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The countdown to the Paris Olympics has begun. This sporting event is going to start in the French capital Paris from 26 July and will end on 11 August 2024.
India is participating in the Paris Olympics with a 117-member team. Earlier, India had performed brilliantly in the Tokyo Olympics. Won a total of 7 medals. Now the country hopes that once again Indian players will make the tricolor proud. Today we are telling you how many times India has participated in the Olympics so far and how many medals it has won.
This time India will enter the Olympics for the 26th time
India has participated in 25 Olympics so far. Now it will go to Paris to play Olympics for the 26th time. India played its first 5 Olympics under British rule. India has a total of 35 medals in Olympics so far.
India has so many medals
India has won a total of 35 medals in the Olympic Games so far, including 10 gold, 9 silver and 16 bronze medals. India's best performance in the Olympics so far has been in the Tokyo Olympics. During this time India won a total of 7 medals. However, India is expected to perform well in the Paris Olympics.
Most Gold Medals Won by Hockey Team
The Indian hockey team has won the most gold medals, 8. India has two gold medals in individual events. Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal in shooting at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in javelin throw at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
India first participated in the Olympics in the year 1900
India participated in the Olympics for the first time in the year 1900. It was organized in Paris. In which India won two medals. Norman Pritchard won silver medals in 200 meter sprint and 200 meter hurdles. After this, India participated in the Olympics held in Antwerp in 1920. It did not win a single medal. India had to return empty handed from the Paris Olympics in 1924 as well. India won medals in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, 1932 Los Angeles Olympics and 1936 Berlin Olympics.
After independence, India participated in it this year
After India's independence from the British, India participated in the Olympics held in London in 1948. In which India could capture only one medal. India won the gold medal in hockey. India participated in nine different sports events this year.
KD Jadhav made India proud
In the year 1952, the Olympics were held in Helsinki. In which freestyle wrestler KD Jadhav won the bronze medal and made India proud. The Indian hockey team once again won the gold medal. After this, the Olympics were held in Melbourne in the year 1956. 59 Indian players participated in it.
India could win only one gold medal. After this, Olympics were organized in Rome in the year 1960. A team of 45 players from India went to participate in it. In this, Milkha Singh missed winning a medal in the 400 meter race event. India won a silver medal in hockey.
Indian hockey team won the gold medal
In the 1964 Olympics, the Indian hockey team once again won the gold medal. After this, the Olympic Games were organized in Mexico in the year 1968. In which India got a medal. The Indian hockey team somehow managed to win the bronze medal.
India's performance in the 1972 Olympics held in Munich was also not very good. India got only a bronze medal in hockey. A team of 20 players from India participated in the 1976 Montreal Olympics. But this year India could not win any medal. In the year 1980, India won the gold medal in hockey in the Olympics held in Moscow, the capital of Russia.
India returned empty handed in three consecutive Olympics
After the Moscow Olympics, India could not win a single medal in three consecutive Olympics. India failed to win a medal in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, then the 1988 Seoul Olympics and the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
Leander Paes and Karnam Malleswari created history
In 1996, India ended its medal drought in the Olympics held in Atlanta. Leander Paes created history by winning the bronze medal in a tennis competition for the first time. Paes won this medal in the men's singles event. After this, Karnam Malleswari created history in the Sydney Olympics in 2000. She won the first medal as a female athlete. Karnam Malleswari won the bronze medal.
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore aims for silver medal
In the year 2004, the Olympic Games were held in Athens. India sent a team of 73 players. Out of these, only Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore could win a medal. His goal was to win the silver medal in the men's trap event. Thus, for the first time an Indian athlete won an individual silver medal in the Olympics.
Abhinav Bindra won gold in shooting
The Olympics were held in Beijing in the year 2008. India won three medals, one gold and two bronze. Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal in the 10 meter air rifle shooting event. Thus he became India's first individual gold medalist. Sushil Kumar and Vijender Singh won two bronze medals in wrestling.
India won a total of 6 medals in the year 2012
Olympic Games were held in London in the year 2012. In which India won 2 silver and 4 bronze medals i.e. a total of 6 medals. India won medals in shooting, wrestling, badminton and boxing. Gagan Narang won bronze and Vijay Kumar won silver medal in shooting. Sushil Kumar won silver medal in wrestling. Yogeshwar won bronze medal. Saina Nehwal won bronze medal in badminton. This was India's first medal in badminton in Olympic history. Mary Kom won bronze medal in 51 kg weight category in London Olympics.
Women athletes won medals
In the year 2016, Olympic Games were organized in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In which a team of 117 Indian players participated. In these Olympics, India had to be satisfied with only two medals (one silver and one bronze). Both the medals were won by the women players of the Indian team. PV Sindhu won the silver medal in badminton and Sakshi Malik won the bronze medal in wrestling.
India performed brilliantly in Tokyo
In the year 2020, the Olympics were held in Tokyo, the capital of Japan. India performed well in this and won seven medals (one gold, two silver and 4 bronze). Neeraj Chopra targeted the gold medal in the men's javelin throw event. Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu and wrestler Ravi Dahiya won silver medals. Badminton player PV Sindhu, boxer Lovlina Borgohan and wrestler Bajrang Punia won bronze medals in their respective sports. After 41 years, the Indian hockey team managed to win a medal and the Indian men's hockey team performed brilliantly and won the bronze medal.