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[108] [109] India won six medals in total including one silver and five bronze, three of which came from the shooting events. [110] Chopra won the only silver medal for India in the men's javelin throw event and became the first Indian individual medalist to have won a gold and silver at the Olympics. [111]
This was also India's second ever individual gold medal after Abhinav Bindra won gold in shooting in 2008. This was also India's first athletics medal since its first appearance as an independent nation in 1948, and its third overall after Norman Pritchard's silver medals in 1900. [16] With her silver medal in the women's 49 kg event, Saikhom ...
With his gold medal in the 2020 Olympics, he became the fifth individual multiple medallist for India and first to win a gold and silver combination. [ 97 ] He secured second place at the Lausanne Diamond League javelin throw competition on 22 August 2024, delivering a season-best throw of 89.49 meters.
Since the 2000s, India have consistently finished among the top five countries in the medals table and are now a force to be reckoned with at the Commonwealth Games. [21] At Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast table tennis ace Manika Batra was the most successful Indian with four medals. India finished third with 66 medals at the edition.
India has participated in both the editions of the Asian Beach Games. In the 2008 Games, India won a total of five medals, including three gold, and ranked seventh in the final medal table. [18] Three gold medals were won by India in the 2010 Asian Beach Games in Muscat, Oman, earning the country sixth place in the medal table. [19]
2021: She clocked 4:05.39 in 1500m at the National Open Championships 2021 in Warangal to set a new National Record erasing Sunita Rani's 2002 record of 4:06.03. [8] 2021: She clocked 2:02.57, her personal best in the 800m at the 2021 Nationals in Patiala. 2020: Won a gold medal each in the 1500m and 800m at the Khelo India University Games.
The proposal was backed by associated stakeholders [10] and subsequently received official approval on the proviso that India bore the cost of hosting the event; medals awarded in Chandigarh would be included in the 2022 Games overall medal table a week after the closing ceremony. [11] In July 2021, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 ...
India at the 2021 World University Games; IOC code: IND: NOC: Association of Indian Universities (AIU) Website: www.aiu.ac.in: in Chengdu, China 28 July 2023 () – 8 August 2023 () Competitors: 256 [1] in 12 sports: Medals Ranked 7th: Gold 11 Silver 5 Bronze 10 Total 26