India at the 1951 Asian Games
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India
participated and hosted the 1951 Asian Games
held in the capital city of New Delhi
from March 4, 1951 to March 11, 1951. India was ranked 2nd with 15 gold medals in this edition of the Asiad. Sachin Nag
won a gold in swimming in this edition.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
participated and hosted the 1951 Asian Games
1951 Asian Games
The 1951 Asian Games, officially known as the First Asian Games, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Delhi, India from 4 to 11 March 1951. The Games received names like First Asiad and 1951 Asiad by the president of the organising committee Anthony de Mello...
held in the capital city of New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
from March 4, 1951 to March 11, 1951. India was ranked 2nd with 15 gold medals in this edition of the Asiad. Sachin Nag
Sachin Nag
Sachin Nag was a great swimming champion of India.-Some of the Achievements of Nag's swimming career:London Olympics 1948 selection meet happened at Azad Hind Bag’s National corner...
won a gold in swimming in this edition.
Medal table
| Medals by discipline | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discipline |  |
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Total | |
| Athletics Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games Athletics was contested at the 1951 Asian Games in New Delhi, India from March 8 to March 11.-Medal table:-Men:-Women:-External links:* - GBR Athletics... |
10 | 12 | 12 | 34 | |
| Basketball Basketball at the 1951 Asian Games Basketball was one of the six initial disciplines which was held at the 1951 Asian Games in New Delhi, India, wherein five Asian teams—Burma, India, Iran, Japan and Philippines—participated. In the matches, round-robin format was employed and on the basis of final points table top three podium... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cycling Cycling at the 1951 Asian Games Cycling was contested at the 1951 Asian Games in New Delhi, India from March 6 to March 8. Four countries, India, Japan, Iran and Burma participated in this sport.-Medal table:-Road:-Track:-References:*... |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Diving Diving at the 1951 Asian Games Diving was contested from March 10 to March 11 at the 1951 Asian Games in New Delhi, India.-Medal table:-Medalists:-3 m springboard:March 10-10 m platform:March 11-References:*... |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Football Football at the 1951 Asian Games Football at the 1951 Asian Games was held in New Delhi, India from March 5 to March 11, 1951.In this tournament, 6 teams played in the men's competition. The games lasted only 60 minutes.-Medal table:-Medalists:- Results :-Quarterfinals:----... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Swimming Swimming at the 1951 Asian Games Swimming was contested at the 1951 Asian Games in National Stadium Swimming Pool, New Delhi, India from March 5 to March 7, 1951.-Medal table:-Medalists:- References :* * * * - External links :*... |
1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| Water polo Water polo at the 1951 Asian Games Water polo was played at the 1951 Asian Games in New Delhi. Two nations entered the water polo event - India and Singapore.-Medal table:-Medalists:-Results:- References :*... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 1951 Asian Games Weightlifting was contested from March 5 to March 8 at the 1951 Asian Games in New Delhi, India.-Medal table:-Medalists:-56 kg:March 5-60 kg:March 6-67.5 kg:March 7-75 kg:March 8-82.5 kg:March 7-90 kg:March 8-+90 kg:... |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 15 | 16 | 20 | 51 | |