India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
is a member of the South Asian Zone of the
Olympic Council of Asia
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is a sports governing body, governing body of sports in Asia, currently with 45 member National Olympic Committees. Talal Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah was elected as President of the OCA on 8 July 2023. However, on 3 ...
, and participates in the
Asian Para Games
The Asian Para Games, also known as Para Asiad, is a multi-sport event regulated by the Asian Paralympic Committee that's held every four years after every Asian Games for athletes with physical disabilities. Both events had adopted the strat ...
. The
Paralympic Committee of India
The Paralympic Committee of India is the body responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Paralympic Games and other international athletic meets and for managing the Indian teams at the events.
The organisation was founded in ...
is recognised by the
International Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC; ) is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement.
The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nin ...
.
India was one of the first five founding members of the
Asian Games Federation
The Asian Games Federation (AGF) was the governing body of sports in Asia from 1949 to 1982. The federation was disbanded on 16 November 1982 in New Delhi and succeeded by the Olympic Council of Asia. The AGF was responsible for the organisation ...
on 13 February 1949, in New Delhi. It disbanded on 26 November 1981 and was replaced by the Olympic Council of Asia.
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India at the Olympics
India first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900, becoming the first Asian nation to do so. Norman Pritchard represented the country and won two medals, both silver, in sport of athletics, athletics. The nation first sent a team to the Summer ...
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India at the Youth Olympics
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India at the World Games
India is participating in World Games since World Games 1981, inaugural Games of 1981. As of 2022 India has won 5 medals (1 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze).
Medal table
Medals by sport
Medalists
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India at the Asian Games
India is a member of the South Asian Zone of the Olympic Council of Asia, and has participated in the Asian Games ever since their inception in 1951 Asian Games, 1951. The Indian Olympic Association was established in 1927 and was recognised by ...
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India at the Asian Youth Games
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India at the Commonwealth Games
India has competed in all except four editions of the Commonwealth Games; starting at the 1934 British Empire Games, second Games in 1934. India has also hosted the games once, in 2010 Commonwealth Games, 2010. The most successful event for India ...
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India at the Lusofonia Games
India is participating in Lusofonia Games since 2006 Lusofonia Games, inaugural Games of 2006. India is an associate member of ACOLOP, the governing body of the games.
Medal table
Medals by sport
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*India at the Olympics
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India at the South Asian Games
References
{{National sports teams of India
India at the Asian Para Games
Nations at the Asian Para Games