India has won 10 Olympic gold medals so far in its Summer Olympics history (up to and including Paris 2024).

Quick Scoop: India’s Olympic Gold Tally

Here’s how those 10 golds break down by sport:

India’s Olympic Gold Medals by Sport

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Sport Number of Gold Medals Notes
Hockey 8 Historic dominance between 1928–1980, including six consecutive titles.
Shooting 1 Abhinav Bindra’s men’s 10m air rifle at Beijing 2008, India’s first individual gold.
Athletics 1 Neeraj Chopra’s javelin gold at Tokyo 2020, India’s first athletics gold.
Total 10 All-time Olympic gold tally for India up to 2024.

A tiny narrative snapshot

For decades, India’s identity at the Olympics was built around its magical hockey teams, which stacked up eight golds and created a global aura. Then, in the 21st century, Abhinav Bindra and Neeraj Chopra symbolised a new era by winning India’s first individual and first athletics golds, turning two lonely podiums into milestones that reshaped how the country dreams about Olympic success.

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