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International Olympic Day is observed on 23 June every year which represents making the world a better place through sport. The International Olympic Committee was founded at the Sorbonne in Paris, where Pierre de Coubertin rallied the revival of the Ancient Olympic Games on 23 June 1894.
Noting this day, let's revive some amazing sports players who presented our India with all dedication and made us all proud by winning several medals.
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K.D. Jadhav
Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav was a freestyle wrestler, the first player from India to win an individual medal and best known for winning a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
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Balbir Singh Dosanjh
Not one or two but a three-time Olympic gold medalist. Balbir Singh is an Indian hockey player and coach, who played a key role to make our country win at London, Helsinki and Melbourne Olympics./popdiaries/media/media_files/wIlYuIimDymfBWtUzyPr.png)
Major Dhyan Chand
Major Dhyan Chand is called one of the greatest field hockey players in history. He served as a captain of the Indian hockey team and led his team towards gold for three consecutive Olympics.
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Abhinav Bindra
In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Abhinav Bindra became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal in the Men’s 10-metre air rifle event.
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Karnam Malleswari
The weightlifter Karnam Malleswari is the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics 2000, she was honoured with India’s Arjuna Award in the year 1994, including the country’s highest sporting honour Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1999 and also the fourth-highest civilian Padma Shri award.
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PT Usha
The ‘Queen of Indian track and field’ Pilavullakandi Thekkeraparambil Usha became a household name in the Indian country and won 4 Asian gold medals and 7 Silver medals.
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India will ever be proud of the sports people like these who served our country to win with all the best possible and took us to the next level.
These were a few to be remembered, while also have a list of young risers like Neeraj Chopra, Sakshi Malik, Chanu Saikhom Mirabai, Sushil Kumar, Dutee Chand, Deepika Kumari, Bajrang Punia, etc rooting for them to win and rise like no other on this International Olympic Day 2023.