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.[1] They went on to receive the Gold after winning the final game against the English women's hockey team.[2][3][4] 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. [5][6]

India at the
2002 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeIND
CGAIndian Olympic Association
Websiteolympic.ind.in
in Manchester, England
Flag bearerOpening:
Closing:
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
30
Silver
22
Bronze
17
Total
69
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Medals

India came fourth overall in the medals table, behind Australia, England and Canada, repeating the feat at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. India was also the host nation for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, which was held at Delhi, India's Capital.

 Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
India 30221769

Gold Medalists

[7]

Silver Medalists

Bronze Medalists

India's Teams at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

India women's national field hockey team

See also

Notes
  1. "Indian women stun Kiwis". BBC. August 1, 2002. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
  2. "India deny England gold". BBC. August 3, 2002. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
  3. Kamesh, Srinivasan (August 5, 2002). "Indian girls peak at the right time". The Hindu. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
  4. "Indian eves win Commonwealth hockey gold". rediff.com. August 3, 2002. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
  5. Zanane, Anant; Das, Suprita (March 13, 2008). "Women's hockey hopes to deliver". Sports. NDTV.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
  6. "Bollywood scores with women's hockey". CNN. August 16, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
  7. http://m2002.thecgf.com/results/default.asp?ID=MC&Content=IND_md&Type=Medal
  8. "2002 Commonwealth Games Results: Medals (India), Women's Hockey". thecgf.com. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
  9. "2002 Commonwealth Games player profiles". bharatiyahockey.org. Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
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