medals stood side by side with the Indians, leaning over the glittering jewels. "We have more gold!" The title reads like this.

For journalist bhattacharya, India's lack of ambition is a national tragedy. "It's really funny to see the whole country fall into a carnival because Senna Neville won the bronze medal." He wrote, complaining that other countries in the world are vying for gold medals, and his compatriots seem to be satisfied with the lowest position on the podium.

However, some people still have higher aspirations-the father of the shooter Narangan, who won India's first medal (bronze medal), said, "It's a good result, but what we expect is a gold medal." This also confirms the world-famous strict love of Indian parents.

But no one gives comfort to the ice hockey team that has been defeated repeatedly. Hockey used to be India's strong point-among India's 22 Olympic medals, 1 1 came from hockey. But this time in London, their performance was the worst since 1920.

"This team doesn't deserve to appear in the Olympic Games. They let the whole country down. " Former hockey player Shahid said.

But fortunately, India won the most important game of the week: they beat Sri Lanka in the cricket league on Tuesday. Maybe that's what they care about most.