Olympics, Commonwealth Games & Asian Games Greeting Cards – India first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900, with a lone athlete Norman Pritchard winning two medals – both silver – in athletics and became the first Asian nation to win an Olympic medal. The nation first sent a team to the Summer Olympic Games in 1920 and has participated …
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India’s Medals and Records at Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
India’s medals and records at Paris 2024: A total of 117 Indian athletes, including five reserves, are on the hunt for medals and sporting immortality at the Paris 2024 Olympics, which runs from July 26 to August 11. There will be Indian interest in a total of 69 medal events across 16 sports – archery, athletics, badminton, boxing, equestrian, golf, hockey, judo, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, table tennis and tennis – at the …
Read More »Paris Olympics: Aman Sehrawat wins bronze medal in Wrestling
Paris Olympics: Aman Sehrawat wins bronze medal in Men’s Wrestling beating Puerto Rico’s Darian Cruz The 21-year-old Indian wrestler clinched a 13-5 victory over Puerto Rico’s Darian Cruz to clinch the bronze medal Aman Sehrawat wins bronze medal Indian grappler Aman Sehrawat beat Puerto Rico’s Darian Cruz to clinch the bronze medal in the 57kg freestyle wrestling event at the …
Read More »Olympics Games Photo Gallery: Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024
Olympics Games Photo Gallery: The Indian Olympic Association was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1927. However, by this time, the nation had made its first Summer Olympics debut in the 1900 Olympics at Paris and had already competed in two more Summer Olympic Games in 1920, and 1924. Indian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer …
Read More »Games and Sports Images: Olympics, CWG, Asian Games Photos
Games and Sports Images For Students & Kids – India is home to a diverse population playing many different sports across the country. Football is a popular sport in some of the Indian states. The country has won eight Olympic gold medals in field hockey. Kabaddi, an indigenous sport, is popular in rural India, and India has won all the …
Read More »Neeraj Chopra wins Gold Medal in Tokyo Olympics
Neeraj Chopra had topped the qualifying round with a 86.59 meter throw, which he registered in his first attempt. Neeraj Chopra wins Gold: Neeraj Chopra has created history by winning the first athletic medal for India in a century. Neeraj Chopra has won the Gold Medal at the Tokyo Olympics in the Javelin Throw event on Saturday. In doing so, …
Read More »Tokyo Olympics: India Hockey wins Bronze medal after 41 years
India scored its first goal in the 3rd minute of the match, with Rupinder Pal Singh scoring a penalty corner. Simranjeet Singh scored two goals in the match, while Hardik Singh and Harmanpreet Singh scored one each. India Hockey Team won the historic bronze medal in the Hockey event of the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday (05 August, 2021) after defeating …
Read More »Tokyo Olympics 2020: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu Wins Silver Medal
Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won a historic silver medal in the weightlifting event in the Tokyo Olympics Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won a historic silver medal in the weightlifting event in the Olympics, making her the first athlete to win a medal for the country in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. On Saturday, Mirabai Chanu finished second in the 49kg category …
Read More »Indian Shooters At Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics
Here are the profiles and form guides of the Indian shooters in action at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. Let’s get you up to speed! Anjum Moudgil Anjum Moudgil, a world championships silver medallist in the 10m air rifle, will get to shoot only in the rifle 3 positions event and the mixed air rifle with Deepak Kumar. Anjum Moudgil, …
Read More »20 Indian Athletes To Attend Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony
None of the shuttlers, shooters, archers and tennis players will attend the ceremony, while both the hockey teams will also skip the event. Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, judoka Shushila Devi will also be among the absentees. 20 Athletes To Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony India will send 20 Indian athletes, accompanied by six officials, for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics …
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