India at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

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

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]

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 30 22 17 69

Medalists

[7]

India's teams at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Badminton

Men

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Pullela Gopichand Men's Singles  Wojcikiewicz (CAN)
W 3-0(7-0,7-1,7-1) 		 Hann (MAS)
L 0-3(1-7,1-7,4-7) 		did not advance
Nikhil Kanetkar  Seng (MAS)
L 2-3(3-7,7-4,4-7,7-4,5-7) 		did not advance
Abhinn Shyam Gupta  Haughton (ENG)
W 3-0(8-6,7-5,7-3) 		 Vaughan (WAL)
L 1-3(4-7,1-7,7-3,3-7) 		did not advance
V. Diju
Sanave Thomas 		Men's doubles —  Anthony Clark / Nathan Robertson (ENG)
L 3-0(1-7,4-7,6-8) 		did not advance

Women

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
B. R. Meenakshi Women's Singles  Morgan (WAL)
L 0-3(3-7,3-7,1-7) 		did not advance
Trupti Murgunde  Ng (MAS)
L 2-3(7-5,2-7,3-7,7-4,2-7) 		did not advance
Aparna Popat  Amrita Sawaram (MRI)
W 3-0(7-0,7-1,7-0) 		 Julien (CAN)
W 3-0(7-1,7-0,7-0) 		 Hallam (ENG)
L 0-3(3-7,3-7,1-7) 		did not advance

Hockey

India women's national field hockey team

Roster

[8][9]

Pool B
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Qualification
 New Zealand 7 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 Semifinals
 England 5 3 1 2 0 9 4 +5 Quarterfinals
 India 4 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 Quarterfinals
 Canada 0 3 0 0 3 2 10 -8
26 July 2002
18:00
Canada  0–1  India
Report Suman  44'
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
28 July 2002
09:00
India  1–3  New Zealand
Jyoti  16' Report Pearce  25'
Gubb-Suddaby  40'
Senior  67'
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
29 July 2002
16:00
England  1–1  India
Bennett  27' Report Suman  23'
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
Quarter-finals
31 July 2002
10:00
South Africa  3–4 (a.e.t.)  India
Coetzee  8', 15'
Wilson  34' 		Report Pritam  46'
Jyoti  62', 64'
Suman  78'
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
Semi-finals
1 August 2002
16:00
New Zealand  1–2  India
Pearce  5' Report Jyoti  33'
Mamta  62'
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
Gold-medal match
3 August 2002
15:30
England  2–3 (a.e.t.)  India
Blanks  35'
Grant  46' 		Report Mamta  21', 78'
Sita  31'
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey

Shooting

Men

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Samaresh Jung Men's 10m air pistol 576 2 674.8
Jaspal Rana 576 3 674.7
Abhinav Bindra Men's 10m air rifle 590 1 691.4
Sameer Ambekar 587 4 689.2 5

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Indian women stun Kiwis". BBC. 1 August 2002. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
  2. ^ "India deny England gold". BBC. 3 August 2002. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
  3. ^ Kamesh, Srinivasan (5 August 2002). "Indian girls peak at the right time". The Hindu.
  4. ^ "Indian eves win Commonwealth hockey gold". rediff.com. 3 August 2002. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
  5. ^ Zanane, Anant; Das, Suprita (13 March 2008). "Women's hockey hopes to deliver". Sports. NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
  6. ^ "Bollywood scores with women's hockey". CNN. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
  7. ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
  8. ^ "2002 Commonwealth Games Results: Medals (India), Women's Hockey". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2008.
  9. ^ "2002 Commonwealth Games player profiles". bharatiyahockey.org. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
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