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In the 1936 Berlin Olympics, India won the gold medal by defeating Germany 8–1.

41 Olympic medals, 4 Cricket World Cups, 89 Chase Grandmaster … and many such stories of success … These are not just sports achievements, but indelible signatures of history. Today, through these pictures, those pages of history are reversed when the players not only raised the value of the country, but also wrote a new chapter, making a record.

Major Dhyanchand: When defeated Germany by scoring 3 consecutive goals

In the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Germany defeated India 4–1 in the practice match. The situation was a trinity of India, captain Major Dhyanchand was also injured in the final. But he made a tremendous comeback in the match and scored three goals. On that day India defeated Germany 8–1 to win its third Olympic Gold. After the match, Hitler met Dhyanchand and asked his rank in the army, Dhyanchand replied, ‘Corporal’, while Hitler proposed to make an officer in the German army. Dhyanchand rejected the proposal saying, “I am a hero in the Indian Army and also feel proud to be an ordinary soldier in my country.” It was not just the victory of sports, but also a victory for Indian self -respect and patriotism.

Kamaljeet: When he broke the stereotypes and ran for the country

1970 | Kamaljeet Kaur Sandhu won the gold medal in the women’s 400 meter race at the Asian Games held in Bangkok in 1970. She was the first Indian woman to win a personal gold medal at the Asian Games. At that time, the thinking of the society about women’s sports was orthodox, but Kamaljeet did not give up and worked hard in sports with the support of his father.

Lee-Hesh: The pair whose court is shocking

1999 | The pair of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi, known as Leander-Mahesh (Li-Hesh), won the men’s doubles title at the French Open in 1999 and became the first Indian pair to win the Grand Slam. Both won 24 matches in the Davis Cup consecutive matches. Their pair gave Indian tennis recognized in the world.

Sachin: As if God is leaving the field 2013 | Wankhede Stadium – Sachin Tendulkar’s final Test innings. As soon as he moved from the dressing room towards the crease, the entire stadium was emotional. Photo journalist Atul Kamble captured that historic moment on camera. This photo was selected for the 2013 Picture of the Year.

West Indies will not forget this spirit of Kumble

2002 | Anil Kumble bowled 14 overs even after breaking the jaw in the Test against the West Indies and dismissed Brian Lara. Jadhav, India’s first echo of victory in the Olympics 1952 | KD Jadhav won a bronze medal in wrestling at the Olympics and became the first individual Olympic medalist of independent India.

A victory that connected the country to cricket

1983 | The Indian cricket team won the first World Cup under the captaincy of Kapil Dev. In the final, India defeated two -time champions West Indies.

India’s first Grandmaster Anand, now 89 in the country

1988 | Vishwanathan Anand became the first Grandmaster of the country. He won the World Chess Championship 5 times. Today there are 89 Grandmasters in the country after 37 years

First Olympic medal for the country in weightlifting

2000 | Karnam Malleswari won the bronze medal in weightlifting at the Sydney Olympics. She became the first female athlete in India to do so.

The victory is such that Ganguly started waving by taking out jerseys

2002 | India defeated England at Lord’s in the NatWest final under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly. In the excitement of victory, Ganguly took out the jersey and waved.

India’s first personal gold from Bindra’s target

2008 | Abhinav Bindra won gold in the 10m air rifle competition. It was India’s first Olympic gold medal in the individual event.