The Indian delegation at the Paris Olympics consisted of 14 competitors including eight in athletics and four in tennis, led by team manager Harry Buck.

[11] The organization was formed to promote the development of sports in India, host the national games, and select teams for the Olympics.

[17] For the subsequent 1936 Games, India sent a contingent consisting of the field hockey team and eight athletes, who competed in four sports.

The Indian contingent consisted of 79 athletes, who competed across ten sports and included country's first participation in arts, boxing, cycling, football, and water polo events.

[24] The Indian contingent consisted of 64 competitors including four women with first time participants in gymnastics and shooting events.

[28] The country won a single silver medal from field hockey after the team lost in the final, which was its first loss in the Olympic Games since the 1928.

[a][37][38][39] In the subsequent Summer Olympics held in Tokyo in the same year, India sent a contingent of 53 competitors including two participants for the diving event for the first time.

[42] India sent its smallest delegation since independence, consisting of 25 athletes to the 1968 Summer Olympics at Mexico City.

[42] In the 1972 Summer Olympics at Munich, 41 Indian athletes competed across seven sports including two competitors in the badminton for the first time.

[45][46] In 1976 Summer Olympics at Montreal, India entered 26 athletes, but failed to win a medal for the first time since 1924.

[47][48] The Indian delegation for the 1980 Summer Olympics at Moscow consisted of 76 competitors, the second largest since independence with first time participants in the equestrian event.

[49] The only medal again came from the men's hockey team which won their record extending eighth Olympic gold in a single event.

[58][59] The country's only medal was a bronze won by Karnam Malleswari in the women's 69 kg weightlifting event.

[66] Abhinav Bindra became the first Indian individual gold medalist after his victory in the men's air rifle event.

[86][87][88] India registered its most successful performance in a single Games with seven medals including one gold, two silver and four bronze.

[89][90][91] Neeraj Chopra won India's first gold medal in athletics after his victory in the men's javelin throw event.

[92][93][94] In the women's 49 kg event, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu won India's first silver medal in weight lifting.

[101] Other bronze medalists included Lovlina Borgohain in women's boxing and Bajrang Punia in men's freestyle wrestling.

[102][103][104][105] India entered one male alpine skier, Arif Khan for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

[120] The Indian Men's Field Hockey Team has won the most medals in the sport in the Olympic competition.