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How many medals were secured by India in Paris Olympics 2024?
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India finished its 2024 Paris Olympics campaign with 6 medals, securing 1 silver and 5 bronze.
India sent a 117-member contingent to the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics (33rd Olympiad) held from July 26 to August 11, 2024. The country finished 71st in the overall medal tally with 6 medals (1 Silver, 5 Bronze). This performance marked India's joint-second best medal tally in Olympic history, matching the 6 medals won at the 2012 London Olympics and trailing only the 7 medals won at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA), established in 1927 with Sir Dorabji Tata as its founding President, is the official body responsible for selecting and managing Indian athletes at the Olympic Games. Under Article 51A(j) of the Indian Constitution, striving for excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity is recognized as a Fundamental Duty, which provides the national guiding principle for sports development schemes like TOPS (Target Olympic Podium Scheme).
India won a total of 6 medals: 1 Silver and 5 Bronze at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Manu Bhaker created history by becoming the first Indian athlete post-independence to win 2 medals in a single edition of the Olympic Games (Bronze in Women's 10m Air Pistol & Bronze in Mixed 10m Air Pistol with Sarabjot Singh).
Neeraj Chopra won Silver in Men's Javelin Throw with a distance of 89.45m, becoming the second Indian individual double Olympic medalist after Sushil Kumar and PV Sindhu.
Aman Sehrawat won Bronze in Men's 57kg Freestyle Wrestling, becoming India's youngest-ever individual Olympic medalist at 21 years and 24 days.
D is correct тАФ India secured six medals in total at the Paris Olympics 2024, comprising 1 silver and 5 bronze medals.
Remember the formula '1-3-1-1' for Paris 2024: 1 Silver in Athletics (Neeraj) + 3 Bronze in Shooting (Manu x2, Swapnil) + 1 Bronze in Hockey + 1 Bronze in Wrestling (Aman) = 6 Medals total!