Indian long jumpers have represented their country and have won many medals for the same. From the time of British, India has produced many long jumpers who participated in many international tournaments like Olympics and Asiads.Indian long jumpers, almost in all cases, come from a very humble and modest background. The sport in itself is less popular in India, hence not lot of attention is received from the masses, media or government sports authorities.Indian long jumpers, almost in all cases, come from a very humble and modest background. The sport in itself is less popular in India, hence not lot of attention is received from the masses, media or government sports authorities.
Vijay Singh Chauhan is a former Indian athlete who won gold medal in decathlon in 1974 Asian Games. He participated in 1972 Olympics. He was born in 1949 in Uttar Pradesh state. He was honoured with Arjuna award.
Reeth Abraham is an athlete from India and was once the national champion in long jump and heptathlon. She won the Arjuna Award in 1997.
Mayookha Johny, born 9 April 1988, is an Indian track and field athlete from Kerala who specialises in long jump and triple jump. She holds the current Indian National record for triple jump with a mark of 14.11m. She is the first Indian woman to cross the 14m mark.
Kumaravel Premkumar
Kumaravel Premkumar is an Indian long jumper from Tamil Nadu. He is the national record-holder in both indoor and outdoor long jump. He won a bronze medal at the 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships and a silver at the 2013 Asian Athletics Championships.
Sammudi Balasubramaniam
Sammudi Balasubramaniam was an athlete hailing from Tamil Nadu who specializes in long jump and triple jump. He was the second Indian to secure a bronze medal in triple jump in Asian Games.
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Volleyball was first involved in the Olympic Games at Tokyo 1964 and settled its place in the hearts of the Japanese public when their women’s national team won Olympic gold and their men’s team achieved bronze.
Known as the ‘Witches of the Orient’ for their mesmerizing presentations and more than two-thirds of the entire country watched the final of Japanese women’s team against the Soviet Union in 1964.
The Japanese men’s team reached the highpoint of the sport eight years later when they won gold at the Munich 1972 Olympic Games and in 1976 in Montreal, the women’s team as well returned to the top of the podium.
Japan ranks as the fourth most successful Olympic volleyball nation with 3 gold 3 silver and 3 bronze medals.
Volleyball remains one of Japan’s beloved sports.
FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Graça F° said: "There is a great historical connection between the FIVB and Japan and we want to celebrate that in Tokyo, It is a wonderful opportunity to connect our sport’s illustrious past with the exciting future that we are creating.” In Tokyo national teams will play in the Ariake Arena, a brand new stadium purpose-built for the Olympic Games.
