When was the last time India failed to win a gold medal at the Olympics?

India have a rich history at the Olympics, participating in 26 editions from 1900 to 2024, but didn't win a gold in 16 editions.

Before Paris 2024, the nation last failed to win a gold medal at the Olympics in the 2016 Rio Games. India have won 10 gold medals in the Olympic Games. Its first came in Amsterdam in 1928 where the Indian men's hockey team marked the beginning of their dominance in the sport.

In 1932 Los Angeles, the Indian hockey team continued their winning streak with another gold medal. In 1936, under the legendary Dhyan Chand, the hockey team secured their third consecutive Olympic gold.

At London 1948, India won their first gold as an independent nation in men's hockey. In 1952 Helsinki, the hockey team clinched their fifth gold medal. The Indian hockey team went on to claim another three gold medals, making it eight in the sport.

India's first individual gold medal came in the 2008 Beijing Summer Games, where Abhinav Bindra made history in shooting. In the 2020 Summer Games, India's rising star Neeraj Chopra brought India its second individual gold medal, winning the men's javelin throw.

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Neeraj Chopra failed to win gold at Paris Olympics 2024

Neeraj Chopra, the defending champion from the 2020 Olympics, lost to Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem. Chopra's season-best of 89.45m in the Paris Olympics 2024 javelin final wasn't enough to clinch the gold medal.

Nadeem raised the bar with a blistering throw of 92.97m, breaking the Olympic record by more than 2 meters in the process. Chopra couldn't respond to Nadeems extraordinary effort as he finished with the silver.

His first try was a foul, while in the second, he registered his season-best throw of 89.45m, which was eventually enough to get him the silver. Chopra fouled again in the next four attempts as Nadeem created history for his country.

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