| India at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Committee |
| Website | olympic |
| in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 – August 8, 2021 | |
| Competitors | 119 in 18 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Mary Kom Manpreet Singh |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Bajrang Punia |
| Medals Ranked 48th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
India competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Originally scheduled to take place in July–August 2020, the games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Games marked the nation's 25th appearance at the Summer Olympics after having made its official debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
India sent its largest-ever contingent consisting of 119 athletes competing across 18 sports in the Games. India entered an athlete for the fencing event for the first time in the Games history. The Games also marked the first time the nation qualified multiple athletes for sailing and achieved a direct qualification for swimming event. Mary Kom and Manpreet Singh were the flag-bearers for the opening ceremony and Bajrang Punia carried the flag during the closing ceremony.
This was also the most successful Games for India with seven medals including one gold, two silver and four bronze. The lone gold medal won by Neeraj Chopra was India's first ever in athletics and the second ever individual gold medal. India also won its first ever silver medal in weight lifting. The men's national field hockey team won the bronze medal to record their first Olympic medal since 1980. The team also recorded its third boxing medal ever and fifth and sixth Olympic medals in wrestling.