India at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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India
 at the Commonwealth Games

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At the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
in Kingston, Jamaica
Flag bearer Opening:
Closing:
Medals
Rank: 9
Gold
3
Silver
4
Bronze
3
Total
10
Commonwealth Games history (summary)
British Empire Games
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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Commonwealth Games

This was the 5th time India participated in Commonwealth Games. Probably the Best Commonwealth Games for India so far, in terms of Medals won. India participated in most sports this time, involving, Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Weightlifting and Wrestling. [1]

Athletics

India won silver in Men's Hammer Throw, where Praveen Kumar throws Hammer at a distance of 60.13m.

Badminton

Dinesh Khanna won first medal in Badminton for India in Commonwealth Games. He won Bronze medal. Gold and Silver was won by Malaysian players.

Weightlifting

India won Silver in Weightlifting too. In Men's 60 kg Combined, Mohon L. Ghosh won silver. Arun K. Das, placed himself 5th in same event.

Wrestling

The Medal hunt in Wrestling continues for India in this games too. India won all three Gold medals this year in Wrestling only, with additional 2 Silver and 1 Bronze medals.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
FlyweightMenMuhammad Nazir PakistanShamrao Sable IndiaPeter Michienzi Canada
BantamweightMenBishamber Singh IndiaKevin McGrath AustraliaMuhammad Saeed Pakistan
FeatherweightMenMuhammad Akhtar PakistanRandhawa Singh IndiaAlbert Aspen England
LightweightMenMukhtiar Singh IndiaRay Lougheed CanadaTony GreigNew Zealand
WelterweightMenMuhammad Bashir PakistanRichard Bryant CanadaHukum Singh India
MiddleweightMenMuhammad Faiz PakistanSébastien Donison CanadaMichael Benarik Australia
Light HeavyweightMenRobert Chamberot CanadaWallace Booth ScotlandBishwanath Singh India
HeavyweightMenBhim Singh IndiaIkram Ilahi PakistanDenis McNamara England

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