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Minister of Sports Kiren Rijiju with the athletes during the unveiling of the official kit in New Delhi on 3 June 2021. The Indian Olympic Association was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1927. [1] The nation made its Summer Olympics debut in the 1900 Olympics at Paris with a lone athlete participating in the Games. [2]
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.
The 2020 Summer Olympics were held in Japan from 23 July to 8 August 2021 after being postponed a year by the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, 2,402 medals were won by 2,175 athletes in 339 events at the Games. [1]
The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 23 July to 8 August 2021. The Games were postponed by one year as part of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports . [ 2 ]
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) or Indian Olympic Committee (IOC) (ISO: Bhāratīya Olaṃpika Saṃgha) is responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Olympic Games, Asian Games and other international sports competitions, and managing Indian teams at these events.
Spanish Olympic Trials Vigo, Spain [12] 27:41.81 Gulveer Singh: 16 March 2024 The TEN: San Juan Capistrano, United States [13] 27:14.88 Gulveer Singh: 23 November 2024 Hachioji Long Distance Hachiōji, Japan [14] 100 km (track) 7:32:43 h: Amar Singh Devanda 13–14 March 2021 Tuffman 24 Hour Stadium Run Chandigarh, India [15] 12 hours: 140.00 km
They are presented by the President of India in the same ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan usually on 29 August each year along with the national adventure award. As of 2020 [update] , a total of eight hundred and twenty-seven individuals have been awarded the various National Sports Awards in Olympic sports .
Indian Boxer Lovlina Borgohain, won Olympic bronze medal in 2020 Summer Olympics held at Tokyo in Welterweight category. [ 156 ] Indian Women Hockey team player Vandana Katariya 's family was abused with caste slurs by upper caste men in Haridwar following the team losing game with Argentina .