page_title: India at the Olympics
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: India at the Olympics / History
caption_attribution_description: India's field hockey team, captained by hockey wizard Dhyan Chand (standing second from left) was the gold medal winner at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics
context_page_description: India at the Olympics is a history which includes 32 games in 19 countries and 800+ athletes. Since 1900, India has contributed to the growth of the "Olympic Movement".
  The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for India is IND.
context_section_description: The Indian National Olympic Committee was formed in 1927.  It was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1927.
  India's team first competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.
  For a period of time, India's men's field hockey team was strong in Olympic competition.  The team won eleven medals in twelve Olympiads between 1928 and 1980.
  In the 2012 Summer Olympics at London, India won two silver medals and four bronze medals.
caption: The Indian Hockey team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
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