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India competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, held from 26 July to 11 August 2024.The country made its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics.Indian athletes have appeared at every edition of the Summer Olympic Games since 1920 and the Paris Games edition marked India's 26th appearance at the Summer Olympics.
For the 2016 Summer Olympics, India sent more than 100 athletes for the first time with 117 competitors. [79] [80] India won two medals including a silver and a bronze. [81] [82] Shuttler P. V. Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal and the youngest Indian woman medalist after she won a silver medal in badminton.
Indian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games since 1920 and this edition of the Games marked the nation's 25th appearance at the Summer Olympics. [4] Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
The Olympic schedule for Wednesday, July 31, is filled with must-watch events and record-breaking athletes, so be sure to tune in.. Highlights include the women's 1500m freestyle swim, where ...
She won first ever Olympic medal in Weightlifting for India, also is the first Indian woman who won an Olympic medal. Karnam Malleswari won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, making her the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal. [172] The headquarters of the Indian Weightlifting Federation is in New Delhi.
The match is famous for the five-goal magical performance of Balbir Singh Sr., which is an Olympic record that still stands today. At the 1956 Olympics India defeated Afghanistan 14–0, United States 16–0 and Singapore 6–0 in group stage. India defeated Germany 1–0 in semi-final.
The International Olympic Committee expects to add an Indian sponsor soon in a sign of the country's growing influence over the Olympics during a bid to host the 2036 Summer Games. The IOC ...
Neeraj Chopra won India's first-ever Olympic gold medal in athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics (held in 2021) by throwing his best of 87.58 meters in the javelin throw final. Chopra is the first javelin thrower from India who won a gold medal, and only the second Indian sportsperson after Abhinav Bindra to win an Olympic gold medal.