74 Despite a population of 1.5 billion, India earned just six medals at the 2024 Olympics (olympics.com) posted 114 days ago by ArchRespawnsAgain 114 days ago by ArchRespawnsAgain +75 / -1 35 comments share 35 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Let me guess - Australia won on a per capita basis?
I have no idea why India does so poorly per capita.
I would say that Indians don't look particularly athletic as a nation but they did win the world cricket cup.
They’re also very good at (field) hockey, both men’s and women’s. They dominated it for decades.
However they sort of went downhill after it moved from grass to astroturf, though that “blip” in results seems to be more the aberration than anything…
Hockey is technically their national sport.