how many medals india won in olympics 2024

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India won a total of 6 medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics: 1 silver and 5 bronze medals. This was India's third-best medal haul at the Summer Olympics after Tokyo 2020 and London 2012. Here are some key details:

  • Manu Bhaker won two bronze medals in shooting, becoming the first Indian to win two medals in a single Olympics since independence.
  • Neeraj Chopra won a silver medal in men's javelin throw, becoming the first Indian individual to win both gold and silver Olympic medals.
  • The men's hockey team won the bronze medal.
  • Aman Sehrawat won a bronze medal in wrestling, becoming the youngest Indian Olympic medalist.

Overall, the Indian contingent included 117 athletes competing in 16 sports, and the six medals included three from shooting.