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India at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

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.

Medalists

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India's teams at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Badminton

Men

Women

Hockey

India women's national field hockey team

Roster

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Pool B
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Gold-medal match

Shooting

Men

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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