MUMBAI: Hockey is the most talked-about sport on Twitter in India, recording an increase of 134% compared to the 2016 Rio Olympics, while Tokyo 2020 Gold medal-winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra (@Neeraj_chopra1) is the third most talked-about athlete globally on the social networking platform.
Following Chopra’s success at the quadrennial showpiece on the penultimate day, the official Olympics handle’s (@Olympics) video celebrating the thrower’s iconic win was the most watched Olympics video on Twitter in India.
Hockey became the most talked about Olympic sport on Twitter in India, recording an increase of 134% compared to 2016 Rio, while the other sport that recorded massive increase in conversations were javelin throw (+5631%) and golf (+703%), where Aditi Ashok (@aditigolf) heartbreakingly missed a Bronze medal by all of 1 stroke in a field packed with global superstars of women’s golf.
Fencing, thanks to Bhavani Devi’s exploits, registered a 1086% increase.
#FieldHockey was the most mentioned hashtag sports in India during the Games, followed by badminton, wrestling, boxing and golf.
While Chopra was the most talked-about athlete in India, Mirabai Chanu (@mirabai_chanu) was second, followed by PV Sindhu (@Pvsindhu1), Lovlina Borgohain (@LovlinaBorgohai), Bajrang Punia (@BajrangPunia) and Rani Rampal (@imranirampal), in that order.
