The Commonwealth Games winners list, in the Commonwealth Games, often called the Friendly Games, is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. India's team consists of 322 members, including 72 team officials, 26 extra officials, nine contingent staff, and three general managers in the Commonwealth Games winners list  2022. Astley Cooper introduced the Commonwealth Games in 1881, where multiple games will happen at one sports event. Commonwealth Games as a first in history allows Athletes with a disability to be included as full members of their national teams. The 22nd edition of this Games was held in Birmingham, England from 28th July to 8th August 2022.

There were only six sports included in the Commonwealth Games at first such as 6 sports included,

• athletics,

• boxing,

• aquatics,

• lawn bowls,

• rowing,

• Wrestling

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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 Games 2022 overview in the table format.

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Commonwealth Games 2022 Medal Table - Full List Of Indian Medal Winners

India has won 61 medals (22 gold, 16 silver, and 23 bronze) in the Commonwealth Games winners list. Mirabai Chanu bags the first gold medal for India in Weightlifting women’s 49kg category, in  2022. India ranked 6th in the Commonwealth Games winners list 2022 Medal 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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Commonwealth Games Winners List - Gold Medal Winners List

Here you can check the Commonwealth Games Winners List 2022.

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Commonwealth Games Winners List - Silver Medal Winners List

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

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Commonwealth Games Winners List - Bronze Medal Winners for India

Here you can check the bronze medal winners of India in the Commonwealth Games 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 Commonwealth Games 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 called the Commonwealth Games 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.

Commonwealth Games 2022 India Participation List

As per the Athlete Federation of India, 37 member Indian athlete teams will be participating 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).

Commonwealth Games 2026 Host

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