History
India made its first Summer Olympic appearance in 1900. They would return in 1920 and have competed ever since. The nation typically sends a few dozen athletes to compete, but in 2016 they sent over 100 athletes for the first time. India competes in a wide range of sports with the most common ones being archery, athletics, badminton, boxing, field hockey, shooting, weightlifting and wrestling.
India won its first medal in 1900 and has won a total of 28 across 8 sports. The most successful sports include field hockey (11), wrestling (5) and shooting (4). This included a run of six straight gold medals in men’s field hockey between 1928 and 1956. The most successful athletes are field hockey players Leslie Claudius and Udham Singh whom won four medals each. Both athletes won three gold and one silver medals, but Claudius did it between 1948 and 1960 while Singh did it between 1952 and 1964. In 2016 India won two medals.
Qualified Quotas
Archery
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Individual | Atanu Das | |
| Pravin Jadhav | ||
| Tarundeep Rai | ||
| Men’s Team | Atanu Das Pravin Jadhav Tarundeep Rai |
Athletics
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 3000m Steeplechase | Avinash Sable | |
| Men’s 20km Walk | Irfan Kolothum Thodi |
Mixed Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Mixed 4x400m Relay | Muhammed Anas Velluva Vismaya Jisna Mathew Noah Tom |
Shooting
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions | Sanjeev Rajput | |
| Men’s 10m Air Rifle | Divyanish Panwar | |
| Women’s 10m Air Rifle | Anjum Moudgil | |
| Apurvi Chandela | ||
| Mixed Team 10m Air Rifle | Eligible to Compete | |
| Women’s 25m Pistol | Rahi Sarnobat | |
| Men’s 10m Air Pistol (1) (2) |
Chaudhary Saurabh | |
| Verma Abhishek | ||
| Women’s 10m Air Pistol (1) (2) |
Manu Bhaker | |
| Yashaswini Deswal | ||
| Mixed Team 10m Air Pistol (1) (2) |
Eligible to Compete | |
| Eligible to Compete |
Wrestling
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Freestyle -57kg | Ravi Kumar | |
| Men’s Freestyle -65kg | Bajrang Punia | |
| Men’s Freestyle -86kg | Deepak Punia | |
| Women’s Freestyle -53kg | Vinesh Phogat |