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    The Olympics are an international sports festival held every four years to promote peace and unity. The modern Olympics began in Athens in 1896 and feature athletes from around the world competing in a variety of sports. There are 33 sports and over 40 disciplines contested at the Olympics. India first participated in the 1900 Olympics and has competed in many Summer and Winter Games since, winning a total of 28 medals primarily in field hockey from 1920 to 1980.

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    The Olympics are an international sports festival held every four years to promote peace and unity. The modern Olympics began in Athens in 1896 and feature athletes from around the world competing in a variety of sports. There are 33 sports and over 40 disciplines contested at the Olympics. India first participated in the 1900 Olympics and has competed in many Summer and Winter Games since, winning a total of 28 medals primarily in field hockey from 1920 to 1980.

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    The Olympics are an international sports festival held every four years to promote peace and unity. The modern Olympics began in Athens in 1896 and feature athletes from around the world competing in a variety of sports. There are 33 sports and over 40 disciplines contested at the Olympics. India first participated in the 1900 Olympics and has competed in many Summer and Winter Games since, winning a total of 28 medals primarily in field hockey from 1920 to 1980.

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    DESCRIPTION
    The Olympic Games are an international sports festival,
    held every four years. The purpose of the modern Olympic
    Games is to promote peace and unity within the international
    community through the medium of sports. Pierre de Coubertin
    was the founder Olympic Games.
    The first games were in 776 BC. It originated in ancient
    Greece and was revived in the late 19th century. They are the
    world's foremost sports competition and include athletes from
    all over the world.

    OLYMIC RING
    The five Olympic colors – blue, yellow, black, green and
    red represents five different continents, blue for Australia and
    Oceania, yellow for Asia, black for Africa, green for Europe,
    and red for the Americas from which the athletes come to
    participate.
    OLYMPIC GAMES
    There are 33 sports and 46 disciplines in the official 2021
    Olympics.
    List of games
    1. Archery 19. Golf 37. Water Polo

    2. Athletics 20. Gymnastics Artistic 38. Weightlifting

    3. Badminton 21. Gymnastics Rhythmic 39. Wrestling

    4. Basketball 22. Handball (Freestyle)

    5. Beach volleyball 23. Hockey 40. Wrestling

    6. Boxing 24. Judo (Greco-Roman)

    7. Canoe slalom 25. Modern Pentathlon

    8. Canoe sprint 26. Rowing

    9. Cycling BMX 27. Rugby

    10. Cycling mountain bike 28. Sailing

    11. Cycling road 29. Shooting

    12. Cycling track 30. Synchronized Swimming

    13. Diving 31. Table tennis

    14. equestrian/dressage 32. Taekwondo

    15. equestrian/evenings 33. Tennis

    16. equestrian/jumping 34. Trampoline

    17. Fencing 35. Triathlon

    18. Football 36. Volleyball


    INDIA’S MEDALS IN OLMPICS
    India first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900, with
    a lone athlete winning two medals- both silver- in athletics and
    became the first Asian nation to win an Olympic medal.
    The nation first sent a team to the Summer Olympic Games in
    1920, and has participated in every Summer Games since then.
    India has also competed at several Winter Olympic
    Games beginning in 1964.
    Indian athletes have won 28 medals, all at the Summer Games.
    For a period of time, India national field hockey team was
    dominant in Olympic competition, winning eleven medals in
    twelve Olympics between 1920 and 1980. The run included 8
    gold medals total and six successive gold medals from 1928–
    1956.

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