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India participated in the 2014 Commonwealth Games at
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, United Kingdom held from 23 July to 3 August 2014. *India fielded a strong 215 member contingent, which is third largest. *The sports ministry cleared the 215 athletes from 14 sporting disciplines, including seven para-athletes, at government cost, along with a contingent of 90 officials, coaches and support staff. *The Glasgow Games had 17 sports and 261 medal events. India did not field athletes only in three disciplines—
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. * Vikas Gowda won a gold in the Men's Discus throw event, thus winning the first gold medal for India in men's athletics in 56 years. *
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scripted history by winning the first gold for India in
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at Commonwealth Games. *
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won a gold in Badminton Men's Singles, becoming the first Indian male shuttler in 32 years to win a gold medal in the singles event at the Commonwealth Games. *
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won a bronze medal in Gymnastics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's vault, becoming the first female Indian gymnast to score a medal in the sport at an International Level.


Medalists

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Athletics


Men

;Track & road events ;Field events


Women

;Track & road events ;Field events


Badminton

;Men ;Women


Mixed team

;Summary ;Pool B: ;Quarterfinals ;Semifinals ;Bronze medal


Boxing

;Men ;Women


Cycling


Track

;Sprint ;Keirin ;Time trial ;Pursuit ;Points race ;Scratch race


Road


Diving

;Men


Field hockey

;Summary


Men's tournament

;Pool A ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Semi-Finals ---- ;Final


Women's tournament

;Pool A ---- ---- ---- ---- ;5th place play-off


Gymnastics


Artistic Gymnastics

;Men ;Team Final & Individual Qualification ;Individual Finals


Women

;Team Final & Individual Qualification ;Individual Finals


Rhythmic Gymnastics

;Women


Judo


Men


Women


Lawn bowls

;Men ;Women


Shooting


Men


Women


Squash

;Singles ;Doubles


Swimming

;Men


Table tennis

;Singles ;Doubles ;Team


Weightlifting


Weightlifting

;Men ;Women Note: In the Women's 53 kg category India's Swati Singh won the bronze medal and Santoshi Matsa was upgraded to the silver medal after the gold medalist Chika Amalaha of
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Powerlifting


Wrestling

;Men ;Women ;Repechage Format ;Nordic Format


References

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