SUMMER OLYMPICS GAMES

ANTWERP, BELGIUM

Apr 1920 - 12 Sep, 1920

India: Ranked 19


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India's second appearance at the Summer Olympic Games was after a long gap of almost 20 years when the Games were held in Antwerp in 1920. India sent its Olympic team to Antwerp after a comprehensive training in London. Phadeppa Chaugule and Randhir Shinde put forth fairly good performances in their respective events in the Games. The first ever Indian contingent to appear at the Summer Olympic Games were:

Name Sports Discipline
Purma Bannerjee Athletics Men’s 100M & 400M
Phadeppa Chaugule Athletics Men’s 10000M & Marathon
Sadashiv Datar Athletics Men’s Marathon
Kumar Navale Wrestling Men’s Middleweight Freestyle
Randhir Shindes Wrestling Men’s Featherweight Freestyle

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