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]

  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.