India continued their winning streak in the Olympics, securing their fifth consecutive gold medal in men’s field hockey in 1952. They defeated the Netherlands 6-1 in the final where Balbir Singh Sr. scored five goals. The Indian men’s hockey team still remains the most successful team for the country at the Olympics, having won 12 medals, which include eight gold medals, one silver and three bronze medals. Balbir Singh Sr. is widely regarded as the best centre-forward in the history of hockey and his record of 246 goals in 61 games backs it up. Given the Sr. suffix to distinguish him from other Balbir Singhs in hockey, the forward inspired India to three consecutive gold medals post the second World War. He scored 22 goals in 8 games over three Olympics and still holds the record for the most goals scored in the Olympic final (5 in India’s 6-1 win over the Netherlands).
Additionally, she also became the first Indian woman to win a medal in shooting at the Olympics. Neeraj Chopra secured the top spot in the javelin throw event, making history as India’s first gold medalist in track and field at the Olympics. His achievement also marked him as only the second Indian athlete to claim an individual gold medal at the Games. All the medals were won by women, the first being a bronze medal won by Saina Nehwal in the 2012 London Olympics. The ace shuttler advanced to the semifinals before losing to top seed Wang Yihan in straight games but won the Bronze medal match against Wang Xin. India returned empty-handed for four straight Olympics before Leander Paes got them into winning ways at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
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He was the first Olympian in the country since indepedence to win two Olympic medals and also the only wrestler from India to win two Olympic medals. India put up a men’s and a women’s team of a total of 32 athletes (16 men and 16 women). The Alpine skiing finals, capturing the intense action, high-speed descents and sheer made a post determination of the athletes.
- The Indian men’s hockey team still remains the most successful team for the country at the Olympics, having won 12 medals, which include eight gold medals, one silver and three bronze medals.
- India’s Snowshoeing contingent also made a mark, with Vasu Tiwari securing a gold medal in the 50M Race M03 category.
- It will be of no surprise that field hockey is the country’s most successful sport at the Olympics.
- Notably, it was India’s first Olympic gold medal and the Hockey team became the first team to be listed as Indian Olympic winners.
- Previously, the Netherlands had lost 11 consecutive tosses from Mar 2011 to Aug 2013.
- In the 1936 Berlin Olympics, India won their third straight gold medal in men’s field hockey by defeating Germany 8-1 in the final.
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In doing so, in the 261st innings of his career, he became the second quickest to achieve this milestone after his team-mate Virat Kohli, who, in 2019, did it in just 222 innings. The history of Indian participation in the Olympic Games dates back to the early 20th century. India first participated as an independent nation in the Olympic Games in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium.
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Shooting has also been a very fruitful contributor to India’s medal tally in the Olympics. In total, India has won seven medals across various shooting disciplines in the Olympics. Athletics has contributed to a total of four medals to the Indian medal tally at the Olympics.