The first authentic Indian team took part at the 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games in athletics and wrestling.
A National Olympic Committee was finally formed in 1927.
India's greatest successes at the Olympics have come in men's hockey. They won every men's title from 1928 to 1956. In 1960 they reached the final but lost to Pakistan to end the sequence.
India's first gold medal winning squad at the Amsterdam Olympic Games in 1928 included legendary hockey player Dhyan CHAND, known as the “wizard of hockey” who won three consecutive gold medals.
After independence India continued their hockey success with a gold at the London Olympic Games. The final was played on grass at Wembley Stadium. India were an ever present on the men's hockey medal podium until 1976 and their last gold medal success in this sport came at the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games.
Indian shooters have challenged for medals in the new millennium. Rajyavardhan Singh RATHORE won silver in the men's double trap in Athens 2004. Shooter Abinav BHINDRA became India's first individual gold medallist when won the 10m air rifle at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
At the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, Norman PRITCHARD won silver medals in the men's 200m and the now discontinued 200m hurdles. He was the first medal winner born in India but confusion surrounds his nationality as India was then under British rule.
India have hosted IOC sessions.
19th Commonwealth Games 2010 was held in DELHI.
19th Commonwealth Games 2010 was held in DELHI.
Anthem: Title
Jana Gana Mana (Thou Art the Ruler of the Minds of all People)
Anthem: Year of Induction
1950
Anthem: Composer
Words and music Rabindranath TAGORE
Official NOC/NPC name
India
IOC recognition date
1927
NOC/NPC President's name
Professor Vijay KUMAR MALHOTRA
NOC/NPC General Secretary's name
Raja Randhir SINGH
IOC Member's Name
Raja Randhir SINGH, Mr Ashwini KUMAR (Honorary)
Year of first appearance in an Olympic and Paralympic Games
1900
Number of appearances in Olympic and Paralympic Games
23, including Paris 1900 and London 2012
Summary of Olympic and Paralympic Games Appearances
| Medal | Name | Olympics | Sport | Event |
| Silver | Norman Pritchard | 1900 Paris | Athletics | Men's 200 metres |
| Silver | Norman Pritchard | 1900 Paris | Athletics | Men's 200 metres hurdles |
| Gold | National team | 1928 Amsterdam | Field hockey | Men's competition |
| Gold | National team | 1932 Los Angeles | Field hockey | Men's competition |
| Gold | National team | 1936 Berlin | Field hockey | Men's competition |
| Gold | National team | 1948 London[Images] | Field hockey | Men's competition |
| Gold | National team | 1952 Helsinki | Field hockey | Men's competition |
| Bronze | Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav | 1952 Helsinki | Wrestling | Men's freestyle bantamweight |
| Gold | National team | 1956 Melbourne | Field hockey | Men's competition |
| Silver | National team | 1960 Rome | Field hockey | Men's competition |
| Gold | National team | 1964 Tokyo | Field hockey | Men's competition |
| Bronze | National team | 1968 Mexico | Field hockey | Men's competition |
| Bronze | National team | 1972 Munich | Field hockey | Men's competition |
| Gold | National team | 1980 Moscow[Images] | Field hockey | Men's competition |
| Bronze | Leander Paes [Images] | 1996 Atlanta | Tennis | Men's singles |
| Bronze | Karnam Malleswari | 2000 Sydney | Weightlifting | Women's 69 kg |
| Silver | Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore[Images] | 2004 Athens | Shooting | Men's double trap |
| Gold | Abhinav Bindra | 2008 Beijing | Shooting | Men's 10m Air Rifle |
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