Tokyo Olympics 2021 India contingent: List of Indian athletes, officials
India has been sending a large contingent for the last three
editions of the Summer Olympics. The
Tokyo Olympics 2021 will see a 228-member
strong contingent from India participate in 18 sporting events.
India's Olympic contingent for Tokyo 2020 includes 127
participants from 18 sports, including two alternate players and one reserve
goalie in men's and women's hockey squads, respectively.
Four Indian sailors -- Nethra Kumanan and Vishnu Saravanan (laser
class), KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar (49er class) -- were the first to reach
Tokyo from their training bases in Europe.
Check Tokyo 2020
opening ceremony, India full schedule and live telecast details here
India
in previous Olympics
In the 2016 Rio Olympics, 117 Indian athletes participated
(63 men and 54 women) across 15 sports. The Indian roster featured three
Olympic medalists from London, including badminton star Saina Nehwal, freestyle
wrestler and four-time Olympian Yogeshwar Dutt, and rifle shooter Gagan Narang.
Check Tokyo 2020 men's
and women's full schedule and match timings (India time) here
In the 2012 Summer Olympics in
London, India sent 83 athletes, 60 men, and 23 women, who competed in 13
sports. In the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, 57 athletes in
12 sports represented India, and for the first time since 1928, the men's
national field hockey team was unable to take part in the Summer Olympics after
failing to qualify.
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