Jul 26, 2024
The Indian men's field hockey team has been the most successful, securing an impressive 12 medals in total.
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Two of the team's most prominent players, Udham Singh and Leslie Claudius, have each won four Olympic medals
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Udham and Leslie have secured three gold medals between 1948 and 1964. They also won a silver medal in 1960.
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Other notable hockey players include Dhyan Chand and Richard James Allen, who each won three gold medals.
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Balbir Singh Sr., Ranganathan Francis, and Randhir Singh Gentle were also key players in the Indian hockey team's success.
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Norman Pritchard won two silver medals at the 1900 Paris Olympics, marking India's early success in athletics.
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PV Sindhu is India's ace shuttler won silver medal in Rio Olympics and bronze medal in Tokyo Olympics to become the only female athlete to win two Olympic medals in badminton.
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Sushil Kumar claimed two Olympic medals in wrestling, a bronze in 2008 Beijing Olympics and a silver medal in 2012 London Olympics.
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India has also celebrated two individual Olympic gold medallists, Abhinav Bindra in shooting and Neeraj Chopra in javelin.
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