New Delhi: Over the years, India’s great achievements in sport have inspired and motivated its nation and inspired thousands to pursue sport as a career. We’ve rounded up five of India’s greatest sporting moments since its independence.

Here are the most iconic moments for India in sports

1. 1st Asian Games 1951-

After World War II, Asia experienced a new beginning. The collapse of colonialism has resulted in a revival and quest for freedom, friendship and brotherhood among the peoples of Asia. It was during the Asia Relations Conference in New Delhi. Professor Guru Dat Sondhi felt that now might be a good time to enlist other Asian leaders in the new sporting enterprise now known as the ‘Asian Games’.

2. Hockey World Championships, Malaysia 1975-

India won its first ice hockey world championship in 1975. An under-represented Aslam Shah Khan saved India’s thorns in the semi-final against heavily backed Malaysia. Then came the time of liquidation.

Ahead of the World Cup, it’s a showdown with none other than its traditional rival, Pakistan. Surjeet Singh scored a disappointing equalizer in the penalty corner, while hockey magician Dian Chand’s prodigy son scored the World Championship-winning goal. It was probably the greatest time in Indian ice hockey. India conquered the world.

3. 1983 Cricket World Cup Winner-

After independence, cricket became more popular in India, but India’s pinnacle of the sport came in 1983, when the men’s team won the World Cup at Lord’s He Cricket Ground in London, England. This world title marked the beginning of the cricket revolution in India, and enthusiasm for the game skyrocketed. This demonstrated India’s prestige in cricket as a sport.

4. First gold medal in athletics at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics-

Independent India has never won a medal in track and field at the Olympics and in 2020 and 2021, the severe coronavirus pandemic affected all fields, including sports, across the globe, leading to the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics.

As the 2021 games finally got underway, all eyes were on Murali Sreeshankar (men’s long jump), Kamalpreet Kaur (women’s discus) and Neeraj Chopra (men’s javelin). However, by the time the penultimate day of competition began on 7 August, India had yet to win a medal in athletics.

On August 7, Neeraj’s javelin landed at a height of 87.58 meters while sailing and flying, a moment that was enough to give India its first ever podium in athletics at the Olympics, so the Indian sport forever recorded in history. Jakub Vadlejch’s shot scored 86.67 points, far below the Indian record, and Neeraj won the gold medal.

When Annu Rani of India won bronze in women’s javelin throwing at CWG 2022, becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal in the event at the CWG, the impact of Neeraj’s breakthrough performance was high and rapid. spread to In a notable coincidence, her Annu victory came on August 7, 2022, the same day Neeraj won Olympic gold. August 7 is now celebrated as National Javelin Throw Day in honor of Neeraj’s Olympic gold medal.

5. 2011 Cricket World Cup Triumph-

Twenty-eight years after British summer days changed Indian cricket forever, the country’s dream of cementing its reputation as a world sporting powerhouse came true on Saturday at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.

Mahela Jayawardene lit up the World Cup final with a rare brilliance for the first time in 100 years (103 non-Australians), leading Sri Lanka to 274 runs in 6 over 50 overs. But Gautam Gambhir responded with an equally impressive 97th innings. Dhoni (91) did his best under pressure, scoring the winning six to give India and the great Sachin Tendulkar the world title.

India vs Pakistan: Olympics medal comparison after Independence 

Pakistan’s Olympics medal

Since 1948 edition, Pakistan have bagged 10 Olympics medals. Only 2 individual medals. Pakistan was founded in 1947 and first competed in the Olympic Games at the 1948 London Summer Games.

India’s Olympics medal

The country sent its first team to the 1920 Summer Olympics and has competed in every Summer Olympics since. India has also participated in several Winter Olympics since 1964. The Indian athletes have all won his 35 medals at the Summer Games.