India at the Commonwealth Games

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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox country at games India has competed in all except four editions of the Commonwealth Games; starting at the second Games in 1934. India has also hosted the games once, in 2010. The most successful event for India in these games is shooting.[1][2]

History

India have been fairly regular at the Commonwealth Games, featuring in all but four editions (1930, 1950, 1962 and 1986) of the quadrennial showpiece.[3] Indian athletes debuted at the Commonwealth Games, then called the British Empire Games, back in 1934.[4] The Indian contingent at London 1934 Games featured six athletes, who competed in 10 track and field events and one wrestling event. India won one medal at their debut Commonwealth Games. Wrestler Rashid Anwar was the first Indian to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games after clinching the bronze medal in the men's 74 kg freestyle wrestling event at 1934 British Empire Games.[5] Since their debut in 1934, India have won 564 medals – 203 golds, 190 silvers and 171 bronze - at the Commonwealth Games.

However, the first few editions were very challenging for the nation. Post-independence, India mainly participated in athletics but medals were few and far between until things took a turn for the better in 1958. Legendary sprinter Milkha Singh became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, clinching the top spot in the men's 440 yard event at Cardiff 1958.[6][7] India bagged another gold in the same edition when heavyweight wrestler Lila Ram won in the men's 100kg freestyle category.[8] Cardiff 1958 was a historic year for women's participation too as track and field athletes Stephanie D’Souza and Elizabeth Davenport became the first Indian women to compete at the Commonwealth Games.[9][10]

The rise of Indian wrestling in the 1970s and the 1980s played a significant role in the country's improving fortunes at the Commonwealth Games.[11][12] While the men dominated the winners list in the initial years, Indian women have also upped their performances since the turn of 70s.[13] Indian badminton players Ami Ghia and Kanwal Thakar Singh were the first Indian women to win a Commonwealth Games medal, pocketing a women's doubles bronze during Edmonton 1978.[14][15] Along with the wrestlers, the Indian weightlifters stepped up and earned numerous accolades for the nation, with Raghavan Chanderasekaran proving to be the jewel in the crown. Two-time Olympian weightlifter Raghavan Chanderasekaran won three gold medals, including snatch, clean and jerk and overall, in the flyweight division at Commonwealth Games 1990 and followed it up with three silvers in bantamweight at the 1994 edition in Victoria, Canada.[16][17] Pistol shooter Jaspal Rana is the most successful Indian athlete at the Commonwealth Games, with 15 medals – nine golds, four silvers and two bronze. He dominated the shooting circuit in the 1990s and early 2000s.[18][19]

The Indian shooters played a crucial role during India's best showing at the Commonwealth Games, which came in 2010.[20] At New Delhi 2010, India won 101 medals - 39 gold medals, 26 silvers and 36 bronze to finish second on the medals leaderboard. New Delhi 2010 remains India's most successful Commonwealth Games until date. Since the 2000s, India have consistently finished among the top five countries in the medals table and are now a force to be reckoned with at the Commonwealth Games.[21] At Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast table tennis ace Manika Batra was the most successful Indian with four medals. India finished third with 66 medals at the edition.[22][23][24][25]

Host

File:Shera, the Mascot of the Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 takes a pleasant ride in the Dal Lake of the Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir on June 29, 2010.jpg
Shera, the Mascot of the Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010

India hosted the Games in 2010, at Delhi. It was India's most successful Commonwealth Games to date with Indian athletes winning 38 gold, 27 silver and 36 bronze medals.[26][27]

2010 Commonwealth Games bidding results
City Country Votes
Delhi File:Flag of India.svg India 46
Hamilton File:Flag of Canada.svg Canada 22

Medal table

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The 2010 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
File:The artistes performing, at the closing ceremony of XIX Commonwealth Games-2010 Delhi, at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in New Delhi on October 14, 2010 (2).jpg
Closing ceremony of the 2010 Commonwealth Games

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, India ended its campaign with a total of 61 medals (22 gold, 16 silver, 23 bronze). India with an overall total of 564 medals (203 gold, 190 silver, 171 bronze) is ranked 4th at the All-time Commonwealth Games medal table. India's first ever Commonwealth medal was won by Rashid Anwar, who won a bronze in the category of wrestling in 1934.[28]

Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Position
1930 Template:Flagicon Hamilton, Canada Did not participate
1934 Template:Flagicon London, England 0 0 1 1 12th
1938 Template:Flagicon Sydney, Australia 0 0 0 0 –
1950 Template:Flagicon Auckland, New Zealand Did not participate
1954 Template:Flagicon Vancouver, Canada 0 0 0 0 –
1958 Template:Flagicon Cardiff, Wales 2 1 0 3 8th
1962 Template:Flagicon Perth, Australia Did not participate
1966 Template:Flagicon Kingston, Jamaica 3 4 3 10 8th
1970 Template:Flagicon Edinburgh, Scotland 5 3 4 12 6th
1974 Template:Flagicon Christchurch, New Zealand 4 8 3 15 6th
1978 Template:Flagicon Edmonton, Canada 5 5 5 15 6th
1982 Template:Flagicon Brisbane, Australia 5 8 3 16 6th
1986 Template:Flagicon Edinburgh, Scotland Did not participate
1990 Template:Flagicon Auckland, New Zealand 13 8 11 32 5th
1994 Template:Flagicon Victoria, Canada 6 11 7 24 6th
1998 Template:Flagicon Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 7 10 8 25 7th
2002 Template:Flagicon Manchester, England 30 22 17 69 4th
2006 Template:Flagicon Melbourne, Australia 22 17 11 50 4th
2010 Template:Flagicon New Delhi, India 38 27 36 101 2nd
2014 Template:Flagicon Glasgow, Scotland 15 30 19 64 5th
2018 Template:Flagicon Gold Coast, Australia 26 20 20 66 3rd
2022 Template:Flagicon Birmingham, England 22 16 23 61 4th
Total 203 190 171 564 4th

Medals by sport

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Medalists of the Badminton mixed team competition at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. From left: India (silver), Malaysia (gold), and England (bronze).
File:2010 CWG 10 metre air pistol pairs women.png
Medalists of the 10-metre air pistol pairs women at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. From left: Dina Aspandiyarova, Pamela McKenzie, Heena Sidhu, Annu Raj Singh, Dorothy Ludwig, and Lynda Hare.
Sport Rank File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Total
File:Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting 2 63 44 28 135
File:Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling 2 49 39 26 114
File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting [n 1] 2 46 51 36 133
File:Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing 9 11 13 20 44
File:Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton 3 10 8 13 31
File:Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis 2 10 5 13 28
File:Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics 15 6 14 16 36
File:Archery pictogram.svg Archery 2 3 1 4 8
File:Field hockey pictogram.svg Field hockey 2 1 4 1 6
File:Squash pictogram.svg Squash 5 1 2 2 5
File:Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis 2 1 1 2 4
File:Lawn bowls pictogram.svg Lawn bowls 11 1 1 0 2
File:Powerlifting pictogram.svg Powerlifting [n 1] 3 1 1 2 4
File:Judo pictogram.svg Judo 10 0 5 6 11
File:Gymnastics pictogram.svg Gymnastics 11 0 1 2 3
File:Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket 3 0 1 0 1
File:Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming 17 0 0 1 1
Total 4 203 190 171 564

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ a b India won 1 Silver and 1 bronze medal in Powerlifting started from 2002 to 2014 when medals in Powerlifting were awarded under Weightlifting sport category. From 2018, Medals in Powerlifting are being awarded separately under individual sport category name.

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