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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. [15] [16] For the 1932 Games, the Indian contingent consisted of the field hockey team and five athletes. [17]
[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]
[180] [181] Prakash was the first Indian swimmer to qualify directly for the Olympic Games and this was his second Olympic Games after he participated in the 2016 Olympics on a universality quota. [179] [181] Woman swimmer Maana Patel received an entry into the women's 100 m backstroke event via a universality invitation from FINA. [182]
[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 at the 2008 Summer Olympics; IOC code: IND: NOC: Indian Olympic Association: Website: olympic.ind.in: in Beijing; Competitors: 67 in 12 sports: Flag bearers : Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (opening) Vijender Singh [1] (closing) Medals Ranked 50th: Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 3: Summer Olympics appearances
In the wake of Raygun’s Olympic debut sparking an avalanche of memes, some might notice that breaking clips from the 2024 Paris Olympics might start being wiped off from the internet.. Raygun ...
The Indian Olympic Association is the National Olympic Committee for the India. [1] The Indian athletes have won a total of 23 medals (3 of them gold) at the Summer Youth Olympic Games. India had its best performance in the 2018 summer games, winning thirteen medals including three gold. [2]