India at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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IOC code	IND
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At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp
Competitors	5 in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Purma Bannerjee
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India competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. It was the first time that the nation had sent a team to the Olympic Games since a single athlete (Norman Pritchard) competed for India twenty years earlier (see India at the 1900 Summer Olympics). The team comprised Shindes, Bannerjee, Navale, Chaugule, Fyzle, Datar, Kaikadi, and Bhoot. India would not miss a further edition of the Summer Games.

Indian Olympic delegation 1920: (top row, l-to-r:) Shindes, Bannerjee, Navale, Chaugule; (middle:) Bhoot, Fyzle; (seated:) Datar, Kaikadi

Athletics

Three athletes represented India in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in athletics, and first since 1900.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Purma Bannerjee	100 m	Unknown	5	Did not advance
Purma Bannerjee	400 m	53.1	4	Did not advance
Phadeppa Chaugule	10000 m	N/A				Did not finish		Did not advance
Phadeppa Chaugule	Marathon	N/A						2:50:45.4	19
Sadashiv Datar	Marathon	N/A						Did not finish

Wrestling

Two wrestlers competed for India in 1920. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport. Navale was defeated in his first match, but Shinde won in the quarterfinals to reach the semifinals before losing twice to finish in fourth.