India at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

India at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

India participated in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. Notable among the players was the Indian women's hockey team. The team entered the finals after defeating the Australian women's national field hockey team.cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/hi/hockey/newsid_2166000/2166787.stm
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publisher=rediff.com] This win also marked a comeback for Mir Ranjan Negi who coached the team. Negi's involvement and the Gold inspired the successful 2007 Shahrukh Khan film about women's field hockey, "Chak De India." cite web
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India came fourth overall in the medals table, behind Australia, England and Canada, repeating the feat at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. India is also the host nation for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, which will be held in Delhi, India's Capital.

Gold

Boxing
*goca Mohamed Ali Qamar (Light Flyweight 48 kg)

Field Hockey
*goca India women's national field hockey team

Shooting
*goca Sameer Ambekar & Abhinav Bindra (Air Rifle Pairs)
*goca Jaspal Rana (Men's 25 m Center-Fire Pistol Individual)
*gocaMahaveer Singh, India (Men's 25 m Center-Fire Pistol Individual)
*gocaSamaresh Jung & Vivek Singh (Free Pistol Pairs)

Weightlifting
*goca Kunjarani Devi Nameirakpam (3 total)
*goca Sanamachu Chanu (2 total)
*goca Pratima Kumari (2 total)
*goca Shailaja Oujari (3 total)

ilver

Athletics (track and field)
* Neelam Jaswant Singh (Discus)

Boxing
* Som Bahadur Pun (Featherweight 57 kg)

Shooting
* Samaresh Jung (Air Pistol Individual)
* Samaresh Jung & Jaspal Rana, India (Air Pistol Team)
* Abhinav Bindra (Air Rifle, Individual)
* Samaresh Jung (Free Pistol)

Weightlifting
* Thandava Muthu (2 total)
* Vickey Batta

Bronze

Athletics (track and field)
* Anju Bobby George (long jump)

Badminton
* Aparna Popat (women's singles)

Boxing
* Jitender Kumar (Middleweight 75 kg)

Shooting
* Jaspal Rana (Air Pistol Individual)

Weightlifting
* Thandava Muthu
* Vickey Batta

India's Teams at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

India women's national field hockey team

*Kanti Baa
*Suman Bala
*Sanggai Chanu
*Tingonleima Chanu
*Ngasepam Pakpi Devi
*Suraj Lata Devi
*Sita Gussain
*Saba Anjum Karim
*Amandeep Kaur
*Manjinder Kaur
*Mamta Kharab
*Jyoti Sunita Kullu
*Helen Mary
*Masira Surin
*Pritam Rani Siwach
*Sumrai Tetecite web
url=http://m2002.thecgf.com/results/default.asp?ID=MC&Content=IND_md&Type=Medal
title= 2002 Commonwealth Games Results: Medals (India), Women's Hockey
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url=http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/khiladi/stree/2002/
title= 2002 Commonwealth Games player profiles
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ee also

*2002 Commonwealth Games results

Notes

External links

* [http://m2002.thecgf.com/results/default.asp?ID=MC&Content=IND_md&Type=Medal Commonwealth Games Results: India]


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