The days of Paris Olympics 2024 are now near. But, what happened in the Olympics played 36 years ago? We are talking about the Seoul Olympics held in 1988 in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. This was the second time when the Olympic Games were organized in Asia. Earlier in the year 1964, for the first time people saw the Olympics being organized in Asia in Tokyo. A total of 159 countries participated in the Seoul Olympics, of which India was also one.

India remained empty handed in Seoul

In the 1988 Olympic Games held in Seoul, 46 athletes from India had to face great disappointment. The country's sports lovers were also hurt by their disappointment. Now the question was what happened to the Indian athletes in Seoul? So, this is connected to the failure of those 46 Indian athletes in the Seoul Olympic Games, due to which India's medal bag remained empty.

India had entered in 7 games

India participated in a total of 7 sports in the Seoul Olympics. One of those 7 sports was archery, in which India was participating for the first time. 46 athletes from India participated in these 7 sports, including 39 men and 7 women. But, no one could win a medal.

Who won the most gold medals in Seoul Olympics?

Soviet Union was in first place in Seoul Olympics by winning 132 medals with 55 gold. Whereas East Germany was in third place by winning 102 medals with 37 gold. USA, which was in third place, was able to win 94 medals with 36 gold. Whereas host South Korea ended its journey by winning 33 medals with 12 gold. West Germany, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, France and Italy were among the top 10 medal winning countries. The top 10 countries together shared 513 medals with a total of 191 gold in Seoul Olympics.

This history was made in Seoul Olympics

India may have faced disappointment in the Seoul Olympics. But, some history was also seen being made. This was the first time in the Seoul Olympics that all three players who won medals in equestrian were women. In the same Olympic Games, Swedish fencer Kerstin Palm also made a record. She became the first female athlete to participate in seven Olympic Games.

Table tennis also made its debut as a new sport in Seoul. After a long wait of 64 years, tennis was also included in the Olympic Games in Seoul, where Steffi Graf won the gold medal in women's tennis.

Carl Lewis won gold even after losing

The 100 meter sprint is the biggest event of every Olympic event. In the Seoul Olympics, this race was won by Canada's Ben Johnson with a world record. But, later Johnson's steroid test was found positive, after which he was disqualified. Ben Johnson was the first athlete in the world to be disqualified for using drugs.

Carl Lewis was awarded the gold medal in the 100m event at the Seoul Olympics after Ben Johnson was disqualified. In this way, Carl Lewis was able to successfully defend his gold medal won in the 1984 Olympics in 1988 as well.