Aug 21, 2024
India's victory in the 1983 Cricket World Cup under Kapil Dev's captaincy changed the landscape of the sport and also proved catalyst in cricket becoming a 'religion' in the country.
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Neeraj Chopra ended India's elusive wait of winning an Olympic medal in Athletics and created history by winning the country's second individual gold medal.
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India already had 3 Olympics golds before in Hockey but the triumph in the London Olympics was India's first as an independent nation and set the stage for an incredible period of dominance.
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Abhinav Bindra ended a 108-year-old wait for India to win an Olympic gold medal in an individual sport by standing on top of the podium in Beijing.
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Inida's first GM Viswanathan Anand become world champion in 2000 and proved a true trailblazer as the country now have more than 100 GMs.
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Leander Paes' bronze medal win in the 1996 Olympics is India's only Tennis medal till date. It also ended India's 46-year-old wait for an individual medal and ended a run of three Olympics without a medal. Since then, India have won alteast one medal in every Olympics.
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Prakash Padukone's victory in the All England Championship saw him become the first Indian to climb to the world no.1 ranking in Badminton and set the foundation stone for India's rich history in the sport.
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K.D Jadhav won India's first-ever individual medal post Independence in 1952. He also won India's first wrestling medal. Wrestling has produced the second-most Olympic medals for India.
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The Indian Cricket Team stunned the odds to win the 2007 T20 World Cup by beating Pakistan in the final. The triumph changed the sport forever as the the shortest format gained popularity and the IPL was born a few months later.
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Karnam Malleshwari's bronze medal in the Syndey Olympics in 2000 was the first instance of an Indian woman standing on the podium and inspired a generation of female athletes who will win top honours for the country.
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