Neeraj Chopra's soaring javelin did not just earn India their first Olympic gold in athletics on Saturday, it also meant that the contingent will return from Tokyo with seven medals, their biggest Games haul ever.
The world's second most populous nation has been an Olympic laggard and the six medals the contingent won in London 2012 was the best outing for the nation of 1.35 billion before Tokyo.
But going into the final day of competition for the team, India were not only short of fulfilling that promise but were one medal short of their London haul. The 23-year-old Chopra was their last hope and he had whetted appetites by finishing top of the standings during the heats.India's best-ever Olympic show came despite an underwhelming performance from their shooters - usually their most consistent athletes in recent Games.
The women's team were lauded as superstars with their fourth spot while a euphoric India celebrated the country's first hockey medal in 41 years, hoping the hard-earned men's bronze would help them to regain their past glory. Abhinav Bindra, whose 10-metre air rifle triumph at the 2008 Games was India's lone gold medal previously, summed up the enormity of Chopra's success.
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