How many Olympic medals has India won?
Till now, Indians won 7 medals in total. Two of these are Silver medals and three are bronze medals and one Gold medal. We are providing the sports and players who won a medal for India in Tokyo Olympics 2020.
Which state has most Olympic medals in India?
Haryana
More than 30 per cent of India’s individual medals in its Olympic history have been bagged by sportspersons from Haryana. Here’s how India’s sports story has not nearly but always been told by India’s Olympian state – Haryana.
Who got first Olympic medal in India?
The Indian men’s hockey team sealed their second of six consecutive gold medals on August 11, 1932 while Abhinav Bindra won India’s first individual Olympics gold on the same date at the 2008 Olympics.
Who is the best athlete of India?
Still, even after 53 long years, Milkha stands as the only Indian athlete who has broken the Olympic record. Surely, his dream run and dominance in Asia, with the limited resources of the time, makes him strongest among the nominees.
Who won the last gold medal for India in Olympics?
One such player is Neeraj Chopra who has bagged the first-ever gold medal in athletics for India in the Olympics. The last time India won a Gold medal was in the 2012 Olympics. After that, India could not get a gold medal and now in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Neeraj Chopra has done this for India.
Who is the first Indian badminton player to win an Olympic medal?
Saina Nehwal
After Saina Nehwal became the first Indian to win an Olympic medal in badminton in 2012, PV Sindhu stepped up to keep the trend alive in the next two Games by winning a silver at Rio 2016 and a bronze at Tokyo 2020. Here is how the two Indian badminton icons brought home the Olympic medals.
Is PT Usha won Olympic medal?
Usha, fondly called the ‘Payyoli Express’, had made the world realise India’s potential in athletics when she missed the bronze medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics in 400 metre hurdles by 1/100th of a second, making it the closest-ever miss for an Indian athlete in any competition.