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India At The 1948 Summer Olympics
India competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 79 competitors, all men, took part in 39 events in 10 sports. It was the first time that India competed as an independent nation at the Olympic Games. Medalists Competitors Note: All times mentioned on this page are in British Summer Time (BST). Indian Standard Time (IST) = BST + 4:30hrs. Athletics Boxing ;Men Cycling Ten cyclists represented India in 1948 ; Individual road race * Bapoo Malcolm * Raj Kumar Mehra * Eruch Mistry * Homi Powri (Pavri) ; Team road race * Bapoo Malcolm * Raj Kumar Mehra * Eruch Mistry * Homi Powri (Pavri) ;Sprint * Rusi Mulla Feroze ;Time trial * Rohinton Noble ;Team pursuit * Adi Havewala * Jehangoo Amin * Rohinton Noble * Piloo Sarkari (Sarkar) Also represented India: Netai Chand Bysack Sohrab Bhoot and Nariman Saugar were administrators for the cycling team. Field Hockey The Indian field hockey team defeated the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Olympic Association
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] |
