India at the Commonwealth Games

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India at the
Commonwealth Games
Flag of India.svg
CGF codeIND
CGAIndian Olympic Association
Websiteolympic.ind.in
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
181
Silver
173
Bronze
149
Total
503
Officials708
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

India has competed in all but 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.

Host Nation

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.

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

Overall Medal Tally By Games

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, India ended its campaign with a total of 66 medals (26 gold, 20 silver, 20 bronze) [1]. India with an overall total of 503 medals (181 gold, 173 silver, 149 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.

Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Position
1930 Canada Hamilton, Canada did not participate
1934 England London, England 0 0 1 1 12th
1938 Australia Sydney, Australia 0 0 0 0 -
1950 New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand did not participate
1954 Canada Vancouver, Canada 0 0 0 0 -
1958 Wales Cardiff, Wales 2 1 0 3 8th
1962 Australia Perth, Australia did not participate
1966 Jamaica Kingston, Jamaica 3 4 3 10 8th
1970 Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland 5 3 4 12 6th
1974 New Zealand Christchurch, New Zealand 4 8 3 15 6th
1978 Canada, Edmonton, Canada 5 4 6 15 6th
1982 Australia, Brisbane, Australia 5 8 3 16 6th
1986 Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland did not participate
1990 New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand 13 8 11 32 5th
1994 Canada, Victoia, Canada 6 11 7 24 6th
1998 Malaysia, Kula Lumpur, Malaysia 7 10 8 25 7th
2002 England, Manchester, England 30 22 17 69 4th
2006 Australia, Melbourne, Australia 22 17 11 50 4th
2010 India, New Delhi, India 38 27 36 101 2nd
2014 Scotland, Glasgow, Scotland 15 30 19 64 5th
2018 Australia, Gold Coast, Australia 26 20 20 66 3rd
Total 181 173 149 503 4th

Overall Medal Tally By Sport

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See also

External links

References

  1. "India Medals". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 21 July 2020.