5 Sports Where India Won Most Olympic Medals

Men’s Hockey – Gold at 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980; Silver at 1960; Bronze at 1968, 1972, 2021

Wrestling – KD Jadhav (1), Sushil Kumar (2), Yogeshwar Dutt (1), Sakshi Malik (1), Ravi Kumar Dahiya (1), Bajrang Punia (1)

Shooting – Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (1), Abhinav Bindra (1), Vijay Kumar (1), Gagan Narang (1)

Athletics – Norman Pritchard (2) and Neeraj Chopra (1)

Badminton – PV Sindhu (2) and Saina Nehwal (1)

India’s best-ever medal haul came in 2021 in Tokyo Games, when the country brought home seven medals including Neeraj Chopra’s javelin gold.

India has sent a 117-strong contingent at the Paris Olympics with a hope of bettering Tokyo Games record.