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India won six medals in total including one silver and five bronze, three of which come from shooting. This was India's joint second highest total medal haul after the previous Games. [10] Manu Bhaker won the first medal for India in the women's 10 m air pistol event. She won a bronze medal and became the first woman shooter to win an Olympic ...
India women's wrestler Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified from the 50-kilogram Olympic wrestling final after failing to make weight Wednesday, creating a ripple effect on the medal matches and ...
India sent 48, 46 and 52 athletes to the subsequent three Summer Olympics in 1984, 1988, and 1992 respectively, but failed to win a single medal across the three Olympic Games. [ 52 ] [ 53 ] [ 54 ] In between, India returned to compete in the 1988 Winter Olympics after a gap of nearly 20 years.
The IOC membership approved Mumbai's application during the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. This marked the second time an IOC Session was held in India. The 86th IOC Session in 1983 was held in New Delhi. [3] Due to several problems related to Indian Olympic Association, the session was delayed to October 2023. [4]
The North East Games formerly known as [1] North East Olympic Games (NEOG) are a Multi-sport event held in Northeast India. [2] [3] The eight states of the region compete in each edition. [4] Manipur became the champion in the three consecutive years of the 2018, 2022 and 2024 Northeast Games. [5] [6] [7] [8]
This is India's 13th appearance at the Summer Paralympics. India sent a contingent consisting of 84 athletes competing across 12 sports in the Paralympic Games. Bhagyashree Jadhav and Sumit Antil were the flag bearers during the opening ceremony. Later, Preethi Pal and Harvinder Singh served as the flag bearers during the closing ceremony.
Mangte Chungneijang "Mary" Kom [2] (born 24 November 1982) [1] is an Indian Olympic boxer, politician, and former Member of Rajya Sabha. [3] [4] [5] She is the only woman to win the World Amateur Boxing Championship six times, the only female boxer to have won a medal in each one of the first seven World Championships, and the only boxer (male or female) to win eight World Championship medals.
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