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competed at the

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; this was the third Olympics where India participated. Some months ahead of the Olympics, in Feb 1924, the All India Olympic Games (that later became the

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) were held at Delhi. A few sportsmen from these games were selected to represent India at the 1924 Paris Olympics: Dalip Singh, Lakshmanan, Hinge, Hall, Pala Singh, Pitt, Heathcote, and Venkataraman. The Indian team eventually comprised seven athletes and seven-eight tennis players
including two women
, with Harry Crowe Buck as manager. The tea
trained
at the Madras (YMCA) College of Physical Education where Buck was founding principal.

Athletics

Seven athletes represented India in 1924. ''Ranks given are within the heat.''

Tennis

; Men ; Women ; Mixed
The mixed double team o
Mohammed Salim (Sleem) and Mehri Tata
- received a bye in the first round and gave a walkover to Flaquer/De Alvarez in the second round
IFT Report
, p. 133).

References

Nations at the 1924 Summer Olympics 1924

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