Aug 15, 2024, 09:38 PM IST

I-Day 2024: India's greatest sporting achievements

Chankesh Rao

In 1952, KD Jadhav made history by winning India's first individual Olympic medal at the Helsinki Games.

Ramanathan Krishnan made it to the semi-finals of the 1960 Wimbledon tournament, a remarkable achievement that has yet to be surpassed in singles at major events.

The Indian football team achieved a historic victory at the 1962 Asian Games by defeating South Korea with a score of 2-1 to claim the gold medal.

Indian men's hockey team defeated Pakistan in the final to claim their first World Cup victory in 1975.

Prakash Padukone won the 1980 All England badminton title.

India won the 1983 ODI World Cup by defeating West Indies in a thrilling final match. It was a shocking victory that surprised everyone.

Viswanathan Anand, India's first Grandmaster, clinches the 2007 world chess championship.

Abhinav Bindra made history by becoming India's first individual Olympic gold medalist at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

India won the 2011 ODI World Cup, marking their second victory in the 50-over format.

Neeraj Chopra clinches the gold medal in athletics at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics!