COMMON WEALTH GAMES 2010

COMMON WEALTH GAMES 2010
India finished Second position in the medals tally. Australia finished at the top of the board with 74 gold,55 silver and 48 bronze medals for a total 177.
India ended the Commonwealth Games with a flourish with Saina Nehwal taking the badminton swingles title to carry the country ahead of England in the gold medal count (38 to37) England’s over all tally which stood at 142 medals as against India’s 101.
Medals Tally
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Country G S B T
Australia 74 55 48 177
India 38 27 36 101
England 37 59 46 142
Canada 26 17 32 75
South Africa 12 11 10 33
Kenya 12 11 9 32
Malaysia 12 10 13 35
Singapore 11 11 9 31
Nigeria 11 10 14 35
Scotland 9 10 07 26
New-Zea land 6 22 08 36
Cyprus 4 03 05 12
Northern Ireland 3 03 04 10
Samoa 3 00 01 04
Wales 2 07 10 19
Jamaica 2 04 01 07
Next Common wealth Games (2014) at Glasgow in Scotland.
The medal winning Indian athletes in the Commonwealth Games got congratulations from the Prime minister Manmohan singh when they met him at his residence on Friday 15th October 2010. Star shooter Gagan Narang got to spend a few moments with Prime minister.
Badminton star Siana Nehwal who won the gold that took India past England in the medals tally. She said’ it was one of the best days of her life’. Vijendra singh, Sushil kumar, Abhinav Bindra were won Gold medals. World champion wrestler Sushil Kumar, who won a freestyle gold in 66 kg category was thrilled at meeting the primeminister. He met and congratulated everyone.
A.C Ashwini,a ticket collector, Indian Railway, young athlete may not have realised her dream of winning a gold in the 4x400 relay at the Commonwealth Games. The Railway team clinched 25 of the 101 medals. Railway employees won 13 of the 38 gold medals, three of the 27 silver medals, and nine of the 36 bronze medals won bronze medals won by the country.92( of the total 495 Indian participants) at the CWG were Railway employees.
The peaceful conduct of the commonwealth Games 2010 deserves to be appreciated. We should salute our law-enforcing agencies and the center for the foolproof arrangements. The volunteers deserves praise. Saina Nehwal needs to be congratulated on helping us clinch the second spot. The opening and closing ceremonies showcased our ancient tradition with the added advantages of entertainment technology.
India’s performance at the Commonwealth Games filled with joy and pride. Congratulate the participants and volunteers and officials for making the show successful.
The tightest security ever experienced for a sports event in India might have caused some irritation among participants and spectators. But there could have been no compromise on this front.The nation’s unprecedented haul of 101 medals, including 38 gold. Saina Nehwal’s hard-fought win in the badminton final was memorable and so too were the medals sweep in women’s discus throw and triumph of the Indian women’s 4x400 m relay.These were India’s first gold medals in athletics since the legendary Milkha singh won the 440 yard race in Cardiff in 1958. The major disappointment on the final day was India’s debacle in the hockey final.
Prof.John Kurakar