India at the 1951 Asian Games
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 in athletics remains its best-ever performance at the Asian Games.
Basketball
| Squad | Event | Round robin | Rank |
| India men's national basketball team Ranbir Chopra Davinder Nath Bahri Dharampal Chum Ram Prakash Avnish Chander Soni Gur Prasad Lakshmi S. V. Appayya Kapoor | Men's team | L 52–63 | 4 |
| India men's national basketball team Ranbir Chopra Davinder Nath Bahri Dharampal Chum Ram Prakash Avnish Chander Soni Gur Prasad Lakshmi S. V. Appayya Kapoor | Men's team | L 46–70 | 4 |
| India men's national basketball team Ranbir Chopra Davinder Nath Bahri Dharampal Chum Ram Prakash Avnish Chander Soni Gur Prasad Lakshmi S. V. Appayya Kapoor | Men's team | W '50–47 | 4 |
| India men's national basketball team Ranbir Chopra Davinder Nath Bahri Dharampal Chum Ram Prakash Avnish Chander Soni Gur Prasad Lakshmi S. V. Appayya Kapoor | Men's team | L' 38–86 | 4 |
Cycling
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Netai Chand Bysack | Men's 1000 m time trial | 1:22.2 | |
| Suprovat Chakravarty | Men's 1000 m time trial | 1:22.9 | 4 |
| Rohinton Noble | Men's 1000 m sprint | ||
| Bapoo Malcolm Sr. | Men's 1000 m sprint | 4 | |
| Dhangar Lhanguard Raj Kumar Mehra Madan Mohan Gurdev Singh | Men's 4000 m team pursuit | ||
| - | Men's 4000 m team pursuit | - | - |