India competed at the 1924 Summer OlympicsinParis, France; this was the third Olympics where India participated. Some months ahead of the Olympics, in Feb 1924, the All India Olympic Games (that later became the National Games of India) were held at Delhi. A few sportsmen from these games were selected to represent India at the 1924 Paris Olympics: Dalip Singh, Lakshmanan, Hinge, Hall, Pala Singh, Pitt, Heathcote, and Venkataraman. The Indian team eventually comprised seven athletes and seven-eight tennis players (including two women), with Harry Crowe Buck as manager. The team trained[dead link] at the Madras (YMCA) College of Physical Education where Buck was founding principal.
| India at the 1924 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
| Website | olympic |
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| Competitors | 14 in 2 sports |
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Seven athletes represented India in 1924. Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| James Hall | 100 m | 11.3 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | 22.5 | 4 | did not advance | ||||||
| Wilfred Hildreth | 100 m | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | ||||||
| C. K. Lakshmanan | 110 m hurdles | N/A | 16.4 | 5 | did not advance | ||||
| Terence Pitt | 100 m | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | ||||||
| 400 m | 49.8 | 1Q | 51.6 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| Dalip Singh | Long jump | N/A | 6.635 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| Mahadeo Singh | Marathon | N/A | 3:37:36.0 | 29 | |||||
| Pala Singh | 1500 m | N/A | Unknown | 6 | did not advance | ||||
| 5000 m | N/A | Unknown | 10 | did not advance | |||||
| 10000 m | N/A | did not finish | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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| Athar Fyzee | Singles |  Langaard (NOR)W 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 |
 Zerlentis (GRE)L 3–6, 6–1, 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
did not advance | |||||
| Syed Mohammad Hadi | Singles | Bye |  Williams (USA)L 0–6, 2–6, 1–6 |
did not advance | |||||
| Sydney Jacob | Singles |  Morales (ESP)W 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 |
 Ferrier (SUI)W 5–7, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 |
 Willard (AUS)W 6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3 |
Washburn (USA) W 6–1, 6–4, 8–10, 6–2 |
 Borotra (FRA)L 6–4, 4–6, 5–7, 3–6 |
did not advance | ||
| Mohammed Sleem | Singles | Bye |  van der Feen (NED)W 6–4, 6–1, 6–4 |
Richards (USA) L 6–8, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
did not advance | ||||
| Sydney Jacob Mohammed Sleem |
Doubles | — |  Tegner / Ulrich (DEN) L 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
did not advance | |||||
| Syed Mohammad Hadi Donald Rutnam |
Doubles | — | Bye | Langaard / Nielsen (NOR) W 6–2, 6–3, 6–0 |
 Colombo / Sabbadini (ITA) W w/o |
Borotra / Lacoste (FRA) L 2–6, 2–6, 3–6 |
did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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| Nora Polley | Singles | Bye | Valaoritou-Skaramaga (GRE) L 6–1, 3–6, 2–6 |
did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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| Sydney Jacob Nora Polley |
Doubles | Bye |  Wallis / McCrea (IRL) L 7–9, 6–4, 7–9 |
did not advance | |||
The mixed double team of Mohammed Salim (Sleem) and Mehri Tata - received a bye in the first round and gave a walkover to Flaquer/De Alvarez in the second round (IFT Report Archived 24 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine, p. 133).
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