Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'afọ ndị 1970, ndị egwuregwu India enwewo ihe ịga nke ọma na mpaghara. Kamaljeet Sandhu ghọrọ nwanyị mbụ na-eme egwuregwu India iji merie onye mmeri ọla edo Asian Games, na-ewere aha 1970 na mita 400. Onye na-eme egwuregwu iri Vijay Singh Chauhan na-emeri asọmpi asọmpi egwuregwu Asia na asọmpi egwuregwu Asia na 1973 na 1974. Nwoke na-awụli elu okpukpu atọ Mohinder Singh Gill meriri na 1970 Asian Games, were aha decathlon abụọ mbụ nke Asian Athletics Championships (1973 na 1975), yana iwere obere ọla abụọ na Commonwealth Games. Sriram Singh guzobere India na ịgba ọsọ dị n'etiti, na-emeri ọla edo abụọ nke Asia na ọlaọcha na afọ iri ahụ, ihe nrite ọlaedo atọ na 1975 Asian Athletics Championships, na ebe nke asaa na 1976 Olympic 800 m ikpeazụ. Shivnath Singh meriri ihe nrite anọ n'ebe dị anya na asọmpi asọmpi Asia, nọrọ n'ọkwa nke iri na otu na asọmpi asọmpi Asia.
1976 Olympic Marathon ma setịpụ ihe ndekọ marathon mba dị ogologo oge na 1978. N'ọkara nke abụọ nke afọ iri ahụ, Hari Chand (ogologo anya), Bahadur Singh Chouhan (agbapụ agbapụ), Hakam Singh (racewalking) na Suresh Babu (ọtụtụ ihe omume) onye ọ bụla meriri ọtụtụ ihe nrite na utu aha ndị Eshia.