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What sports are India good at Olympics?
Field hockey is the most successful sport for India at the Olympic Games; the Indian men’s team have won thirteen Olympic medals including eight gold medals.
In which sport has India been most successful at the Olympic Games?
India’s gold medals at the Olympics – From hockey’s dominance to Neeraj Chopra’s monster throw. India have won 10 gold medals at the Olympics. The men’s hockey team itself accounts for eight of them. After Abhinav Bindra, Neeraj Chopra is the second individual Olympic champion.
Who won first Olympic medal in 2021 India?
Mirabai Chanu
Mirabai Chanu: India’s journey began when Mirabai Chanu, a weightlifter, gave India its first medal at the Tokyo Olympics. She took silver in the women’s 49 kg category. It was India’s second medal in weight-lifting after the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
What Olympic sport has the most athletes?
Track and field
Track and field has the most Olympic athletes, 2,176 of them representing 200 countries and vying for medals in 47 events.
What do you think about India’s performance in the Olympics?
India’s performance in Olympics sounds very disgraceful, for we Indians and for our country. India has the world’s second-largest population (almost 1/6th of the global population) and it is ninth largest economy. It is the biggest democracy in existence.
What are the achievements of India in sports in recent years?
In recent years, a phenomenal growth has been observed in Indian sports with the staging of mega-events such as the Commonwealth Games 2010, Hockey World Cup and Cricket World Cup, and the winning of medals in the international competitions. India won a total of six medals in the 2012 London Olympics, including two silver and four bronze.
Is Hockey India’s national sport?
Many people started to think that cricket is the national sport of India. However, hockey has made a grand and staggering comeback in the 2020 Olympics. On 23 rd July 2021, when the Tokyo Olympics began, Mirabai Chanu bagged a silver medal for women weightlifting, and it became India’s first Olympic medal this year.
Why 2021 was the most successful year for India in Olympics?
Thus 2021, also became the most successful Olympic year for India in its history. These medals can be considered as a gift to all Indian frontline workers who are still fighting to protect many lives. After 41 years, India’s men’s hockey team now ended the long-awaited journey by securing an Olympic medal in hockey.