India's first ever participation at the Olympics is widely known to be 1900 when Norman Pritchard, Kolkata born athlete, became the first ever from the country to participate in the Games. However, it was not an official entry from India. Then when did India send its official contingent to Olympics?
Paris Olympics are scheduled to get underway on July 26 and for the first time, two K9 teams from Central Reserve Police Force, part of India's elite dog squad, will provide security at various venues of the Games. The K9 teams, Vast and Denby, left for Paris on July 10.
Paris Olympics is all set to get underway from July 26 and the Sports ministry has approved the final list of Indian contingent for the Games. A total of 117 athletes and 140 support staff members will be travelling with shot putter Abha Khatua missing out after qualifying.
18 athletes have carried the Indian national flag at the Olympic Games, including Manpreet Singh and Mary Kom, the flag-bearers of the Tokyo Olympics. PV Sindhu and Sharath Kamal will be having the Indian tricolour for the Paris Games.
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