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Ancient Olympics- Held every four years at the sanctuary of Zeus in Olympia, Greece.
Modern Olympics-
The first Games held under the auspices of the IOC was hosted in the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens in 1896.
The Games brought together 14 nations and 241 athletes who competed in 43 Events
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First Mascot-
1968 Mexico
|
El
Jaguar Rojo de Chichen-Itza (Red Jaguar) & Paloma de la Paz (dove) |
UPCOMING OLYMPICS-
Tokyo Japan, Edition-32th July 24-Agust 9-2020
ALL ABOUT RIO OLYMPICS-2016
Edition: 31st
Opening Ceremony: 5th August, 2016
Closing Ceremony: 22nd August, 2016
Theme: World Peace and Environment
Motto: A New World
Mascot: Vinicius
Total Participating Nations: 207
Total Events: 306
Total Sports Category: 28
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1st Time Participating Country: Kosovo, South Sudan
New Sports Event: Golf, Rugby
Headquarter of International Olympic
Committee (IOC): Lausanne, Switzerland
Committee (IOC): Lausanne, Switzerland
President of International Olympic
Committee (IOC): Thomas Bach
Committee (IOC): Thomas Bach
1st Indian Women Member: Nita Ambani
India’s Flag-bearer at Opening
Ceremony: Abhinav Bindra
Ceremony: Abhinav Bindra
India’s Flag-bearer at Closing
Ceremony: Sakshi Malik
Ceremony: Sakshi Malik
Number of Indian Athletes: 117
Largest Olympic Team of 2016 Rio
Olympics: USA (554 athletes)
Olympics: USA (554 athletes)
Smallest Olympic Team of 2016 Rio
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Olympics: South Pacific Nation of Tuvalu (1 athletes)
1st Gold Medal at Rio Olympic: Virginia Thrasher (Women’s 10 meter air rifle, USA)
1st Indian Medalist at Rio: Sakshi Malik (Bronze, 58 Kg Freestyle Wrestling)
2nd Indian Medalist at Rio: P. V. Sindhu (Silver, Women’s Single Badminton)
Highest Individual Medal: Michael Phelps (6 Medals: Gold- 5, Silver-1, USA)
Youngest Gold Medal: Ren Qian (15-Year Old, Women’s 10m Platform Diving Event)
Youngest athlete of 2016 Rio
Olympics: Meet Gaurika Singh (13-Year Old, Swimmer, Nepal)
Olympics: Meet Gaurika Singh (13-Year Old, Swimmer, Nepal)
Next Olympic Venue: Tokyo, 2020
Headquarter of Indian Olympic
Association (IOA): New Delhi
Association (IOA): New Delhi
President of Indian Olympic
Association (IOA): Narayana Ramachandran
Association (IOA): Narayana Ramachandran
General Secretary of Indian Olympic
Association (IOA): Rajeev Mehta
Association (IOA): Rajeev Mehta
Opening & Closing Ceremony: Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Medal Standings of Rio Olympic 2016
Ranking
|
Country
|
Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
Total
|
1
|
USA
|
46
|
37
|
38
|
121
|
2
|
Great
Britain |
27
|
23
|
17
|
67
|
3
|
China
|
26
|
18
|
26
|
70
|
4
|
Russia
|
19
|
18
|
19
|
56
|
5
|
Germany
|
17
|
10
|
15
|
42
|
6
|
Japan
|
12
|
8
|
21
|
41
|
7
|
France
|
10
|
18
|
14
|
42
|
8
|
South
Korea |
9
|
3
|
9
|
21
|
9
|
Italy
|
8
|
12
|
9
|
28
|
10
|
Australia
|
8
|
11
|
10
|
29
|
67
|
India
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
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India at the Olympics-
India first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900. India has won 9 Gold
Medals, 7 Silver and 12 Bronze medals, a total of 28 medals In the history of 31 Olympic Games.
Medals, 7 Silver and 12 Bronze medals, a total of 28 medals In the history of 31 Olympic Games.
Individual Gold
medalist: 1
medalist: 1
1. Abhinav Bindra
Multiple Medal Winners : 2
1. Norman Pritchard(FIRST MAN)
2. Sushil Kumar
Women Medal Winners: 5
1. Karnam Malleswari(FIRST WOMAN)
2. Mary Kom
3. Saina Nehwal
4. Sakshi Malik
5. Sindhu P V
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List of medalists-
Individual/Team
|
Medal
|
Years Games
|
Sport
|
Event
|
1.Norman
Pritchard |
Silver
|
1900
Paris |
Athletics
|
Men’s
200 metres |
2.Norman
Pritchard |
Silver
|
1900
Paris |
Athletics
|
Men’s
200 metre hurdles
|
3.National
team |
Gold
|
1928
Amsterdam |
Hockey
|
Men’s
competition |
4.National
team |
Gold
|
1932
Los Angeles |
Hockey
|
Men’s
competition |
5.National
team |
Gold
|
1936
Berlin |
Hockey
|
Men’s
competition |
6.National
team |
Gold
|
1948
London |
Hockey
|
Men’s
competition |
7.National
team |
Gold
|
1952
Helsinki |
Hockey
|
Men’s
competition |
8.Khashaba
Dadasaheb Jadhav |
Bronze
|
1952
Helsinki |
Wrestling
|
Men’s
freestyle Bantam weight
|
9.National
team |
Gold
|
1956
Melbourne |
Hockey
|
Men’s
competition |
10.National
team |
Silver
|
1960
Rome |
Hockey
|
Men’s
competition |
11.National
team |
Gold
|
1964
Tokyo |
Hockey
|
Men’s
competition |
12.National
team |
Bronze
|
1968
Mexico |
Hockey
|
Men’s
competition |
13.National
team |
Bronze
|
1972
Munich |
Hockey
|
Men’s
competition |
14.National
team |
Gold
|
1980
Moscow |
Hockey
|
Men’s
competition |
15.Leander
Paes |
Bronze
|
1996
Atlanta |
Tennis
|
Men’s
singles |
16.Karnam
Malleswari |
Bronze
|
2000
Sydney |
Weightlifting
|
Women’s
69 kg |
17.Rajyavardhan
Singh Rathore |
Silver
|
2004
Athens |
Shooting
|
Men’s
double trap |
18.Abhinav
Bindra |
Gold
|
2008
Beijing |
Shooting
|
Men’s
10 m Air Rifle |
19.Vijender
Singh |
Bronze
|
2008
Beijing |
Boxing
|
Men’s
75 kg |
20.Sushil
Kumar |
Bronze
|
2008
Beijing |
Wrestling
|
Men’s
66 kg Freestyle |
21.Gagan
Narang |
Bronze
|
2012
London |
Shooting
|
Men’s
10m Air Rifle |
22.Vijay
Kumar |
Silver
|
2012
London |
Shooting
|
Men’s
25 Rapid Fire Pistol |
23.Saina
Nehwal |
Bronze
|
2012
London |
Badminton
|
Women’s
Singles |
24.Mary
Kom |
Bronze
|
2012
London |
Boxing
|
Women’s
Flyweight |
25.Yogeshwar
Dutt |
Bronze
|
2012
London |
Wrestling
|
Men’s
60 kg Freestyle |
26.Sushil
Kumar |
Silver
|
2012
London |
Wrestling
|
Men’s
66 kg Freestyle |
27.Sakshi
Malik |
Bronze
|
2016
Rio |
Wrestling
|
Women’s
58 kg Freestyle |
28.Sindhu
P V |
Silver
|
2016
Rio |
Badminton
|
Women’s
Singles |
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