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]

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)

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 30221769

Medalists

[7]

India's teams at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

India women's national field hockey team
Roster
  • Kanti Baa
  • Suman Bala
  • Sanggai Chanu
  • Tingonleima Chanu
  • Ngasepam Pakpi Devi
  • Suraj Lata Devi (c)
  • Sita Gussain
  • Saba Anjum Karim
  • Amandeep Kaur
  • Manjinder Kaur
  • Mamta Kharab
  • Jyoti Sunita Kullu
  • Helen Mary
  • Anjali
  • Pritam Rani Siwach
  • Sumrai Tete

[8][9]

Pool B
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Qualification
 New Zealand 7321084+4Semifinals
 England 5312094+5Quarterfinals
 India 4311134-1Quarterfinals
 Canada 03003210-8
26 July 2002
18:00
Canada  0–1  India
Report Suman field hockey ball 44'
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
28 July 2002
09:00
India  1–3  New Zealand
Jyoti field hockey ball 16' Report Pearce field hockey ball 25'
Gubb-Suddaby field hockey ball 40'
Senior field hockey ball 67'
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
29 July 2002
16:00
England  1–1  India
Bennett field hockey ball 27' Report Suman field hockey ball 23'
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
Quarter-finals
31 July 2002
10:00
South Africa  3–4 (a.e.t.)  India
Coetzee field hockey ball 8', 15'
Wilson field hockey ball 34'		 Report Pritam field hockey ball 46'
Jyoti field hockey ball 62', 64'
Suman field hockey ball 78'
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
Semi-finals
1 August 2002
16:00
New Zealand  1–2  India
Pearce field hockey ball 5' Report Jyoti field hockey ball 33'
Mamta field hockey ball 62'
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
Gold-medal match
3 August 2002
15:30
England  2–3 (a.e.t.)  India
Blanks field hockey ball 35'
Grant field hockey ball 46'		 Report Mamta field hockey ball 21', 78'
Sita field hockey ball 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 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Jaspal Rana 576 3 674.7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Abhinav Bindra Men's 10m air rifle 590 1 691.4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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".
  8. "2002 Commonwealth Games Results: Medals (India), Women's Hockey". thecgf.com. 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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