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Indian athletes have appeared at every edition of the Summer Olympic Games since 1920 and this edition of the Games marked the nation's 26th appearance at the Summer Olympics. [3] The Indian contingent for this year's games consisted of 117 athletes: 110 competitors and 7 alternate, in addition to 118 support staff and 22 officials.
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] By the time the IOA was established, India had already competed in two more Summer Olympic Games in 1920, and 1924. [3]
Norman Pritchard – India's first Olympic athletics medallist Nilima Ghose was among the first Indian female Olympians Milkha Singh – known as "The Flying Sikh". At the Olympic Games, the first Indian competitor was Norman Pritchard, an Anglo-Indian, who won silver medals in the 200 metres and 200 metres hurdles at the 1900 Summer Olympics. [8]
Patiala, India [23] 2000 m steeplechase: 5:49.23 Atul Gamit: 6 November 2019 Indian U18 Championships Mangalagiri, India [24] 3000 m steeplechase: 8:18.12 Avinash Sable: 30 July 2021 Olympic Games: Tokyo, Japan [25] [26] 8:16.21 Avinash Sable: 23 March 2022 Indian Grand Prix 2 Thiruvananthapuram, India [27] 8:12.48 Avinash Sable: 5 June 2022
She thus earned herself an Olympic bronze medal. [4] [5] [6] Saina Nehwal became the first Indian to win a medal in Badminton at the Olympics, [7] by winning the bronze medal at the London Olympics 2012 on 4 August 2012. [8] Geeta Phogat became the first ever Indian woman to qualify for the women's 55 kg wrestling in the London Olympics 2012 ...
He is one of the five individual multiple medalists for India at the Olympics after his silver medal at the 2024 Olympics. He was the first Indian to win at the World U-20 Championships, where he achieved a world U20 record throw of 86.48 m in 2016, becoming the first Indian athlete to set a world record in athletics. [11] Chopra's silver medal ...
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.
Vithya Ramraj (born 20 September 1998) is an Indian athlete from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. She is a three-time National champion. She competes in 100m and 400m hurdles and 400 metres. [1] On 2 October 2023 at the 2022 Asian Games, she equalled the Indian national record of 55.42s in 400m hurdles set by P. T. Usha at the Los Angeles Olympics in ...