The curtains have come down on the Paris Olympics, with a gold rush for the USA and China. There are disappointed sports followers here who were looking for a much better tally than the Tokyo Olympics where we bagged seven medals.

The bigger picture though is that of several controversies that have left an unsavoury taste in the mouths of fans and in some way, would have surely played on the minds of the athletes and brought some frustration and humiliation to those tracking India at these Games.