Watch | India's Olympic medal journey

Mirabai Chanu celebrates on the podium after winning the silver medal in the women's 49 kg weightlifting event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, July 24, 2021. (Source: AP)

With Mirabai Chanu winning India's first medal at the Tokyo Olympics, The Hindu takes a look at who has won Olympic medals for the country over the years and at which events.

India's maiden appearance at the Summer Olympics came in 1900 and since then the country has won 28 medals till the 2016 Rio Olympics.