Paris (France): Pakistan opened its account in the medal tally on Thursday courtesy of Arshad Nadeem who topped the podium in javelin’s throw with a distance of 92.87 meters and set an Olympic record. The Pakistani javelin thrower outclassed everyone including defending Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra.
India, on the other hand, has won five bronze and one silver medal in the ongoing edition so far. The country has won six medals in total while neighbouring Pakistan has won only a single medal which is a gold. Pakistan have less number of medals than India but still, they are placed ahead of India in the medal tally. Pakistan 58 India 69.
Why India is placed behind Pakistan
As a general practice according to International Olympic Committee norms, the countries with the most gold medals are prioritised in the Olympic rankings. If the two countries have won the same number of gold medals, then the country with the silver medal is preferred. If the countries have also won the same number of silver medals, then the issue boils down to the number of bronze medals. The country with the most bronze medals is preferred then in such matters.
How India can surpass Pakistan
Three Indian athletes are still in the fray and they still have an opportunity to get an Olympic gold medal. Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar will play in Round 4 of the women’s golf competition. Also, Reetika Hooda is yet to feature in the wrestling competition If either of the three athletes wins a gold for India, the country will climb up in medal tally above Pakistan as they will have more silver medals than India.
China and USA on 33 gold medals
The USA and China are in the top two places in the medal table with 111 and 83 medals respectively. But, interestingly both of them have won 33 gold medals each. With only the last day of the Paris Games to be played, it is going to be a tough competition between the two nations for the first position in the medal standings.
