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India At The 2024 Summer Olympics
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 India at the 1900 Summer Olympics, 1900 Summer Olympics. Indian athletes have appeared at every edition of the Summer Olympic Games since India at the 1920 Summer Olympics, 1920 and the Paris Games edition marked India's 26th appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Indian contingent for the 2024 Olympics consisted of 110 athletes who competed in 16 sports. They won six medals including a silver and five bronze. The country was thus ranked 71st amongst the 206 Committees that participated in the Olympics. This was India's second highest medal haul after the 2020 Summer Olympics. Manu Bhaker won two bronze medals in shooting and became the first Indian to win two medals in a single Olympic Games since Independence. Background History The Indian Olympic Association was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1927. However, by this time, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Olympic Committee
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) or Indian Olympic Committee (IOC) is the body responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Olympic Games, Asian Games and other international athletic meets and for managing the Indian teams at these events. It plays with the name of Team India. It also acts as the Indian Commonwealth Games Association, responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Commonwealth Games. Early history Background and early years: The background behind the creation of the Indian Olympic Association was related to India at the Olympics, India's participation in the 1920 and 1924 Olympics. After the 1920 Games, the committee sending the team to these games met, and, on the advice of Sir Dorab Tata, invited Dr. Noehren (Physical Education Director of YMCA India) to be secretary, along with AS Bhagwat, of the provisional Indian Olympic Committee; Dorab Tata would serve as its president. Subsequently, in 1923–24, a provisional All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
