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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.
Bank of India: 1991 Mohun Bagan: 2–1 Mohammedan Sporting: 1992 Mohun Bagan – Muktijoddha Sangsad: 1993 Rising Star Club – Victoria: 1994 Mohun Bagan – Army XI: 1995 Punjab Police – Mohun Bagan: 1996 Air India: 0–0 (4–3 p) [12] Mohun Bagan: 1997 All-Nepal FA XI: 2–1 East Bengal: 1998 All-Nepal FA XI: 2–1 Army XI: 1999 Army XI ...
Kashyap Parupalli won a gold in Badminton Men's Singles, becoming the first Indian male shuttler in 32 years to win a gold medal in the singles event at the Commonwealth Games. [ 4 ] Dipa Karmakar won a bronze medal in Gymnastics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's vault , becoming the first female Indian gymnast to score a medal in the ...
The 2024 Sikkim Gold Cup (also known as 2024 All India Governor's Gold Cup) was the 40th edition of the Sikkim Gold Cup, hosted by the Sikkim Football Association. [1] [2] The tournament featured sixteen teams, including Indian Super League and I-League academies, I-League 2, State leagues and international invitees from Bhutan, Malaysia, Nepal ...
India sent its largest delegation consisting of 119 athletes to the 2020 Summer Olympics. [86] [87] [88] India registered its most successful performance in a single Games with seven medals including one gold, two silver and four bronze. [89] [90] [91] Neeraj Chopra won India's first gold medal in athletics after his victory in the men's ...
For the first time in the history of the Games, India won a medal in Gymnastics, where Ashish Kumar won a Silver and a Bronze. And it was after a gap of 52 years that India won a Gold in Athletics when Krishna Poonia won Gold in Women's discus throw and when Geeta Phogat won India's first ever gold medal in women's wrestling. [2]
Neeraj Chopra won India's first-ever Olympic gold medal in athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics (held in 2021) by throwing his best of 87.58 meters in the javelin throw final. Chopra is the first javelin thrower from India who won a gold medal, and only the second Indian sportsperson after Abhinav Bindra to win an Olympic gold medal. [11] [42]
India women's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved a top five finish at the 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals, signifying its historic Olympic comeback after 36 years. [23] Team roster. The following is the Indian roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [24]