India at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

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India was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a 270-member strong contingent comprising 183 sportspersons and 77 officials. 2004 Summer Olympics silver medalist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was the flag bearer for India.

Samresh Jung was chosen as the winner of the inaugural David Dixon Award, which honours the outstanding athlete at each Commonwealth Games. Jung won seven medals at the 2006 Games, five gold, one silver and one bronze and set three new Games records along the way. India is also the host nation for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, which will be held in Delhi, India's Capital.

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[edit] Medals

   Gold       Silver       Bronze    Total
India 22 17 11 50

[edit] Gold

Shooting:

Weightlifting:

Table Tennis:

Boxing:

[edit] Silver

Shooting:

Weightlifting:

Athletics:

  • Seema Antil, Women's Discus Throw
  • Women's 4x600m Relay

Boxing:

Hockey:

[edit] Bronze

Badminton:

Table Tennis:

  • Women's Team Event

Shooting:

Weightlifting:

Athletics:

Boxing:

[edit] India's Teams at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

[edit] Field Hockey

[edit] Men's Team

Head Coach: Rajinder Singh

[edit] Women's Team

Head Coach: Maharaj Krishan Kaushik


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Commonwealth Games Associations at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Anguilla • Antigua and Barbuda • Australia • Bahamas • Bangladesh • Barbados • Belize • Bermuda • Botswana • British Virgin Islands • Brunei Darussalam • Cameroon • Canada • Cayman Islands • Cook Islands • Cyprus • Dominica • England • Falkland Islands • Fiji • Gambia, The • Ghana • Gibraltar • Grenada • Guernsey • Guyana • India • Isle of Man • Jamaica • Jersey • Kenya • Kiribati • Lesotho • Malawi • Malaysia • Maldives • Malta • Mauritius • Montserrat • Mozambique • Namibia • Nauru • New Zealand • Nigeria • Niue • Norfolk Island • Northern Ireland • Pakistan • Papua New Guinea • Saint Helena • Saint Kitts and Nevis • Saint Lucia • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines • Samoa • Scotland • Seychelles • Sierra Leone • Singapore • Solomon Islands • South Africa • Sri Lanka • Swaziland • Tanzania • Tonga • Trinidad and Tobago • Turks and Caicos • Tuvalu • Uganda • Vanuatu • Wales • Zambia


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India at the Commonwealth Games
1934 · 1938 · 1954 · 1958 · 1966 · 1970 · 1974 · 1978 · 1982 · 1990 · 1994 · 1998 · 2002 · 2006 · 2010
India did not compete in Games before 1934, in 1950, in 1962, or in 1986