How many medals have India won at Olympics?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

How many medals have India won at Olympics?

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India have won a total of 35 medals across 24 Olympic editions including 10 gold, 9 silver, and 16 bronze medals. Reuters India started their Olympic campaign in 1900 with two medals and have won a total of 35 medals across 24 Summer Games. The Indian men’s hockey team has won eight out of the 10 gold medals with Abhinav Bindra and Neeraj Chopra winning the other two. India’s first Olympic medal was won by Norman Pritchard, an Anglo-Indian athlete, at the 1900 Paris Olympics.

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Indian Paralympians shine at Paris with record medal haul and heartwarming stories
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian Paralympians shine at Paris with record medal haul and heartwarming stories

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The image of Sheetal Devi drawing the bowstring with the aid of a strap around her upper body, taking aim and shooting and the arrow piercing the bullseye moments later will forever remain etched in the memories. If it was a forgettable Summer Olympics for India, the country’s para athletes ensured they finished on a high with record medal …

Paralympics 2024: India’s medal haul, Indian athletes and more
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Paralympics 2024: India’s medal haul, Indian athletes and more

The Hindu  

The Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games opened yesterday in a dazzling ceremony, inviting 4,400 competitors from 168 delegations. This year, the country hopes for the biggest ever medal haul yet, sending 84 para-athletes to the Games. Paralympic Committee of India president Devendra Jhajharia has set the target for this year as 25 medals, with a double-digit gold haul. India’s 31 …

Manu Bhaker's legacy to Neeraj Chopra's second medal: All records India scripted at Paris Olympics 2024
4 months, 1 week ago

Manu Bhaker's legacy to Neeraj Chopra's second medal: All records India scripted at Paris Olympics 2024

Hindustan Times  

India’s journey at the Paris 2024 Olympics was bitter-sweet. Here is a list of all the records the Indian contingent set at the Paris 2024 Olympics: Manu Bhaker’s legacy In shooting, Manu Bhaker made history by becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic shooting medal, securing a bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol event. Her journey didn’t …

Olympic let-down: India must win more medals before hosting games
4 months, 1 week ago

Olympic let-down: India must win more medals before hosting games

New Indian Express  

In a glittering ceremony on Sunday, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach declared the Paris Summer Games closed. Like in Tokyo, the US claimed the top spot after edging out China in the last event on the final day—women’s basketball. In Tokyo, India had secured one gold, two silver and four bronze medals. India would have reached the coveted double-digit …

India wraps up Paris Olympics 2024 campaign without gold; check India's mixed performance
4 months, 2 weeks ago

India wraps up Paris Olympics 2024 campaign without gold; check India's mixed performance

India TV News  

India's campaign at the Paris Olympics 2024 concluded after wrestler Reetika Hooda's elimination on Saturday, August 10. India failed to win gold in a major blow to its standing in the medal table but wrapped up an eventful campaign with one silver and five bronze medals. The 22-year-old shooter Manu Bhaker contributed to India's two medals while the Tokyo gold …

Paris Olympics: Who stands in the way of India's leading medal hopefuls
5 months ago

Paris Olympics: Who stands in the way of India's leading medal hopefuls

Hindustan Times  

Although the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics is set to be held on Saturday, India's campaign begins on Friday with archers Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur, Pravin Jadhav, Tarundeep Rai and Dhiraj Bommadevara in action in the women's and men's individual ranking rounds. Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem's tendency to blow away the field was seen at the 2022 …

​Medal count: The Hindu Editoria on countdown to the Paris Olympics and India
5 months ago

​Medal count: The Hindu Editoria on countdown to the Paris Olympics and India

The Hindu  

As Paris is ready to host its third Olympics after a century, the 117 Indian athletes are gearing up earnestly to increase the country’s medal count in the post-COVID Games, kicking off on the banks of the majestic river Seine on July 26. When the pandemic-delayed Olympics were staged behind closed doors in Tokyo three years ago, India claimed seven …

Paris 2024 Olympics Quiz - Set 4
5 months ago

Paris 2024 Olympics Quiz - Set 4

The Hindu  

Paris 2024 Olympics Quiz - Set 4 1 / 5 | Norman Pritchard is officially recognized as the first Indian to win a medal at the Summer Olympics. Identify X. Kumar Navale Sadashiv Datar Dinkarrao Shinde Dinkarrao Shinde from Kolhapur was part of a two-man wrestling contingent for the 1920 edition, the first time India sent a squad to the …

India at Olympics: List of country’s individual medallists before Paris 2024
5 months, 1 week ago

India at Olympics: List of country’s individual medallists before Paris 2024

The Hindu  

The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics will happen from July 26 to August 11 in Paris. India has appeared in every edition of the Olympics since 1920 after making its official debut at the 1900 Games in Paris. India has won 23 individual medals across 24 Olympic Games - including two gold, eight silver and 13 bronze medals. List …

Three Indians to win multiple individual medals at Summer Olympics
5 months, 1 week ago

Three Indians to win multiple individual medals at Summer Olympics

India TV News  

The Indian contingent is set to enter the upcoming Parsi Olympics 2024 with high hopes after a record-breaking return in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. India's first athlete to win an individual medal was Norman Pritchard who was the first Asian-born athlete to win medals in Olympic Games. The former wrestler Sushil Kumar became the second Indian to win multiple …

India at the Olympics: Past Medals Winners – A Timeline Part 3 (2004-2020)
5 months, 1 week ago

India at the Olympics: Past Medals Winners – A Timeline Part 3 (2004-2020)

News 18  

India has won a total of 35 medals in the history of the Olympics – 10 Gold, 9 Silver and 16 bronze. 2012 – London – Sushil Kumar – Silver – Wrestling Sushil Kumar failed to clinch what would have been India’s only gold at London 2012, but with the silver medal in the 66kg category, Kumar became the first …

Paris Olympics: Can India better their record medal haul at Tokyo
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics: Can India better their record medal haul at Tokyo

Hindustan Times  

The Tokyo Olympics turned out to be a watershed for India in more ways than one. Neeraj Chopra won gold in men's javelin and thus became the first in India's independent history to win any kind of a track and field medal at the Olympics. The Indian men's hockey team won an Olympic medal for the first time since 1980 …

India at the Olympics in 21st century: Records rewritten, numerous firsts
5 months, 2 weeks ago

India at the Olympics in 21st century: Records rewritten, numerous firsts

Hindustan Times  

India have won more Olympic medals since the turn of this century than they did in all of their appearances before 2000. Abhinav Bindra became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal, winning the men's 10m air rifle title. Sushil Kumar became the first Indian athlete to win two individual Olympic medals, bettering his bronze medal in Beijing …

How did India perform at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

How did India perform at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?

The Hindu  

India’s campaign at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will always be remembered for its historic medal haul, a record seven, including one gold, two silver and four bronze medals. Mirabai Chanu poses with the Silver medal for the Weightlifting - Women’s 49kg Group A on day one of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo International Forum on July 24, 2021 …

Who won India's first Olympic medal?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Who won India's first Olympic medal?

Firstpost  

India have won 35 medals at the Summer Olympics since the 1900 edition. India’s first Olympic medal was won by Norman Pritchard at the 1900 Paris Olympics. It would be another 28 years before India won their next Olympic medal, with the men’s field hockey team claiming gold at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. This began India’s dominant run in Olympic …

Paris 2024: From Sakshi winning a wrestling medal to Neeraj clinching gold, Olympic sports have come a long way in India
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024: From Sakshi winning a wrestling medal to Neeraj clinching gold, Olympic sports have come a long way in India

The Hindu  

An individual Olympic medal had been a distant dream for Indian sport till Leander Paes won the tennis bronze in Atlanta in 1996. For the first time, five girls are going to the Olympics in wrestling, and only one boy”, said Sakshi, as she highlighted the woman power in a panel discussion organised by JSW Sports, Asia Society India Centre …

Which Indian athletes won medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Which Indian athletes won medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

The Hindu  

The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was the most successful Games outing for India since it participated in the Games for the first time in 1900. Here’s a look at the top 10 Indian athletes at Tokyo Olympics 2020: Neeraj Chopra Winning gold in javelin in Tokyo 2020, Neeraj Chopra clinched the first-ever track and field medal for India. | …

India's Olympic origins: A brief history of the country's record at the Games before independence
5 months, 2 weeks ago

India's Olympic origins: A brief history of the country's record at the Games before independence

Hindustan Times  

India will make its 26th appearance at the Summer Olympics this year, and for that, they will go back to Paris - the place where the country's Olympic journey began. Dhyan Chand and the rest of the Indian men's hockey team that won the country's first Olympic gold at the 1928 Olympics. Paris 1900 - A debatable start The 1900 …

India Will Break Tokyo Olympics Record in Paris, Says World Champion Powerlifter Gaurav Sharma
8 months, 1 week ago

India Will Break Tokyo Olympics Record in Paris, Says World Champion Powerlifter Gaurav Sharma

News 18  

World champion powerlifter Gaurav Sharma believes that India will win a rich haul of medals at the Paris Olympics, following the support and foreign exposure provided to athletes by the Central Government in recent years. Athletes get foreign exposure, diet, and training facilities from the government and I believe our sportspersons will win a good number of medals in Paris, …

Asian Games 2023: A look at India's history-making performance, notable moments
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Asian Games 2023: A look at India's history-making performance, notable moments

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, December 30 : The year 2023 will go down as extremely memorable for the Indian sports fraternity as players across various disciplines came together to script history at the Asian Games held in Hangzhou this year from September 23 to October 8 this year, helping the country touch the 100-medal mark for the first time in history. This …

India’s Asian Games medal count impressive but can’t be extrapolated to World level
1 year, 2 months ago

India’s Asian Games medal count impressive but can’t be extrapolated to World level

The Hindu  

It’s not always that a promotional campaign turns out to be on the money, but credit where it’s due. Some gold medals have come in team events in shooting, which, although not part of the Olympic programme, are testament to India’s bench strength. The Indian wrestling team won two medals at the Tokyo Olympics, three years after winning two gold …

Asian Games 2023: India medals tally on October 6, all winners list
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: India medals tally on October 6, all winners list

The Hindu  

The Indian men’s team defeated Japan 5-1 in the final to bag gold at the ongoing Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou on Friday. FOLLOW | ASIAN-GAMES-2023 OCTOBER 6 LIVE ACTION Earlier, India won its first medal of the day after defeating Vietnam in the Bronze medal match of the Recurve Archery Women’s team event. India also achieved a historic first-ever …

Asian Games 2023: Overall medals tally October 4 - India 4th with 81 medals, 18 gold; Neeraj, men’s 4x400m relay win gold; Harmilan Bains, Sable, Jena and Women’s 4x400m relay win silver
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Overall medals tally October 4 - India 4th with 81 medals, 18 gold; Neeraj, men’s 4x400m relay win gold; Harmilan Bains, Sable, Jena and Women’s 4x400m relay win silver

The Hindu  

Neeraj Chopra, in the men’s javelin and the men’s quartet in the 4x400m relay team, won gold at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou on Wednesday. The medal rush continued in athletics as Harmilan Bains in women’s 800m, Avinash Sable in men’s 5000m and Kishore Kumar Jena in the men’s javelin secured silver medals as India finished with 81 medals …

Asian Games 2023: Full list of India’s medals in athletics after October 2
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Full list of India’s medals in athletics after October 2

The Hindu  

India took its medal tally in athletics to 16 at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Monday. The day started with Parul Chaudhary and Priti Lamba grabbing silver and bronze medals, respectively in women’s 3000m steeplechase. Among the silver medallists on Sunday were Murali Sreeshankar in men’s long jump, Harmilan Bains in women’s 1500 metres and Ajay Kumar …

Asian Games 2023: India medals tally on October 2, all winners list
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: India medals tally on October 2, all winners list

The Hindu  

India continues to occupy the fourth spot in medal standings with 13 gold, 24 silver and 23 bronze at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. India added a bronze medal to its tally as the women’s speed skating team of Sanjana Bathula, Karthika Jagadeeswaran, Heeral Sadhu and Aarathy Kasturi Raj finished third in 3000m relay race. FOLLOW | ASIAN-GAMES-2023 OCTOBER …

Asian Games 2023 Day 9 Highlights: Ancy Sojan Wins Sliver, Two Medals For India in Women's 3000m Steeplechase
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023 Day 9 Highlights: Ancy Sojan Wins Sliver, Two Medals For India in Women's 3000m Steeplechase

News 18  

Asian Games 2023 Day 9 Highlights: India won 7 medals on Day 9 to make it 60. Parul Chaudhary and Priti Lamba clocked personal best timing to claim silver and bronze medal, respectively, for India in the women’s 3000m steeplechase at the 19th Asian Games. For the first time in the history of Asian Games, India won 15 medals in …

Asian Games 2023 India's Medal Tally: Complete list of medals won by India across sports
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023 India's Medal Tally: Complete list of medals won by India across sports

India TV News  

After an impressive display at the 2018 Asian Games organised in Jakarta and Palembang, the Indian contingent once again looks gritty to showcase a stellar performance in the 19th edition of the event which is currently going on in Hangzhou, China. The country aggregated 28 gold, 38 silver and 41 bronze - a total of 107 medals across various sporting …

In which sport has India won most Asian Games medals?
1 year, 3 months ago

In which sport has India won most Asian Games medals?

The Hindu  

India has won the most Asian Games medals in athletics - 254. | Photo Credit: THE HINDU ARCHIVES With 11 Asian Games medals to her name, Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha, or PT Usha is the most decorated Indian athlete in the tournament’s history. Hima Das India’s Hima Das reacts as she crosses the finish line in her women’s 400m heat during …

Asian Athletics Championships: India produce best-ever showing with 27 medals, Sreeshankar qualifies for Paris Olympics
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Athletics Championships: India produce best-ever showing with 27 medals, Sreeshankar qualifies for Paris Olympics

Firstpost  

Murali Sreeshankar qualified for the Olympics after winning silver medal in Long Jump, while Jyothi Yarraji made it a tournament to remember with a gold in 100m hurdles and a silver in the 200m event. With the Asian Athletics Championships done and dusted, let’s now take a look at how every athlete fared at the event: Murali Sreeshankar: The 24-year-old …

Asian Athletics meet: India finishes third with 27 medals as Abha Khatua breaks national record to win silver in shot put
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Athletics meet: India finishes third with 27 medals as Abha Khatua breaks national record to win silver in shot put

The Hindu  

Unheralded Abha Khatua equalled shot put national record while finishing second in a surprise performance while Jyothi Yarraji and Parul Chaudhary clinched their second medals — both silver — as India ended their campaign with 27 medals at the Asian Athletics Championships campaign at third spot in Bangkok The 28-year-old Khatua made a huge improvement of nearly a metre — …

Special Olympics: India’s medal tally swells to 96
1 year, 6 months ago

Special Olympics: India’s medal tally swells to 96

The Hindu  

On a rainy day that led to cancellations and postponements of almost all outdoor events at the Special Olympics World Games, India’s roller skaters won plenty of medals. READ |India crosses 50-medal mark at Special Olympics World Summer Games 2023 in Berlin Judo proved to be another happy hunting ground for India on Friday. In an all-Indian final, in the …

India crosses 50-medal mark at Special Olympics World Summer Games 2023 in Berlin
1 year, 6 months ago

India crosses 50-medal mark at Special Olympics World Summer Games 2023 in Berlin

The Hindu  

The Indian contingent at the Special Olympics World Games 2023, passed the 50-medal mark on Wednesday in Berlin. At the end of the day’s action, India had 55 medals spread across five different sports — athletics, cycling, powerlifting, roller skating and swimming. In the pool, India’s medals almost doubled thanks to the exploits of the freestyle swimmers, Diksha Jitendra Shirgaonkar, …

India Win Two More Medals at ISSF World Championship
2 years, 2 months ago

India Win Two More Medals at ISSF World Championship

News 18  

India won two more medals in the ISSF World Championship here on Sunday. The women’s 25m pistol team won a silver and the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team bagged a bronze, even as India ended their Paris 2024 Olympics quota quest at two from the championship. The women’s 25m pistol team comprising Rhythm Sangwan, Manu Bhaker and Abhidnya Ashok …

Commonwealth Games: Watch | India top moments from CWG Day 10 as medal tally rises to 55
2 years, 4 months ago

Commonwealth Games: Watch | India top moments from CWG Day 10 as medal tally rises to 55

Firstpost  

So far, Indian athletes have won 55 medals — 18 gold, 15 silver and 22 bronze — at the Commonwealth Games 2022. Commonwealth Games: India schedule, Results, Medals tally Sandeep Kumar made it seven medals in Athletics with a bronze in the men’s 10k walk. The final surge for India began with PV Sindhu beating Singapore’s Jia Min Yeo 21-19, …

CWG 2022: More medals for India in weightlifting, but fewer golds
2 years, 4 months ago

CWG 2022: More medals for India in weightlifting, but fewer golds

The Hindu  

Indian weightlifters bagged more medals, but slipped on the gold count at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Four years ago, India won nine medals, including five golds, in Gold Coast, whereas this time it is 10 medals, including three golds, in Birmingham to retain its number one position. The women lifters returned only one gold by Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu, …

Mirabai Chanu wins India’s first gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022
2 years, 4 months ago

Mirabai Chanu wins India’s first gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022

Live Mint  

Olympic medalist and ace weightlifter Mirabai Chanu wins India's first Gold Medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in the Women's 49Kg weightlifting category. Earlier in the day, weightlifter Sanket Mahadev Sargar brought the first medal for India by winning silver in the 55 Kg weight. Meanwhile, Indian weightlifter Gururaj Poojary won a bronze medal in the Men's 61 Kg weight …

Neeraj Chopra wins silver medal in World Athletics Championships 2022
2 years, 5 months ago

Neeraj Chopra wins silver medal in World Athletics Championships 2022

The Hindu  

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra won a historic silver medal at the World Athletics Championships final on Sunday with an 88.13m throw. With Neeraj’s silver India’s 19-year-long wait for a medal at the World Athletics Championships comes to an end. I would try to change the colour of the medal next time.” Talking about gold medallist Anderson’s 90m plus throws, the …

CWG 2022: India Hoping to Recreate Tokyo-esque Buzz in Birmingham
2 years, 5 months ago

CWG 2022: India Hoping to Recreate Tokyo-esque Buzz in Birmingham

News 18  

Their appetite whetted by their best-ever performance in Olympics in last year’s Tokyo Games and the subsequent Paralympics, a 215-strong Indian contingent is headed to Birmingham for the 22nd Commonwealth Games to be held from July 28 to August 4. Led by Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Deepak Punia, two-time Olympic medallist shuttler P.V Sindhu …

75 years of independence, 75 iconic moments from Indian sports: No 11- Karnam Malleswari wins bronze at the 2000 Sydney Olympics
2 years, 6 months ago

75 years of independence, 75 iconic moments from Indian sports: No 11- Karnam Malleswari wins bronze at the 2000 Sydney Olympics

The Hindu  

India will complete 75 years of Independence this year. Weightlifter Karnam Malleswari wins bronze at the 2000 Sydney Olympics At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, weightlifter Karnam Malleswari became the first Indian female to win a medal at the Summer Games and lifted the drooping spirits of not just the Indian contingent there but also those of everyone back home. READ: …

2021 Year In Sports: Stars of Tokyo Olympics - From Neeraj Chopra and PV Sindhu to to Ariarne Titmus and Tom Daley
2 years, 11 months ago

2021 Year In Sports: Stars of Tokyo Olympics - From Neeraj Chopra and PV Sindhu to to Ariarne Titmus and Tom Daley

The Hindu  

From Neeraj Chopra winning India's first ever gold medal in athletics to South Korea's An San doing the triple in recurve archery, here is a look at the top stars of Tokyo Olympics: INDIA'S HONOUR LIST: Neeraj Chopra Neeraj Chopra won India's first-ever athletics gold medal in the javelin throw final with his second throw of 87.58m. Indian men's and …

Why 2021 was a transformative year for sports in India
2 years, 11 months ago

Why 2021 was a transformative year for sports in India

Live Mint  

It took Neeraj Chopra a mere 10 seconds to end India’s 121-years wait for a track and field medal at the Olympics. Bhavani Devi became the first Indian to qualify in fencing, Nethra Kumanan became the first Indian woman to make the Olympic cut in sailing, Sajan Prakash became the first Indian swimmer to qualify for the Olympics with an …

Of Australia's Gabba blow, Neeraj's golden throw and Kohli-Ganguly row: The Indian sports review of 2021
2 years, 11 months ago

Of Australia's Gabba blow, Neeraj's golden throw and Kohli-Ganguly row: The Indian sports review of 2021

Hindustan Times  

Sports have always been a hopeful escape for many; but in the past two years, their very existence was challenged by the deadly Covid-19 pandemic. Clockwise - From left: Rishabh Pant and Mohammed Siraj celebrate the win in Gabba; Neeraj Chopra reacts after a throw in the javelin throw final at Tokyo Olympics; File photo of Milkha Singh, who passed …

Time for Paralympic Committee of India to Build on The Historic Tokyo 2020 Haul
3 years, 3 months ago

Time for Paralympic Committee of India to Build on The Historic Tokyo 2020 Haul

News 18  

India’s para sportspersons have always punched above their weight and it is proved by the fact that it was a para-swimmer who bagged the country’s first individual gold medal in Olympics or Paralympics in 1972. Murlikant Petkar won gold in 50m freestyle swimming in the 1972 Paralympic Games and Avani Lekhara became the first Indian woman to win a gold …

Indian athletes in Paralympics thank Modi govt for getting support
3 years, 3 months ago

Indian athletes in Paralympics thank Modi govt for getting support

Op India  

In Tokyo Paralympics, India created history as the athletes won 19 medals in total. Sharad Kumar, who won a bronze medal in the High Jump T63 event at the Tokyo Games, revealed that even athletes from the USA complimented the efforts the Indian government has made to provide support to para-athletes. I had told him to get gold as I …

India scripts history at Tokyo Paralympics, heroes return home with record tally of 19 medals
3 years, 3 months ago

India scripts history at Tokyo Paralympics, heroes return home with record tally of 19 medals

India Today  

India has created history at the Tokyo Paralympics, returning home with as many as 19 medals, their best-ever tally in a single edition of the Paralympics by far. A lot was expected of India's largest contingent at the Paralympics -- a 54 strong unit -- and the para-athletes lived up to the hype, winning medals at will in Tokyo. It …

Karnam Malleswari: Mirabai's Olympic silver medal is "like oxygen" for weightlifting
3 years, 3 months ago

Karnam Malleswari: Mirabai's Olympic silver medal is "like oxygen" for weightlifting

The Hindu  

Sydney Olympics bronze medallist Karnam Malleswari believes Mirabai Chanu's silver in the recent Tokyo Games is "like oxygen" for Indian weightlifting and it will inspire youngsters to take up the sport. Malleswari, who had won a weightlifting bronze in the 2000 Olympics, also said that the sports culture will grow in the country after India's best-ever show in the Tokyo …

Paralympic Games: List of all medals India has won
3 years, 4 months ago

Paralympic Games: List of all medals India has won

The Hindu  

India made its Summer Paralympic debut at the 1968 Games. Devendra Jhajharia Jhajharia broke India’s gold medal drought by winning the men’s javelin throw F44/46 event during the 2004 Athens Games. Mariyappan Thangavelu Mariyappan from Tamil Nadu won India’s first gold at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in the men’s high jump F42 event, having registered 1.89 metres. SILVER MEDALLISTS Bhimrao …

Indian athletes at Tokyo Olympics: A gold, a few pluses and many minuses
3 years, 4 months ago

Indian athletes at Tokyo Olympics: A gold, a few pluses and many minuses

The Hindu  

Many an outstanding Olympian of yesteryear had dreamed of an Indian track and field athlete getting an Olympic medal. Chopra dedicated his gold medal in javelin to the legendary sprinter, who was the first Indian to finish fourth in Olympic athletics. In an Olympics where China managed two gold medals in athletics, and India and Qatar took one each, Asia’s …

Honour the Indians who didn’t win any medals at the Olympics
3 years, 4 months ago

Honour the Indians who didn’t win any medals at the Olympics

Live Mint  

It’s been 10 days since the heroes of the Tokyo Olympics returned home. Now my body is not broken, but I’m truly broken.” From the men’s football team at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, to Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna in the mixed doubles event at 2016 Rio, India has had a long tryst with the fourth-place finishes. It was …

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