Paris Olympics 2024: 6 remarkable milestones of team India
Paris Olympics kicked off with archery on July 25, 2024. 112 Indian athletes are competing in 69 medal events across 16 sports. Here are some remarkable milestones of team India so far.
Photo Credits: HT File Photo
India's first shooting team medal at Olympics
Photo Credits: HT File Photo
Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh became the first Indian shooting duo to win an Olympic medal in shooting at Paris 2024.
Photo Credits: HT File Photo
First athlete from independent India to win 2 medals at 1 Games
Photo Credits: ANI
Manu Bhaker won the bronze medal in the individual 10m air pistol event and the 10m air pistol mixed team to become the first athlete of independent India to win two medals in a single edition of the Olympics.
Photo Credits: ANI
First Indian table tennis player to make pre-quarterfinals
Photo Credits: HT File Photo
Manika Batra became the first Indian table tennis player to make it to the pre-quarterfinals. Sreeja Akula joined Batra in the round of 16.
Photo Credits: HT File Photo
Best medal tally in one sport
Photo Credits: HT File Photo
Swapnil Kusale won the bronze medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions, taking India's medal tally in shooting at the Paris Olympics to three.
Photo Credits: ANI
India's best result in archery
Photo Credits: HT File Photo
Dhiraj Bommadevara and Ankita Bhakat finished fourth in the mixed team event to score India's best archery result in Olympics.
Photo Credits: HT File Photo
India beat Australia in hockey after 52 years
Photo Credits: Instagram/hockeyindia
The Indian men's hockey team led by Harmanpreet Singh beat Australia in hockey at the Olympics since Munich 1972.