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IOC code | IND |
NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
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Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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India at the Olympics is a history which includes 32 games in 19 countries and 800+ athletes.[1] Since 1900, India has contributed to the growth of the "Olympic Movement". [2]
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for India is IND.[3]
History
The Indian National Olympic Committee was formed in 1927. It was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1927.[4]
India's team first competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.[1]
For a period of time, India's men's field hockey team was strong in Olympic competition. The team won eleven medals in twelve Olympiads between 1928 and 1980.
In the 2012 Summer Olympics at London, India won two silver medals and four bronze medals.[5]
Medalists
Summer games
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics), "India"; retrieved 2012-7-27.
- ↑ Olympics.org, "Factsheet: The Olympic Movement"; retrieved 2012-7-27.
- ↑ "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]; retrieved 2012-8-16.
- ↑ Olympic.org, India; retrieved 2012-7-27.
- ↑ BleacherReport.com, "Olympic Medal Count 2012: Updated Tracker, Standings and List of Winners"; retireved 2012-8-16.
- ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 1900 Paris Summer Games"; retrieved 2012-8-20.
- ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games"; retrieved 2012-8-20.
- ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games"; retrieved 2012-8-20.
- ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games"; retrieved 2012-8-20.
- ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 1948 London Summer Games"; retrieved 2012-8-20.
- ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games"; retrieved 2012-8-20.
- ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games"; retrieved 2012-8-20.
- ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 1960 Roma Summer Games"; retrieved 2012-8-20.
- ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games"; retrieved 2012-8-20.
- ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games"; retrieved 2012-8-20.
- ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 1972 München Summer Games"; retrieved 2012-8-20.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Timmons, Heather. " With India’s First Gold, Suddenly a Billion People Notice the Olympics," New York Times, August 11, 2008; excerpt, "Abhinav Bindra, 25, became the first Indian athlete to win an individual Olympic gold medal "; retrieved 2012-7-13.
- ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games"; retrieved 2012-8-20.
- ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games"; retrieved 2012-8-20.
- ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games"; retrieved 2012-8-20.
- ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 2004 Athina Summer Games"; retrieved 2012-8-20.
- ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games"; retrieved 2012-8-20.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 SR/Olympics, "India at the 2012 London Summer Games"; retrieved 2012-8-16.
- ↑ SR/Olympics, "India at the 2012 London Summer Games"; retrieved 2012-8-20.