With ace Indian shooter Manu Bhaker winning two medals at the Paris Olympics 2024, here are the Indian athletes who have won two individual medals in the global showpiece, albeit in different years (Pic: File Pic)

Just like the previous year, 2021 too was a tumultuous year for India. The country’s woes were far from over as it was ravaged by the second wave of the pandemic, and was marred by violence on various occasions. Amid the gloom, there were sparks of hope though as the nation began the world’s largest vaccination drive and registered record wins at the Olympics. We look back pictorially at what defined 2021.