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India at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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India at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
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India competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022.[1] It was India's 18th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

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In July 2022, the Indian team of 106 men and 104 women competing in 16 sports was named.[2] India did not compete in 3x3 basketball, beach volleyball, netball and rugby sevens. Indian para-athletes competed in athletics, para powerlifting, swimming and table tennis.

Hockey player Manpreet Singh and badminton athlete P. V. Sindhu served as the country's opening ceremony flagbearers.[3][4] Squash player Anahat Singh became the youngest Indian athlete to compete at the Commonwealth Games at just 14 years of age.[5] 45-year old Lawn Bowls player Sunil Bahadur was the oldest player in the contingent.

India's first medal of the Games was won by Sanket Sargar with a silver in weightlifting. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu won the first gold medal for the country, also in weightlifting.[6] India won its first ever medals in Lawn Bowls after the Women's Fours team won the Gold medal, and were followed by the Men's fours team winning a silver medal. Sharath Kamal was India's most successful player at the Games, having won four (3 gold and 1 silver) medals in table tennis.

India ended the games as the best nation in 4 sports: badminton, table tennis, wrestling and weightlifting and second best in boxing.

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Withdrawal threat

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Following a June 2019 decision by the Commonwealth Games Federation Executive Board to back BOCCG's proposal that archery and shooting not be included in the 2022 sport programme,[7] IOA President Narinder Batra proposed that India boycott the 2022 Games, claiming the CGF leadership had an "India bashing mindset" and that "people with a particular mindset" could not tolerate India's sporting prowess (of which shooting sports constitute a significant portion).[8]

However, the IOA later withdrew its boycott threat[9] and proposed the hosting of a combined archery and shooting championships, scheduled to take place in Chandigarh during January 2022. The proposal was backed by associated stakeholders[10] and subsequently received official approval on the proviso that India bore the cost of hosting the event; medals awarded in Chandigarh would be included in the 2022 Games overall medal table a week after the closing ceremony.[11] In July 2021, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]

In October 2021, Hockey India withdrew both hockey teams from the Games, citing the pandemic within the United Kingdom and the proximity of Birmingham 2022 to the 2022 Asian Games (with Paris 2024 Olympic qualification at stake in the latter); the decision was made in response to the UK's non-recognition of Indian COVID-19 vaccination certificates and England Hockey withdrawing from the 2021 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar.[13] Following discussions with the IOA and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, the federation determined that India would, subject to qualification, participate in the Commonwealth hockey tournaments.[14]

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Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.[15]

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Medals

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Medalists

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Athletics

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Following the National Inter-State Athletics Championships in Chennai, a squad of thirty-seven athletes was selected on 16 June 2022.[16][17]

Key
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
Men
Track & road events
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Field events
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Women
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Field events
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Badminton

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By virtue of its position in the combined BWF World Ranking (as of 1 February 2022), India qualified for the mixed team event.[18] Following the Senior Selection Trials, a full squad of ten players was selected on 20 April 2022.[19][20]

Singles
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Doubles
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Mixed team
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Squad
Group stage
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Source: BWF
Quarter Finals
Semi Finals
Final
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Boxing

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Following the men's selection trials on 2 June 2022, eight boxers were selected for the competition.[25][26] The women's trials and selection of four more boxers followed on 11 June 2022.[27][28]

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Cricket

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By virtue of its position in the ICC Women's T20I rankings (as of 1 April 2021), India qualified for the tournament.[29][30]

Fixtures were announced in November 2021.[31]

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Roster

Fifteen players were officially selected on 11 July 2022.[32]

Reserves: Simran Bahadur, Richa Ghosh, Poonam Yadav

Group play
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Source: ESPNcricinfo
29 July 2022
11:00
Scorecard
India 
154/8 (20 overs)
v
 Australia
157/7 (19 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 52 (34)
Jess Jonassen 4/22 (4 overs)
Ashleigh Gardner 52* (35)
Renuka Singh 4/18 (4 overs)
Australia won by 3 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
Player of the match: Ashleigh Gardner (Aus)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Meghna Singh (Ind) made her WT20I debut.
  • Alyssa Healy (Aus) became the first player, male or female, to take 100 dismissals as a wicket-keeper in T20I cricket.[33]

31 July 2022
11:00
Scorecard
Pakistan 
99 (18 overs)
v
 India
102/2 (11.4 overs)
Muneeba Ali 32 (30)
Sneh Rana 2/15 (4 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 63* (42)
Tuba Hassan 1/18 (2 overs)
India won by 8 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Kim Cotton (NZ)
Player of the match: Smriti Mandhana (Ind)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.

3 August 2022
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
India 
162/4 (20 overs)
v
 Barbados
62/8 (20 overs)
Jemimah Rodrigues 56* (46)
Shanika Bruce 1/17 (2 overs)
Kyshona Knight 16 (20)
Renuka Singh 4/10 (4 overs)
India won by 100 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Shivani Mishra (Qat)
Player of the match: Renuka Singh Thakur (Ind)
  • Barbados won the toss and elected to field.
  • Shaunte Carrington (Bar) made her WT20I debut.
Semi-final
6 August 2022
11:00
Scorecard
India 
164/5 (20 overs)
v
 England
160/6 (20 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 61 (32)
Freya Kemp 2/22 (3 overs)
Nat Sciver 41 (43)
Sneh Rana 2/28 (4 overs)
India won by 4 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus)
Player of the match: Smriti Mandhana (Ind)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.
Gold medal match
7 August 2022
17:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia 
161/8 (20 overs)
v
 India
152 (19.3 overs)
Beth Mooney 61 (41)
Renuka Singh 2/25 (4 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 65 (43)
Ashleigh Gardner 3/16 (3 overs)
Australia won by 9 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Jacqueline Williams (WI)
Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Aus)
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Cycling

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Thirteen cyclists (9 men and 4 women) have been officially selected to represent India at CWG 2022.[35]

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Keirin
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Points race
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Scratch race
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Gymnastics

Artistic

Men
Team Final & Individual Qualification
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Individual Finals
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Women
Team Final & Individual Qualification
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Individual events
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Rhythmic

Individual Qualification
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Hockey

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By virtue of its position in the FIH World Rankings for men and women respectively (as of 1 February 2022), India qualified for both tournaments.[36] Detailed fixtures were released on 9 March 2022.[37]

Hockey India originally sought to send reserve squads to the Commonwealth Games; this was so the primary squads could focus on the Asian Games tournaments and attempt to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics at the first opportunity.[38] Owing to the subsequent postponement of the 2022 Asian Games, a full-strength men's squad for the Commonwealth Games was confirmed on 20 June 2022;[39] an experienced women's squad was also confirmed on 23 June 2022.[40]

Summary

Key:

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Men's tournament

Roster
Group play
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Source: Birmingham 2022
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
(H) Hosts
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Semi Final
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Gold medal match
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Women's tournament

Roster
Group play
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Source: Birmingham 2022
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
(H) Hosts
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Semi Final
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Bronze medal match
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Judo

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India announced a six-member judo team following selection trials held from May 23 to May 26.[41][42]

Men
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Lawn bowls

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Women
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Para powerlifting

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Squash

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As of 12 July 2022, a team of 9 athletes will represent India in the squash competition at the Games.[43]

Singles
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Doubles
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Swimming

India declared its four-member swimming team on 25 June 2022.[44]

Men
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Table tennis

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India qualified for both the men's and women's team events via the ITTF World Team Rankings (as of 2 January 2020). Seven players were selected on 31 May 2022; the women's selections were provisional and dependent on SAI approval since Archana Kamath was selected even though she did not satisfy the selection criteria.[45]

The SAI returned responsibility for the decision back to the Committee of Administrators;[note 1] Diya Chitale, who filed a writ petition to the Delhi High Court protesting her non-selection, replaced Kamath in the amended squad.[46] Another player was also added to the men's squad.

Singles
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Para-Singles
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Doubles
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Team
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Triathlon

A squad of four triathletes (two per gender) was selected for the competition; the men will be named at a later date.[47]

Individual
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Mixed Relay
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Weightlifting

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A squad of 15 weightlifters was confirmed on 13 April 2022.[48]

Jeremy Lalrinnunga, Achinta Sheuli, Ajay Singh and Purnima Pandey qualified for the competition by winning gold at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[49][50] The other 11 qualified via the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List, which was finalised on 9 March 2022.[51]

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Women
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Wrestling

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Following the women's selection trials on 16 May 2022, six wrestlers were selected for the competition.[52] The men's trials and selection of six more wrestlers followed on 17 May 2022.[53]

Key:

  • VFA – Victory by Fall.
  • VPO1 – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
  • VPO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
  • VSU – Technical superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 10 points.
  • VSU1 – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 10 points.
  • VB – Victory by Injury
  • VFO - Victory by Forfeit - if an athlete does not show up on the mat
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Women
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Nordic Format
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Repechage Format
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Notes

  1. The CoA manage the TTFI, which (as of 7 June 2022) is suspended.

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