India@CWG: Indian Medals at 2002 Commonwealth Games

Start of new century saw Indians reach a new high winning 69 medals and finishing 4th at 2002 Commonwealth Games. While Boxing earned first gold for India, Indian Hockey Women’s team wrote a fairytale with a Gold medal defeating Australians in the final. Shooting continued ruling Indian Sports winning maximum medals. Shooting and Weightlifting accounted for 10 Gold medals each, while Ramesh Kumar made Wrestling return to the highest podium. Neelam Jaswant Singh and Anju Bobby George won medals in Athletics. Indians won 30 Gold medals, 22 Silver and 17 Bronze medals.

Medal History of all Games
Indian Contingent and All Squads at 2018 Commonwealth Games

Indian Women’s Hockey Squad
Coach: Mir Ranjan Negi

Suraj Lata Devi (captain), Kanti Baa, Suman Bala, Sanggai Chanu, Tingonleima Chanu, Ngasepam Pakpi Devi, Sita Gussain, Saba Anjum Karim, Amandeep Kaur, Manjinder Kaur, Mamta Kharab, Jyoti Sunita Kullu, Helen Mary, Anjali, Pritam Rani Siwach, Sumrai Tete

Gold

Boxing Mohamed Ali Qamar (Light Flyweight 48 kg)
Hockey Indian Women’s Team
Shooting
Sameer Ambedkar & Abhinav Bindra (Air Rifle Pairs)
Jaspal Rana (Men’s 25 m Center-Fire Pistol Individual)
Jaspal Rana & Mahaveer Singh (Men’s 25 m Center-Fire Pistol Pairs)
Samaresh Jung & Vivek Singh (Men’s Free Pistol Pairs)
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (Men’s Double Trap Individual)
Ali Khan Moraad & Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (Men’s Double Trap Pairs)
Bhanwar Lal Dhaka & Mukesh Kumar (Men’s 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol Pairs)
Charan Singh (Men’s Free Rifle Three positions Individual)
Anjali Bhagwat (10m Air Rifle – Women)
10m Air Rifle Pairs – Women
Weightlifting
3-Sailaja Pujari
3-Kunjarani Devi Nameirakpam
2- Sanamachu Chanu
2-Pratima Kumari
Wrestling Ramesh Kumar 66 kg

Silver

Athletics Discus Throw Neelam Jaswant Singh
Boxing Som Bahadur Pun (Featherweight 57 kg)
Judo Akram Shah (Men’s 60 kg)
Shooting
Samaresh Jung (Air Pistol Individual)
Samaresh Jung & Jaspal Rana, India (Air Pistol Team)
Abhinav Bindra (Air Rifle, Individual)
Samaresh Jung (Free Pistol)
Shweta Chaudhary & Sheila Kanungo (Women’s Air Pistol Pairs)
Weightlifting
2-Thandava Muthu
Vickey Batta

Bronze

Athletics: Anju Bobby George (long jump)
Badminton: Aparna Popat (women’s singles)
Boxing: Jitender Kumar (Middleweight 75 kg)
Judo: Bhupinder Singh (Men’s 66 kg)
Shooting
Jaspal Rana (Air Pistol Individual)
Subbaiah Airira Pemmaiah & Charan Singh (Men’s Free Rifle Three positions Pairs)
Weightlifting
Thandava Muthu
Vickey Batta