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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]
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)
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 ...
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 ...
Indian team won bronze in 2020 Tokyo Olympics after defeating Germany 5–4. This was a historic win as the Indian Hockey team won a medal in Olympics after a gap of 41 years. [51] [52] In 2023 India made a successful run at the Asian Champions Trophy and the Asian Games both of which India won undefeated. [53]
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]
This is a list of all field hockey players who have captained Indian national men's and women's field hockey team at the international level in Olympics. The list includes all Indian captains since the period of 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam. Indian hockey team 1928 Olympics Indian-Hockey-Team-Berlin-1936