In which year did India first participate in the Olympic games?

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Answer 1

The correct answer is 1900.

Key Points

India first participated in the Olympic Games in 1900.
The International Olympic Committee is a governing body of the Olympics.
The first modern Olympics were held in 1896 in Athens, Greece.
Norman Pritchard represented India at the 1900 Olympics, making it the nation’s first Olympic appearance. India sent its first contingent at the 1920 Olympics.
India first sent a team to the Summer Olympic Games in 1920.
India won its first gold medal in Hockey at Amsterdam Olympics 1928 and until 1956 Indian men's Hockey team remained unbeaten in Olympics.
India’s last gold medal in Hockey was in the year 1980 Moscow Olympics.
In the 1952 Summer Olympics wrestler K.D. Jadhav won the first individual medal for independent India.
Milkha Singh is the first Indian athlete to reach the Olympic finals in Athletics.