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In which year did India first participate in the Olympic games?
1. 1900
2. 1925
3. 1923
4. 1924

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Correct Answer - Option 1 : 1900

The correct answer is 1900.

  • India first participated in the Olympic Games in 1900.
  • The International Olympic Committee is a governing body of the Olympics.
  • The first modern Olympics were held in 1896 in Athens, Greece.
  • Norman Pritchard won two medals in athletics and became the first Asian nation to win an Olympic medal.
  • India first sent a team to the Summer Olympic Games in 1920.
  • India won its first gold medal in Hockey at Amsterdam Olympics 1928 and until 1956 Indian men's Hockey team remained unbeaten in Olympics.
  • India’s last gold medal in Hockey was in the year 1980 Moscow Olympics.
  • In the 1952 Summer Olympics wrestler K.D. Jadhav won the first individual medal for independent India.
  • Milkha Singh is the first Indian athlete to reach the Olympic finals in Athletics.

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