For a country of 1.1 billion people, India's claim to fame when it comes to the Olympics is that we have won 17 medal combined (gold, silver and bronze) since the year 1900 when the Olympics first started. Field Hockey accounts for half of these medals (8 medals). And the irony is that the Indian Field Hockey team will not be part of the Olympics in Beijing as they failed to qualify for this years event.
Keeping us company in this hall of shame are Venezuela with 10 medals, Israel with 6 medals, Taiwan with 15 and Peru with 4 medals.
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Link obtained from Churumuri
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