COMMON WEALTH GAMES 2022--A PREVIEW

 COMMON WEALTH GAMES 2022--A PREVIEW

The Common Wealth Games are being conducted in Birmingham, this year. India has taken part in common wealth games since 1930 for 18 times winning 181 gold medals, 173 silver medals, 149 bronze medals. The opening of Birmingham common wealth games on 28 July 2022 would go according IST 11.30 night(11.30 pm). There are 283 medals in total 19 games. The games would be played during 11 days. This is a very expensive organisation and bearing Rs 74 billion (778 million pound). Total number of events 19, total no of meals283, and total no of days 11 from 28 July to 8 AUGUST 2022.

COMMON WEALTH GAMES 2022( SOURCE GOOGLE)

INDIA’S PERFORMANCE IN LAST 5 COMMON WEALTH GAMES

YEAR	ORGANISER	MEDALS	PLACE
2002	MENCHESTER	69	Fourth
2006	MELBORN	50	Fourth
2010	DELHI	101	Second
2014	GLASGO	64	Fifth
2018	GOLD COAST	66	Third

Indian Team, in common wealth games has always shown its performance within top  five countries. During 20 years India has won total 350 medals with 131 gold. The major contribution in medals in these years in common wealth games goes to SHOOTING. This year Shooting is not a part of common wealth games, so it's a big challenge for India to stand within top five countries.

ROLE OF SHOOTERS IN GOLD COAST IN 2018

The last common wealth games in Gold Coast in 2018, shooting contributed 25% out of total 66 medals. The shooters won 7 gold medals in 2018. This year we expect winning good medals from Weight Lifting, Badminton, Boxing, Wrestling and Table Tennis. In such a way, it will be a big challenge to stand among top five countries with matter to medals.

ENGLAND IS HOSTING C.W.G. FOR THIRD TIME

England is hosting the common wealth games for three time in 20 years. The opening ceremony will be celebrated in Alexander Stadium.In last games, India won 28 medals in athletics and a good medals were expected in trek & field competition this year too. But, in absence of Neeraj Chopra it might be hard to compete. In spite of this, we expect 7-8 medals in trek & field events. Annu Rani can do miracle in jabline throw as she has already entered the final of world championship.

WRESTLING COULD PROVIDE GOLD MEDALS

India is expected a good number of gold medals in wrestling. Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia the last gold medalists are sure to stand on podium out of 12 wrestlers. Ravi Dahiya,the silver medal winner in olympic has promised to win gold medal for India in common wealth games 2022.     Last time in 2018, the wrestlers gave 5 gold medals with 12 medals in Gold Coast.

P.B. SINDHU COULD BE THE FLAG BEARER 

In absence of Neeraj Chopra, P.B.Sindhu, the two time olympic medal winner would bear the flag twice in common wealth games games. She would simultaneously lead the team bearing National Flag in the opening ceremony. Before this, she was also the flag bearer in Gold Coast in 2018.The former world champion PB Sindhu won silver medals in Gold Coast and Glasgo.Besides this, she won silver medal in 2016 olympic and bronze medal in 2020 olympic. Sindhu could be a golden girl this time in women-single badminton match. Besides this,men single, women double and combined mixed team could be the medal winners. the world championship  medal winners Kidambi Srikant and Lakshya Sen sure shot for medals are also present in Indian team.

INDIAN BOXING TEAM IN COMMON WEALTHGAMES.   World champion Nikhat zareen, olympic medal winner Lavleena Boregohen and Amit Panghal along with12 boxers are the part of Indian boxing team in Birmingham. The members of the team Amit won silver medal and Hasmuddin won bronze medal in last common wealth games in Gold Coast in 2018. both of them claim for gold medal this year changing the color of their medals in Birmingham.The others with Lavleena and Nikhat would fight for medals for the first time i common wealth games this year. 28 years old boxer Shiv Thapa in 63.5 weight group,is the major claimant. He won medals in Asian Championship for five times. Ashish Kumar,Sanjeet, Rohit Tokas, Sumit Kundu and Sagar are also the claimant of medals in Birmingham. In women category , besides Nikhat and Lavleena, if hoped to any one she is Neetu Ghan Ghas of Haryana. Neetu the resident of Bhiwani has performed well in recent period.

 The first bout of boxing will turn on 30th July 2022.

 Neetu(48), Nikhat Zareen(50), Jasmeen(60), Lavleena Boregohen(70), Amit Panghal(51), Mohammad Hasmuddin(57), Shiv Thapa(63.5) Rohit Tokas,(67), Sumit(75), Ashish Kumar(80), Sanjeet(92), and Sagar(92+) all the boxers perform their best and take a start with winning.

*In common wealth games, India has won 8 gold medals, 12 silver medals and 17 bronze medals in Boxing by now.

*In 2018, India won total 9 medals in boxing with 3 gold medals.

*In 2002, Mohammad Ali Kammar bagged first gold medal for      India in boxing.

MEERA BAI CHANNU IN WEIGHT LIFTING

Meera Bai Channu is expected gold medal in Weight Lifting in Birmingham. She is the silver medal winner in olympic games. She is leading the weight lifting team.

MEDAL CHART IN CWG ON 7th AUGUST 2022 (sunday)

COUNTRY	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZ	TOTAL
AUSTRALIA	61	52	52	165
ENGLAND	54	58	50	162
CANADA	23	29	33	85
NEWZELAND	18	12	17	47
INDIA	17	13	19	49
SCOTTLAND	11	10	25	46

HIGHLIGHTS IN WORLD COMMON WEALTH GAMES 

*In Javelin throw, Annu Rani from Meerut won bronze medal for the first time in Birmingham. she threw Javelin 60 m away in her third attempt and won bronze medal.  World champion Kellers Lee Barber from Australia threw Javelin64.43 m away for Gold medal and Mackenzie Little from the same country threw 64.27 m for silver medal.

*India won 4 medals in Triple jump. Men triple jump, in common wealth games, Aldos Paul won gold medal while Abdulla Ambabkar from Kerala got silver medal. Paul in his third attempt jumped 17.03 m while Ambukakar 17.02 m in his fifth attempt.

*In boxing, Amit Panghal, world champion Nikhat Jareen, and the rising young boxer Neetu Ghan Ghas won gold medals. It was a super sunday fr the Indian boxers.

*Women hockey team won medal in world common wealth games after 16 years gap. For bronze medal, India defeated New zee land in shoot out by 2--1 in Birmingham.In common wealth games, India won gold medal in 2002 and silver medal in 2006. Thus, India bagged 3 medals in common wealth games by now.

*India's table tennis players Sharat Kamal and Joe Sathian in men combined competition won silver medal.

INDIA'S PERFORMANCE IN COMMON WEALTH GAMES

GAME	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	TOTAL
WRESTLING	O6	01	05	12
TABLE TENNIS	04	01	02	07
WEIGHT LIFTING	03	O3	04	10
BADMINTON	03	01	02	06
TREK & FIELD	01	04	03	08
BOXING	03	01	03	07
LAWN BOWELS	01	01	00	02
PARAPOWERLIFTING	01	00	00	01
CRICKET	00	01	00	01
HOCKEY	00	01	01	02
JUDO	00	02	01	03
SKWASH	00	00	02	02
TOTAL	22	16	23	61

INDIA IN BIRMINGHAM

This time, shooting was not a part of common wealth games in spite of this condition, India performed well in wrestling, weight lifting, athletics, boxing, and badminton. India won 22 gold, 16 silver, and 23 bronze with total 61 medals in Birmingham common wealth games. It's a great achievement for the nation.

Though India could not repeat its best performance in Birmingham in England but the indian players didn't disappoint performing their best in wrestling, weight lifting, athletics,boxing, and badminton like games and gained fourth place. It is in memory, India scored 66 medals with 26 gold medals in 2018 common wealth games. It was its best performance in common wealth games but it was only due to shooting which provided 16 medals with 7 gold medals to our players in Tokyo (Japan).

Its also a big achievement for India bagging total 61 medals with 22 gold medals in absence of shooting. It's the sixth effort of India winning more than 50 medals simultaneously in common wealth games. This time, India scored maximum 12 medals which bears 6 gold medals, in weight lifting 10medals in athletics 8 and boxing 7 medals. On the last day, it was memorable and glorious for badminton and table tennis when PB Sandhu won gold in women single badminton ,Chirag Sen got gold in men single badminton and Chirag-Satwik in badminton double won gold medal. In the same way Anchata Sarat Kamal won gold in table tennis.

FINAL MEDAL CHART  IN COMMON WEALTH GAMES

COUNTRY	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZ	TOTAL
AUSTRALIA	67	57	54	178
ENGLAND	57	66	53	176
CANADA	26	32	34	92
INDIA	22	16	23	61
NEWZEELAND	20	12	17	49
SCOTTLAND	13	11	27	51