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Indian field hockey team that won the gold medal at 1928 Olympics. India made its first appearance at the 1900 Summer Olympics as part of British India (1858-1947), becoming the first Asian nation to participate in the Olympic Games. [1] A lone athlete Norman Pritchard represented the country and won two silver medals in athletics. [2]
India competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, held from 26 July to 11 August 2024.The country made its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics.Indian athletes have appeared at every edition of the Summer Olympic Games since 1920 and the Paris Games edition marked India's 26th appearance at the Summer Olympics.
India sent four golfers to the Games, the maximum that was possible under the IGF guidelines with Ashok and Lahiri participating in their second Olympic Games. [125] [126] The men's individual event was held between 29 July and 1 August followed by the women's individual events between 4 and 7 August at the Kasumigaseki Country Club.
The only Indian medal across the next two editions came from Girisha Nagarajegowda, who won a silver medal in the Men's high jump F42 event at the 2012 Games. [7] India sent a delegation of 19 athletes for the 2016 Summer Paralympics. [8] India won four medals in the event and the Games also marked the first instance of India winning two gold ...
Sending teams to the Olympics: In its first decade, the Indian Olympic Association selected sportspersons to represent India at the Olympic Games in 1928, 1932, and 1936. Subsequently, by 1946–47, the Indian Olympic Association took responsibility only to send the Indian team to the Olympics (principally, this meant arranging transport, board ...
In the early 1920s, the Indian chapter of the Olympic movement was born, and India participated in the 1920 Antwerp Olympics. [1] As part of this movement, a provisional Indian Olympic Association (IOA) came about by 1924, and the Indian Olympic Games were held in Feb 1924 in Delhi to select Indian competitors for the 1924 Paris Olympics. [2]
India at the 2020 Summer Olympics; India at the 2024 Summer Olympics This page was last edited on 27 August 2016, at 15:04 (UTC). Text is ...
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]