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Independent India won its first Olympic gold medal
On August 12, 1948, India won its first Olympic gold medal as an independent nation, when the men's hockey team defeated Great Britain 4-0 in the final of the London Olympics at the Wembley Stadium.
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Inaugural Asian Games
The inaugural Asian Games, which included 11 nations, opened in New Delhi on March 4, 1951.
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India register their first Test victory
India defeated England by an innings and eight runs in Madras on February 10, 1952, to register their first victory in Test cricket.
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Jadhav wins India's maiden individual Olympic medal
Wrestler KD Jadhav won India its maiden Olympic medal in an individual event when he clinched bronze in the men's bantamweight category at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics on July 23.
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Milkha misses Olympic medal by a whisker
India's sprint legend Milkha Singh returned disappointed from the 1960 Rome Olympics, where he finished fourth in the 400m final, missing out on a bronze medal by 0.1 seconds.
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India win their first-ever Test in England
The Indian cricket team defeated hosts England by four wickets on August 24, 1971, to win their first-ever Test match in the British nation.
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India lift men's hockey World Cup
In one of its finest hockey hours, India lifted the men's World Cup on March 15, 1975, in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
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Padukone wins historic All England Badminton title
On March 23, 1980, Prakash Padukone became the first Indian player to win the All England Badminton Championships in London.
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India regain men's hockey Olympic gold in Moscow
India regained the Olympic gold in men's hockey after 16 years at the 1980 Moscow Olympics on July 29, beating Spain 4-3 in the final.
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India become World Champions in 1983
India dethroned West Indies by winning the 1983 World Cup on June 25, 1983, as 'Kapil's Devils' defeated the mighty Caribbean team, led by Clive Lloyd, in the final by 43 runs.
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Heartbreak for PT Usha in 1984 Olympics
Indian athletics suffered another heartbreak when 'Sprint Queen' PT Usha finished fourth in the 400m hurdles final at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics on August 7.
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Anand wins FIDE World Chess Championship
Viswanathan Anand became the undisputed World Chess Champion on October 30, 2008, when he defeated Vladimir Kramnik in the matchplay format to win the FIDE World Championship.
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India win inaugural World T20
Under new captain MS Dhoni, Indian cricket ushered into a new era by winning the inaugural World Twenty20 in Johannesburg by beating Pakistan in the final on September 24, 2007.
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Bindra scripts history at Beijing Olympics
It was a historic day for Indian sports on August 11, 2008, when rifle-shooter Abhinav Bindra won the country's first-ever individual gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.
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India win World Cup at home
After 1983, India - led by MS Dhoni - won their second World Cup by defeating Sri Lanka in the final of the tournament in Mumbai by six wickets on April 2, 2011.
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