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Unknown facts about India at the Olympics

By Sayan Chatterjee
The Maharaja of Bikaner, Karni Singh, was one of India's best shooters and the first person to represent India in 5 Olympics
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Although we won our first medal in 1928, it wasn’t until 1948 that independent India’s national anthem was played at the games
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India demonstrated Kabaddi to the world for the first time during the 1936 Berlin games in the presence of Adolf Hitler
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Nilima Ghose became the first Indian woman at the Olympics when she participated in the 100m sprint and 80m hurdles in Helsinki 1952
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India registered a total of six consecutive Olympic gold medals in hockey between the 1928 and the 1956 games
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Both Leander Paes (Tennis Singles) and his father Vece Paes (Hockey) have won Olympic bronze medals
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The legendary Dhyan Chand was given an invitation to join the German Army by Adolf Hitler
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