Sporting event delegation
India hosted and participated in the 1951 Asian Games held in New Delhi from 4 to 11 March 1951, the inaugural edition of the Asian Games. India was ranked second with 15 gold medals, 16 silver medals and 20 bronze medals in the overall medal table, only behind Japan.
Kanti Shah won India's first-ever Asian Games medal with a silver in men's 100 m backstroke swimming. Sachin Nag won India's first-ever gold medal at the Asian Games in men's 100 m freestyle swimming. The India national football team won the gold medal in the men's football competition.
As of the conclusion of the 2022 Asian Games, 1951 remains the only edition where India won gold medals in diving, swimming and water polo. It also remains the only edition where India won any medals in cycling. India's 34 medals (10G, 12S, 12B) in athletics remains its best-ever performance at the Asian Games.
Medal summary
Medals by sport
Medals by day
Medals by gender
Medalists
Aquatics
Diving
Swimming
Water polo
Gold medal match
Athletics
Men
Track events
Field events
Road events
Combined events
Women
Track events
Field events
Basketball
Cycling
Football
Summary
Roster
Coach: 
Syed Abdul Rahim
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Gold medal match
All times are India Standard Time (UTC+05:00)
Weightlifting
References
- ^ a b c "The Indian Express (7 March 1951)".
- ^ a b c d "The Indian Express (8 March 1951)".
- ^ a b c d e "The Indian Express (9 March 1951)".
- ^ a b c d e "The Indian Express (10 March 1951)".
- ^ a b c d "The Indian Express (11 March 1951)".
- ^ a b c "The Indian Express (12 March 1951)".
- ^ "Asian Games 1951 Indian medal winners".
- ^ Majumdar, Rounak (22 April 2019). "The Golden Years of Indian Football". www.chaseyoursport.com. Kolkata: Chase Your Sport. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ a b "The Indian Express (13 March 1951)".
- ^ a b c d "Athletics Results - 1951 Asian Games" (PDF).
- ^ "International Players (Senior) from Punjab Basketball Association".
Syed Abdul Rahim