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India competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 79 competitors, all men, took part in 39 events in 10 sports. [1] It was the first time that India competed as an independent nation at the Olympic Games. Indian Team in 1948
Men's Indian football team, 1956 Olympics. India has scored the most goals against Australia in a 4–2 victory at the 1956 Olympics, their biggest win in the Olympic history. The most goals the team conceded were in a 1–10 loss against Yugoslavia at the 1952 Olympics, their largest defeat to date. [33] [46]
The Indian team at 1948 Olympics, captain Talimeren Ao at the centre of first row, goal scorer Sarangapani Raman next to Ao and coach Balaidas Chatterjee to the furthest right. The tournament began on 26 July 1948 with a preliminary round of two matches: Luxembourg defeating Afghanistan 6–0 and the Netherlands beating Ireland 3–1, with Faas ...
Talimeren Ao on the left, leading the Indian team to Cricklefield Stadium to play against France in 1948. India competed in four straight Olympic football tournaments between 1948 and 1960. [245] Their sole 1948 Olympics match against France was also India's first ever international match since the country gained independence in 1947. [11]
India scoring their third goal against Britain in the final of the 1948 Olympics Gold Medal-winning team from 1952 Helsinki with then Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. The men's hockey team holds multiple Olympic records in the sport: [133] [19] Most appearances : 22; Most consecutive appearances : 18 (1928 Amsterdam – 2004 Athens)
Reflecting this, ahead of the 1948 Olympics, the IOA Council agreed that a team representing athletics, swimming, weight lifting, wrestling, boxing, football, and hockey, with officials for each of these sports, and a Chief Manager, would be entered for the 1948 Olympics. And so, from 1948 onward, India began sending teams representing several ...
In a fight for the loyalty of national boxing federations, India opted Friday to join the IOC’s side in its ongoing dispute with the sport’s global governing body. The International Olympic ...
The 1948 London Olympics was India's first major international tournament, where a predominately barefooted Indian team lost 2–1 to France, failing to convert two penalties. The Indian team was greeted and appreciated by the crowd for their sporting manner.