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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.
But while they represented India on an individual capacity at the international events, due to the withdrawal of the Indian sports federations' administrative and financial support, [8] they remained ineligible to represent India at multi-sport events such as Olympics, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games.
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The 2024 Summer Olympics (French: Les Jeux Olympiques d'été de 2024), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (French: Jeux de la XXXIIIe olympiade de l'ère moderne) and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in France, with several events started from 24 July.
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, the world’s most populous country, is a serial underperformer at the Olympic Games. Here’s why.
In March 2024, IOC president Thomas Bach stated that there was no issue regarding Israel participating at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [80] Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo stated, "Sanctioning Israel in relation to the Olympic and Paralympic Games is out of the question because Israel is a democracy."
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