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Team India At Paris 2024 Olympics

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The Paris 2024 Olympics ended on August 11 with a grand closing ceremony at Stade de France in France. Twin bronze medal winner Manu Bhaker and men’s hockey team’s veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh were India’s flag bearers at the closing ceremony. The Indian contingent won a total of six medals, including five bronze and one silver. The Indian athletes failed to clinch a single gold medal and finished at 71st place in the medal tally. The following table shows the final medal tally –

Manu Bhaker Is India’s Star Shooter

Manu Bhaker, a 22-year-old shooter from Haryana has created history by winning two bronze medals at the Paris 2024 Olympics. She became the first markswoman from India to win an Olympic medal in individual 10m air pistol event at the Olympics Games. She teamed with Sarabjot Singh to bag the 10m air pistol mixed team bronze.

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India’s Youngest Olympic Medallist 

Aman Sehrawat won the bronze in the men’s freestyle 57kg wrestling event at the Paris 2024 Olympics to become India’s youngest medal winner at the Summer Games. At the age of 21 years and 24 days, Aman Sehrawat bettered PV Sindhu’s record of 21 years, one month and 14 days when she bagged the silver medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics.

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Indian Men’s Hockey Team Clinches A Bronze 

The Indian men’s hockey team beat Spain 2-1 to win the bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics. This victory was the best possible farewell for veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh who played his last International match on August 8. India’s triumph at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium, saw India secure a record-extending 13th medal in hockey at the Olympics and the second bronze in successive editions. Indian hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh said “I feel great….. We create history again, back-to-back (bronze medals). It’s a big day for India and a big day for hockey”.

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Did You Know?

India won successive medals in hockey for the first time since the Munich 1972 Olympics, played 52 years ago.

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Swapnil Kusale Win A Bronze Medal 

Swapnil Kusale won a bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics in the 50m rifle three positions event.

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Neeraj Chopra Wins Silver

Neeraj Chopra’s best throw of 89.45m won him a silver medal in men’s javelin throw event at Paris 2024 Olympics. However, the gold medal was bagged by Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, who set a new Olympic record mark of 92.97m. He is now the first individual Olympic gold medallist from Pakistan. Arshad Nadeem broke the earlier Olympic record of 90.57m – set in 2008 Beijing Olympics by Norway’s Andreas Thorkildsen.

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India At The Olympics

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As of the date of printing this Issue and since the Paris 1900 Olympic Games, India has so far won 37 medals at the Olympics.

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India’s Debut At The Olympics

India’s connection to the Olympics dates back to the Paris 1900 Olympics, the second modern Games. Norman Pritchard became the first Indian to take part in the Olympics. He had been on a holiday in France and decided to enter his name for the Games. Norman Pritchard ran in five athletics events in Paris. He won two silver medals at the Paris 1900 Olympic Games, thus winning India its first Olympic medal.

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The First Indian Olympic Contingent

India sent its first official contingent of athletes to the Antwerp 1920 Olympics. The team comprised of Purma Bannerjee, Phadeppa Chaugule, Sadashiv Datar, Kumar Navale, and Dinkkarao Shinde.

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India’s Olympic History In The Post Independence Era 

After gaining independence in 1947, India participated in the London 1948 Olympics, by sending 86 athletes to participate in nine different sports – athletics, boxing, cycling, hockey, football, swimming, water polo, weightlifting, and wrestling. At the London 1948 Olympics, the Indian hockey team won its fourth-consecutive Olympic gold and first as an independent nation. The previous three hockey gold medals – 1928, 1932, and 1936 – came when India was under the British rule.

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Men’s Field Hockey

India has won 12 Olympic gold medals in men’s field hockey. India had won its first gold medal at the Olympics in men’s field hockey at the Amsterdam 1928 Summer Games.

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First Indian to win an individual medal

KD Jadhav won India’s first individual Olympic medal in the post independence era. He won a bronze medal in wrestling at the Helsinki 1952 Games.

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First Indian to win an individual Gold medal

Abhinav Bindra clinched India’s first-ever individual gold medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games for Men’s 10m air rifle shooting.

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First Female Indian to win an individual medal

Karnam Malleswari was the first Indian female athlete to win an Olympic medal. She won a bronze medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympics in weightlifting.

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Individual Indian Athletes to win more than one medal

After independence, wrestler Sushil Kumar is the first Indian individual athlete to win more than one medal at the Olympics. He won a bronze medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympics and a silver medal at the London 2012 Olympics. Ace badminton player PV Sindhu is the first female athlete and the third Indian to win more than one medal at the Olympics. She won a silver medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics and a bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Watch out for the next issue for a special report on India’s performance at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

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