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Aug 24, 2016
[CA] BRICS women parliamentarians’ forum
BRICS women parliamentarians’ forum / Jaipur Declaration
BRICS
(Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) women parliamentarians’ forum
on 21 August 2016 passed unanimously the Jaipur Declaration. The declaration
was adopted by them on the concluding day of the BRICS Women Parliamentarians'
Forum meet held in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The declaration has emphasized the need
to inform, communicate and educate citizens about developmental schemes. This
is second such meeting (first one was held at Moscow in 2015)
Highlights
• The Declaration
mentions the need to address climate change and protection of ecological system
and forest as well as food security, expeditious parliamentary approval of SDG
related legislation and adequate budgetary resources.
• It calls upon
international financial institutions to extend support to developing and least
developed countries and help them gain easier access to new and affordable
technologies as envisaged under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
and the Paris Agreement
• It also emphasizes
on plans for incorporating gender concerns and greater involvement of women
parliamentarians in integrating citizens in the development process.
Besides,
the need to inform and educate citizens about the developmental schemes and
institutionalisation of the BRICS Women Parliamentarians' Forum were also taken
up in the declaration which was unanimously adopted.
Heads and members of delegation from Brazil,
Russia, India, China and South Africa were present in the two-day meeting which
held from 20 August to 21 August 2016.
Aug 22, 2016
[CA] India's performance at the Olympic Games
India at the Olympics Games [1900 – 2016]
· India first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900, with a lone athlete (Norman Pritchard) winning two medals- both silver- in athletics. The nation first sent a team to the Summer Olympic Games in 1920, and has participated in every Summer Games since then. India has also competed at several Winter Olympic Games beginning in 1964.
· For a period of time, India national field hockey team was dominant in Olympic competition, winning eleven medals in twelve Olympics between 1928 and 1980. The run included 8 gold medals total and six successive gold medals from 1928–1956.
India’s
performance in Summer Olympics
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#
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Year
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Venue
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Gold
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Silver
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Bronze
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Total
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Overall Rank
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1
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1896
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Athens
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Not Participated
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2
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1900
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Paris
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0
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2
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0
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2
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17th
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3
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1904
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St Louis
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Not Participated
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4
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1908
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London
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5
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1912
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Stockholm
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6
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1920
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Antwerp
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0
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0
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0
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0
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-
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7
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1924
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Paris
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0
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0
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0
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0
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-
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8
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1928
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Amsterdam
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1
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0
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0
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1
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23rd
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9
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1932
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Los Angeles
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1
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0
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0
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1
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19th
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10
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1936
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Berlin
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1
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0
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0
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1
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20th
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11
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1948
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London
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1
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0
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0
|
1
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22nd
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12
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1952
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Helsinki
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1
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0
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1
|
2
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26th
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13
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1960
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Rome
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0
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1
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0
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1
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32nd
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14
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1964
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Tokyo
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1
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0
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0
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1
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24th
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15
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1968
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Mexico City
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0
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0
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1
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1
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42nd
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16
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1972
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Munich
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0
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0
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1
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1
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43rd
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17
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1976
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Montreal
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0
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0
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0
|
0
|
-
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18
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1980
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Moscow
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1
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0
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0
|
1
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23rd
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19
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1984
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Los Angeles
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0
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0
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0
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0
|
-
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20
|
1988
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Seoul
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0
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0
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0
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0
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-
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21
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1992
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Barcelona
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0
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0
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0
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0
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-
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22
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1996
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Atlanta
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0
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0
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1
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1
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71st
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23
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2000
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Sydney
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0
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0
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1
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1
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71st
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24
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2004
|
Athens
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0
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1
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0
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1
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65th
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25
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2008
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Beijing
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1
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0
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2
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3
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50th
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26
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2012
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London
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0
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2
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4
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6
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55th
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27
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2016
|
Rio de Janeiro
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0
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1
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1
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2
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67th
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Total
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9
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7
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12
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28
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India’s performance in Summer Olympics
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Sport
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Gold
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Silver
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Bronze
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Total
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Hockey (Men)
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8
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1
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2
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11
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Shooting
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1
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2
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1
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4
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Athletics
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0
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2
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0
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2
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Wrestling
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0
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1
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4
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5
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Boxing
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0
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0
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2
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2
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Badminton
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0
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1
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1
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2
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Tennis
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0
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0
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1
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1
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Weightlifting
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0
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0
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1
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1
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Total
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9
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7
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12
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28
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India’s Gold Medals in Summer Olympics
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#
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Year
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Field
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Winner
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1
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1928
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Hockey
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National Team
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2
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1932
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Hockey
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National Team
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3
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1936
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Hockey
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National Team
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4
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1948
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Hockey
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National Team
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5
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1952
|
Hockey
|
National Team
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6
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1956
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Hockey
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National Team
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7
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1964
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Hockey
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National Team
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8
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1980
|
Hockey
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National Team
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9
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2008
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Shooting (10m Air Rifle)
|
Abhinav Bindra
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India’s
Silver Medals in Summer Olympics
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#
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Year
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Field
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Winner
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1
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1900
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Athletics (Men’s 200m)
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Norman Pritchard
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2
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1900
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Athletics
(Men’s 200m hurdles)
|
Norman Pritchard
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3
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1960
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Hockey
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National Team
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4
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2004
|
Shooting
(Men’s Double Trap)
|
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
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5
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2012
|
Shooting
(Men’s 25 Rapid Fire Pistol)
|
Vijay Kumar
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6
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2012
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Wrestling
(Men’s 66 kg Freestyle)
|
Sushil Kumar
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7
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2016
|
Badminton
(Women’s Singles)
|
P. V. Sindhu
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India’s
Bronze Medals in Summer Olympics
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#
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Year
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Field
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Winner
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1
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1952
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Wrestling
(Men’s Freestyle Bantamweight)
|
Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav
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2
|
1968
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Hockey
|
National Team (Men’s)
|
3
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1972
|
Hockey
|
National Team (Men’s)
|
4
|
1996
|
Tennis
(Men’s Singles)
|
Leander Paes
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5
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2000
|
Weightlifting
(Women’s 69kg)
|
Karnam Malleswari
|
6
|
2008
|
Boxing
(Men’s 75 kg)
|
Vijender Singh
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7
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2008
|
Wrestling
(Men’s 66 kg Freestyle)
|
Sushil Kumar
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8
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2012
|
Badminton
(Women’s Singles)
|
Saina Nehwal
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9
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2012
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Boxing
(Women’s Flyweight)
|
Mary Kom
|
10
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2012
|
Shooting
(Men’s 10m Air Rifle)
|
Gagan Narang
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11
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2012
|
Wrestling
(Men’s 60 kg Freestyle)
|
Yogeshwar Dutt
|
12
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2016
|
Wrestling
(Women’s 58 kg Freestyle)
|
Sakshi Malik
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