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Team India, with 1 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze, topped the list of countries with the most engagement on Facebook during the Tokyo Olympics. India's first track and field athlete to win a gold medal for India, Neeraj Chopra, was the second most mentioned athlete on the global social networking platform.

India outranked countries like the US, Brazil and Philippines in terms of highest engagement. The social media giant shared data from July 23-August 8, 2021 reflecting trends on Facebook and Instagram.

In terms of the 'Loudest countries engaging about the Olympics over the course of the Games' (ranked by the number of people talking about Olympics on Facebook), India stood at the numero uno position, followed by the US, Brazil, the Philippines and Mexico. The mentioned sports on Facebook over the course of the Games globally were Track and Field, followed by Gymnastics, Rowing, Boxing and Swimming.

The most mentioned athletes on Facebook were:

Simone Biles (American artistic gymnast)

Simone Biles of the United States reacts after performing on the balance beam. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Neeraj Chopra (Javelin thrower)

Neeraj Chopra of India competes during the men's javelin throw final at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 7, 2021. (Photo by Li Ming/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Hidilyn Diaz (Filipino weightlifter)

Gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz of the Philippines reacts. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

Suni Lee (American artistic gymnast)

Sunisa Lee of the United States in action on the balance beam. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson

Tom Daley (British diver)

Great Britain's Tom Daley during the Men's 10m Platform Final at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on the fifteenth day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan. (Photo by Joe Giddens/PA Images via Getty Images)

There was plenty to talk about over the course of the Games, but the top three days that had the most Olympics conversation globally on Facebook were August 7 (Neeraj Chopra won gold for India and Team USA basketball won gold), July 28 (the day after Simone Biles withdrew from the gymnastics team competition), and August 2 (Indonesia's Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu won gold in badminton), it said.

Tai Tzu Ying and Sindhu

Tai Tzu Ying's post thanking everyone for their support while she competed in Tokyo was the Facebook post from an athlete that drove the most interactions over the course of the Games, with more than 1.3 million interactions.

On Instagram, athletes gained more than 75 million followers over the course of the Games, driving more than 410 million interactions and posting more than 300,000 stories.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics medal winners Wrestler Bajrang Punia, Boxer Lovlina Borgohain, Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra, Wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Hockey team captain Manpreet Singh pose for a group photograph in New Delhi. (Photo by Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Neeraj Chopra gained 2.8 million new followers, PV Sindhu 7,02,778 and MC Mary Kom 2,70,104 new followers.

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Chopra was second globally after Rayssa Leal (Skateboarding, Brazil) who added 5.8 million new followers.

Silver medalist Rayssa Leal of Brazil celebrates. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Most mentioned athletes on Instagram over the course of the Games globally was Chopra, Biles, Leal, Greysia Polii (Badminton, Indonesia) and Apriyani Rahayu (Badminton, Indonesia).

Leal's video of her skateboarding journey was the most-liked video from an athlete over the course of the Games, with more than 11 million views.

In a separate statement, Facebook said it has partnered with UNICEF India to launch a one-year joint initiative on ending violence against children with a special focus on online safety. The partnership seeks to create a safe environment for children online and offline, and aims to improve children's resilience and capacity to access the digital world safely, the statement said.

The intent is to increase awareness on violence against children and its impact on children, families, and communities, as well as increase skills of communities and frontline workers to better prevent and respond to violence, it added.

This partnership will include a nationwide social media awareness campaign, and capacity building for 100,000 school children on online safety, digital literacy, and psychosocial support.

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