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India at the Olympics
India's Olympic journey from 1900 to its first individual gold medal at Beijing 2008
India ๐ฎ๐ณ 1900 Olympic Games
Key Facts
- 1
India first participated at the 1900 Paris Olympics (Norman Pritchard won 2 silver medals)
- 2
Hockey golden era: 8 Olympic gold medals (1928โ1980); won 6 consecutive golds (1928โ1956)
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Abhinav Bindra: first individual gold (Beijing 2008, 10m air rifle); Neeraj Chopra: javelin gold (Tokyo 2020)
๐ Did you know? Abhinav Bindra won India's first individual Olympic gold at Beijing 2008 in the 10m air rifle event
Quick Reference
Category
Olympic Games
Country
๐ฎ๐ณ India
Year / Era
1900
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India's Olympic journey from 1900 to its first individual gold medal at Beijing 2008