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The Indian Hockey Federation, which had been established earlier in 1925, sent the men's team to the 1928 Games. The hockey team won India's first gold medal in the Olympics at Amsterdam. [14] This was the first gold medal won by any nation from Asia at the modern Olympic Games.
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]
[3] [4] Among the sporting events represented by its athletes, India made its Olympic debut in golf (new to the 2016 Games) and women's artistic gymnastics. The Indian roster featured three Olympic medalists from London, including badminton star Saina Nehwal, freestyle wrestler and four-time Olympian Yogeshwar Dutt, and rifle shooter Gagan Narang.
India, the world’s most populous country, is a serial underperformer at the Olympic Games. Here’s why.
India competed in 2016 Rio Olympics & Paralympics and bagged 2 and 4 medals respectively. Cricket T20 World cup held in India. Indian cricket team finished the year by holding the top ICC test Ranking. Remained unbeaten in 18 Test Matches. India won Hockey Junior World cup for second time. Domestic League season took place for Hockey, Cricket ...
Abhinav Bindra shows off India’s first-ever individual Olympic gold in the men's 10m air rifle shooting competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 11, 2008. - Desmond Boylan/Reuters
[1] [2] National sides played for the first time at the 1908 Summer Olympics. India did not send a football side to the Olympics until the 1948 Games; it participated in the next three Games. [3] An Indian team last participated in the 1960 Games. India's best appearance was at the 1956 Summer Olympics where its team reached the semi-finals. [4]
India competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. [1] A total of 83 athletes, 60 men and 23 women, competed in 13 sports.Men's field hockey was the only team-based sport in which India was represented in these Olympic Games.