Commonwealth Games 2022 India Medal Tally

The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the "Friendly Games", are a quadrennial international multi-sport event between athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations.

The Commonwealth Games were first held in 1930, and ran sequentially every four years since 1950, except in 1942 and 1946 (cancelled due to World War II). These games were called the British Empire Games from 1930 to 1950, the British Empire and Commonwealth Games from 1954 to 1966, and the British Commonwealth Games from 1970 to 1974.

The Games are overseen by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), which regulates the sporting program and selects the host cities. The sports movement includes International Sports Federations (IFs), Commonwealth Games Associations (CGAs) and organizing committees for each specific Commonwealth Games.

Highlights of India in 2022 Commonwealth Games

No.	Header	Information
1	Competitors	210 (106 Men & 104 Women)
2	Sports	16
3	Flag Bearers (Opening)	1) Manpreet Singh 2) P. V. Sindhu
4	Flag Bearers (Closing)	1) Nikhat Zareen 2) Sharath Achanta
5	Officials	24
6	Medals	Gold: 22 Silver 16 Bronze: 23
7	Rank	4th
8	First Medal	Gold: Saikhom Mirabai Chanu Silver: Sanket Sargar Bronze: Gururaja Poojary

Commonwealth Games overview

Edition	Year	Host	Opened By	Competitors	Top Medal
I	1930	Canada	Viscount Willingdon	400	England
II	1934	England	George V	500	England
III	1938	Australia	Lord Wakehurst	464	Australia
~	1942	Canada	~	~	~
~	1946	Wales	~	~	~
IV	1950	New Zealand	Sir Bernard Freyberg	590	Australia
V	1954	Canada	Earl Alexander of Tunis	662	England
V I	1958	Wales	Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	1122	England
VII	1962	Australia	Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	863	Australia
VIII	1966	Jamaica	Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	1050	England
IX	1970	Scotland	Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	1383	Australia
X	1974	New Zealand	Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	1276	Australia
XI	1978	Canada	Elizabeth II	1474	Canada
XII	1982	Australia	Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	1583	Australia
XIII	1986	Scotland	Elizabeth II	1662	Australia
XIV	1990	New Zealand	Prince Edward	2073	Australia
XV	1994	Canada	Elizabeth II	2557	Australia
XVI	1998	Malaysia	Tuanku Jaafar	3633	Australia
XVII	2002	England	Elizabeth II	3679	Australia
XVIII	2006	Australia	Elizabeth II	4049	Australia
XIX	2010	India	Pratibha Patil Charles, Prince of Wales	4352	Australia
XX	2014	Scotland	Elizabeth II	4947	England
XXI	2018	Australia	Charles, Prince of Wales	4426	Australia
XXII	2022	England	Charles, Prince of Wales	5054	Australia
XXIII	2026	Australia	~	~

Facts about commonwealth games

• Athletes with disabilities have been included as full members of their national teams since 2002, making the Commonwealth Games the first fully inclusive international multi-sport event.
• In 2018, the Games became the first global multi-sport event to feature the same number of men's and women's medals, and four years later they are the first global multi-sport event to feature more women than men.
• Some traditions, such as the Commonwealth Games flag hoisting and the Queen's Baton Relay, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies, are unique to the Games.
• Although the Commonwealth of Nations has 56 members, there are 72 Commonwealth Games federations.
• Only six countries have participated in each Commonwealth Games: Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales. Of these six, Australia, England, Canada and New Zealand have won at least one gold medal in each sport.
• Australia has been the highest achiever for fourteen editions of the Games, England for seven and Canada for one.
• Commonwealth Games 2022 is the 22nd Games to be held since 1930, it was held in Birmingham from 28 July to 8 August 2022.
• The next Commonwealth Games will be the first in history to be held in a decentralized manner, as they are scheduled to be held in four cities in the Australian state of Victoria from 17 to 29 March 2026.

India in the Commonwealth Games 2022

• India's appearance at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was India's 18th appearance at the Games.
• Hockey player Manpreet Singh and badminton athlete P.V. Sindhu served as the flag bearer of the country's opening ceremony. Boxer Nikhat Zareen and table tennis player Sharath Achanta served as the flag bearers of the country's closing ceremony.
• The Indian team of 106 men and 104 women (210 competitors) participating in 16 sports was named in July 2022.
• India did not compete in 3×3 basketball, beach volleyball, netball and rugby sevens.
• Indian para-athletes participated in athletics, para powerlifting, swimming and table tennis.
• Squash player Anahata Singh became the youngest Indian athlete to compete in the Commonwealth Games at the age of just 14.
• 45-year-old Lawn Bowles player Sunil Bahadur was the oldest player in the team.
• India's first Commonwealth Games medal was won by Sanket Sargar with a silver in weightlifting on 30 July.
• Saikhom Mirabai Chanu won the first gold medal for India at the Commonwealth Games 2022 on 30 July.
• India won its first medal in lawn bowls, the women's fours team won the gold medal while the men's fours won the silver medal.
• Sharath Kamal Achanta won four medals (3 Gold and 1 Silver) in Table Tennis at CWG 2022.
• India won most medals in wrestling game, Gold: 6, Silver: 1, Bronze: 5, total 12 medals.
• The second sport where India won the most medals after wrestling was Weightlifting, Gold: 3, Silver: 3, Bronze: 4, a total of 10 medals.

Indian Competitors in Commonwealth Games 2022

No.	Sport	Men	Women	Total
1	Athletics	20	18	38
2	Badminton	5	5	10
3	Boxing	8	4	12
4	Cricket	~	15	15
5	Cycling	9	4	13
6	Gymnastics	3	4	7
7	Hockey	18	18	36
8	Judo	3	3	6
9	Lawn Bowls	5	5	10
10	Para Powerlifting	2	3	5
11	Squash	5	4	9
12	Swimming	7	0	7
13	Table Tennis	5	7	12
14	Triathlon	2	2	4
15	Weightlifting	8	7	15
16	Wrestling	6	6	12
	Total	106	104	210

Medals won by Indian players

Gold medalist

No.	Athletic	Sports	Event	Date
1	Saikhom Mirabai Chanu	Weightlifting	Women’s 49Kg	30 Jul
2	Jeremy Lalrinnunga	Weightlifting	Men’s 67Kg	31 Jul
3	Achinta Sheuli	Weightlifting	Men’s 73Kg	31 Jul
4	a) Lovely Choubey b) Nayanmoni Saikia c) Pinki Singh d) Rupa Rani Tirkey	Lawn Bowls	Lawn Bowls	2 Aug
5	a) Gnanasekaran b) Harmeet Desai c) Sanil Shetty d) Sathiyan e) Sharath Achanta	Table Tennis		2 Aug
6	Sudhir	Para Powerlifting	Men’s Heavyweight	4 Aug
7	Bajrang Punia	Wrestling	Men’s Freestyle 65Kg	5 Aug
8	Sakshi Malik	Wrestling	Women’s Freestyle 62Kg	5 Aug
9	Deepak Punia	Wrestling	Men’s Freestyle 86Kg	5 Aug
10	Ravi Kumar Dahiya	Wrestling	Men’s Freestyle 57Kg	6 Aug
11	Naveen Malik	Wrestling	Women’s Freestyle 53Kg	6 Aug
12	Naveen Malik	Wrestling	Men’s Freestyle 74Kg	6 Aug
13	Bhavina Patel	Table Tennis	Women’s Singles C3–5	6 Aug
14	Nitu Ghanghas	Boxing	Women’s 48Kg	7 Aug
15	Amit Panghal	Boxing	Men’s 51Kg	7 Aug
16	Eldhose Paul	Athletics	Men’s Triple Jump	7 Aug
17	Nikhat Zareen	Boxing	Women’s 50Kg	7 Aug
18	a) Sharath Achanta b) Sreeja Akula	Table Tennis	Mixed Doubles	7 Aug
19	P. V. Sindhu	Badminton	Women’s Singles	8 Aug
20	Lakshya Sen	Badminton	Men’s Singles	8 Aug
21	a) Chirag Shetty Satwiksairaj b) Rankireddy	Badminton	Men’s Doubles	8 Aug
22	Sharath Achanta	Table Tennis	Men’s Singles	8 Aug

Silver medalist

No.	Athletic	Sports	Event	Date
1	Sanket Sargar	Weightlifting	Men’s 55Kg	30 Jul
2	Bindyarani Devi	Weightlifting	Women’s 55Kg	30 Jul
3	Shushila Likmabam	Weightlifting	Women’s 48Kg	1 Aug
4	Vikas Thakur	Weightlifting	Men’s 96Kg	2 Aug
5	India Badminton Team a) Aakarshi Kashyap b) Ashwini Ponnappa c) B. Sumeeth Reddy d) Chirag Shetty e) Gayathri Gopichand f) Lakshya Sen g) P. V. Sindhu h) Rankireddy i) Satwiksairaj j) Srikanth Kidambi k) Treesa Jolly	Badminton	Mixed Team	2 Aug
6	Tulika Maan	Judo	Women’s +78Kg	3 Aug
7	Murali Sreeshankar	Athletics	Men’s Long Jump	4 Aug
8	Anshu Malik	Wrestling	Women’s Freestyle 57Kg	5 Aug
9	Priyanka Goswami	Athletics	Women’s 10,000m Walk	6 Aug
10	Avinash Sable	Athletics	Men’s 3000 m Steeplechase	6 Aug
11	a) Chandan Singh b) Dinesh Kumar c) Navneet Singh d) Sunil Bahadur	Lawn bowls	Men’s Fours	6 Aug
12	Abdulla Aboobacker	Athletics	Men’s Triple Jump	7 Aug
13	a) Sathiyan Gnanasekaran b) Sharath Achanta	Table tennis	Men’s Doubles	7 Aug
14	India Women’s Cricket Team a) Deepti Sharma b) Harleen Deol c) Harmanpreet Kaur d) Jemimah Rodrigues e) Meghna Singh f) Pooja Vastrakar g) Radha Yadav h) Rajeshwari Gayakwad i) Renuka Singh j) Sabbhineni Meghana k) Shafali Verma l) Smriti Mandhana m) Sneh Rana n) Taniya Bhatia o) Yastika Bhatia	Cricket	Women’s Cricket	7 Aug
15	Sagar Ahlawat	Boxing	Men’s +92 kg	7 Aug
16	India Men’s Hockey Team a) Abhishek b) Akashdeep Singh c) Amit Rohidas d) Gurjant Singh e) Hardik Singh f) Harmanpreet Singh g) Jarmanpreet Singh h) Jugraj Singh i) Krishan Pathak j) Lalit Upadhyay k) Mandeep Singh l) Manpreet Singh m) Nilakanta Sharma n) P. R. Sreejesh o) Shamsher Singh p) Surender Kumar q) Varun Kumar r) Vivek Prasad	Hockey	Men’s Tournament	8 Aug

Bronze medalist

No.	Athletic	Sports	Event	Date
1	Gururaja Poojary	Weightlifting	Men’s 61Kg	30 Jul
2	Vijay Kumar Yadav	Judo	Men’s 60Kg	1 Aug
3	Harjinder Kaur	Weightlifting	Women’s 71Kg	1 Aug
4	Lovepreet Singh	Weightlifting	Men’s 109Kg	3 Aug
5	Saurav Ghosal	Squash	Men’s Singles	3 Aug
6	Gurdeep Singh	Weightlifting	Men’s +109Kg	3 Aug
7	Tejaswin Shankar	Athletics	Men’s High Jump	3 Aug
8	Divya Kakran	Wrestling	Women’s Freestyle 68Kg	5 Aug
9	Mohit Grewal	Wrestling	Men’s Freestyle 125Kg	5 Aug
10	Jaismine Lamboria	Boxing	Women’s Lightweight	6 Aug
11	Pooja Gehlot	Wrestling	Women’s Freestyle 50Kg	6 Aug
12	Pooja Sihag	Wrestling	Women’s Freestyle 76Kg
13	Mohammad Hussamuddin	Boxing	Men’s Featherweight	6 Aug
14	Deepak Nehra	Wrestling	Men’s Freestyle 97Kg	6 Aug
15	Sonalben Patel	Table Tennis	Women’s Singles C3–5	6 Aug
16	Rohit Tokas	Boxing	Men’s Welterweight	6 Aug
17	India Women’s Hockey Team a) Deep Grace Ekka b) Gurjit Kaur c) Jyoti d) Lalremsiami e) Monika Malik f) Navneet Kaur g) Neha Goyal h) Nikki Pradhan i) Nisha Warsi j) Rajani Etimarpu k) Salima Tete l) Sangita Kumari m) Savita Punia n) Sharmila Devi o) Sonika Tandi p) Sushila Chanu q) Udita Duhan r) Vandana Katariya	Hockey	Women’s Tournament	7 Aug
18	Sandeep Kumar	Athletics	Men’s 10,000 m Walk	7 Aug
19	Annu Rani	Athletics	Women’s Javelin Throw	7 Aug
20	a) Dipika Pallikal b) Saurav Ghosal	Squash	Mixed Doubles	7 Aug
21	Srikanth Kidambi	Badminton	Men’s Singles	7 Aug
22	a) Gayathri Gopichand b) Treesa Jolly	Badminton	Women’s Doubles	7 Aug
23	Sathiyan Gnanasekaran	Table Tennis	Men’s Singles	8 Aug

Medal by sport

No.	Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Wrestling	6	1	5	12
2	Table tennis	4	1	2	7
3	Weightlifting	3	3	4	10
4	Boxing	3	1	3	7
5	Badminton	3	1	2	6
6	Athletics	1	4	3	8
7	Lawn Bowls	1	1	0	2
8	Para powerlifting	1	0	0	1
9	Judo	0	2	1	3
10	Hockey	0	1	1	2
11	Cricket	0	1	0	1
12	Squash	0	0	2	2
	Total	22	16	23	61

Medal by date

Day	Date	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	29 Jul	0	0	0	0
2	30 Jul	1	2	1	4
3	31 Jul	2	0	0	2
4	1 Aug	0	1	2	3
5	2 Aug	2	2	0	4
6	3 Aug	0	1	4	5
7	4 Aug	1	1	0	2
8	5 Aug	3	1	2	6
9	6 Aug	4	3	7	14
10	7 Aug	5	4	6	15
11	8 Aug	4	1	1	6
	Total	22	16	23	61

MCQs on Commonwealth Games 2022

1. Where were the Commonwealth Games held for the first time?

a) Canada

b) England

c) Australia

d) Wales

Answer

a) Canada

2. When were the Commonwealth Games held for the first time?

a) 1926

b) 1930

c) 1934

d) 1938

Answer

b) 1930

3. Where were the Commonwealth Games held in 2018?

a) Australia

b) Scotland

c) India

d) England

Answer

a) Australia

4. Where were the Commonwealth Games held in 2022?

a) Australia

b) Scotland

c) England

d) New Zealand

Answer

c) England

5. Where will the Commonwealth Games be held in 2026?

a) Australia

b) Scotland

c) Malaysia

d) New Zealand

Answer

a) Australia

6. How many medals did Indian men win in the Commonwealth Games 2022?

a) 37 medals

b) 35 medals

c) 33 medals

d) 31 medals

Answer

b) 35 medals (13 gold, 9 silver, 13 bronze)

7. How many medals did Indian women win in the Commonwealth Games 2022?

a) 33 medals

b) 27 medals

c) 23 medals

d) 19 medals

Answer

c) 23 medals (8 gold, 2 silver, 13 bronze)

8. On which day did Indian players win the maximum number of medals in the Commonwealth Games 2022?

a) 5 August 2022

b) 6 August 2022

c) 7 August 2022

d) 8 August 2022

Answer

c) 7 August 2022 (Day 10) [15 Medals: 5 Gold 5, 4 Silver and 6 Bronze]

9. Who is the youngest Indian athlete to participate in Commonwealth Games?

a) Murli Sreeshankar

b) Neetu Ghanghas

c) Jeremy Lalrinnunga

d) Anahata Singh

Answer

d) Anahata Singh (squash player at the age of 14)

10. In which sport India did not participate in the Commonwealth Games 2022?

a) Lawn Bowls

b) judo

c) triathlon

d) netball

Answer

d) Netball (India also did not participate in 3×3 basketball, beach volleyball and rugby sevens)