Commonwealth Games is one of the international multisport events which consists of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations with 21 sports and 272 events. It is a quadrennial multi-sport event contested by the athletes from the commonwealth nations. These games are managed by the Commonwealth Games Federation in London, England. The first Commonwealth was held in 1930 in Hamilton, Canada. These games are held once in 4 years in between the Olympic Games. Till now from 1954 to 2023, the 22nd Commonwealth Games were held. The 23rd Commonwealth will be held from the 23^rd of July 2026  to the 2^{nd of} August 2026. In Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland with the expectations of 74 Commonwealth Association, 3000 athletes, 10 sports events. this article, the details explain the Overview of the Birmingham Commonwealth 2022 games, the medal table of 2022, the list of Indian gold, silver, and bronze winners list, the history behind the medals, the participation list, and the host. A PDF format is also attached to this article for future purposes. For any queries check the FAQ section given below.

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Commonwealth Games Winners List 2022 PDF Download

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Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 - Overview

Here is the overview of the Birmingham Commonwealth 2022 overview in the table format.

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Full List Of Indian Medal Winners

India has won 61 medals (22 gold, 16 silver, and 23 bronze) in the Commonwealth winners list. Mirabai Chanu bags the first gold medal for India in Weightlifting women’s 49kg category, in  2022. India ranked 6th in the 2022 Commonwealth and Tally with 6 medals. Australia is ranking first on the medal tally of with 22 Gold medals, 13 silver medals, and 17 Bronze medals.

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Gold Medal Winners List

Here you can check the Commonwealth Gold Winners List 2022.

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Silver Medal Winners List

Here you can check the silver medal winners of India in the Commonwealth Silver winners list 2022.

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Bronze Medal Winners for India

Here you can check the bronze medal winners of India in the Commonwealth Bronze Winners List 2022.

Wrestling won the most medals for India in Birmingham with all 12 grapplers standing on the podium. Weightlifting contributed 10, while Athletics won eight.

The History Behind the Medals for the Games in  Commonwealth 2022:

• Manpreet Singh, a hockey player, and V. Sindhu, a badminton player, carried the national flag during the opening ceremony. At only 14 years old, squash player Anahat Singh became the nation's youngest competitor at the Commonwealth Games.

• The oldest player in the group was Sunil Bahadur, a 45-year-old lawn bowler.

• Sanket Sargar'ssilver medal in the weightlifting event gave India its first medal of the competition.

• The nation's first gold medal came from Saikhom Mirabai Chanu at the 2022 Games.

• The first event took place in the Canadian city of Edmonton in 1978.

• This is India's third-best performance ever after finishing 2nd in 2010 when the games were hosted in Delhi and 3rd in 2018.

India Participation List in Commonwealth 2022

As per the Athlete Federation of India, 37 member Indian athlete teams have participated in Commonwealth Games 2022. The 37-member Indian athlete team consists of 18 women and 19 men. The Indian team was led by Neeraj Chopra, the Olympic Champion Javelin Thrower. Check here for the list of participating men and women from India.

Men:

1. Avinash Sable (3000m Steeplechase)

2. Nitender Rawat (Marathon)

3. M Sreeshankar and Muhammed Anees Yahiya (Long Jump)

4. Abdulla Aboobacker, Praveen Chithravel, and Eldhose Paul (Triple Jump)

5. Tajinderpal Singh Toor (Shot Put)

6. Neeraj Chopra, DP Manu, and Rohit Yadav (Javelin Throw)

7. Sandeep Kumar and Amit Khatri (Race Walking)

8. Amoj Jacob, Noah Nirmal Tom, Arokia Rajiv, Muhammed Ajmal, Naganathan Pandi, and Rajesh Ramesh (4x400m Relay).

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Women:

1. S Dhanalakshmi (100m and 4x100m relay)

2. Jyothi Yarraji (100mHurdles)

3. Aishwarya B (Long Jump and Triple Jump) and Ancy Sojan (Long Jump)

4. Manpreet Kaur (Shot Put); Navjeet Kaur Dhillon and Seema Antil Punia (Discus Throw)

5. Annu Rani and Shilpa Rani (Javelin Throw)

6. Manju Bala Singh and Sarita Romit Singh (Hammer Throw)

7. Bhawna Jat and Priyanka Goswami (Race Walking)

8. Hima Das, Dutee Chand, Srabani Nanda, MV Jilna, and NS Simi (4x100m relay).

Host 2026 Commonwealth

The 23rd Edition of Commonwealth 2026 will be held in Victoria, Australia, and will be conducted from the 17th to the 29th of March 2026.

FAQs

Q. Who won the most medals in Commonwealth Games 2022?

Australia won the most medals in Commonwealth Games 2022.

Q. Who won the first medal for India in the Commonwealth Games 2022?

Mirabhai Chanu won the first medal for India and joined the list of Commonwealth Games winners list in the Commonwealth Games 2022.

Q. Commonwealth Games 2026 will be held in which country?

The 23rd Edition of Commonwealth Games 2026 will be held in Victoria, Australia.