India have clinched 64 medals, including 15 gold, 30 silver and 19 bronze medals, to finish fifth in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
In wrestling, Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt clinched gold medals, while youngsters Babita Kumari and Vinesh Phogat also made headlines with their showing. However, India could not match the 2010 tally because of the exclusion of Greco-Roman category but the wrestlers impressed everyone with their performance.
Indian shooters also displayed a commendable performance and clinched 17 medals, with four gold. Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra shot gold, while Rahi Sarnobat, Jitu Rai and Apurvi Chandela were also on target.
Discus thrower Vikas Gowda, who won silver in the Delhi Games, went a step ahead in Glasgow to become the second male athlete, after sprinter Milkha Singh, to win gold in a track and field event.
Squash stars Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal made headlines on the penultimate day by clinching gold in women's double event. Parupalli Kashyap also joined the league of legendary badminton players Prakash Padukone and the late Syed Modi by clinching gold in the badminton men's single event.
Here is the list of Indian athletes who claimed top spot in Glasgow CWG:
1.) Amit Kumar: 57 kg freestyle wrestling gold
2.) Abhinav Bindra: 10m air rifle shooting gold
3.) Apurvi Chandela: 10m air rifle shooting gold
Apurvi Chandela wins gold for India in the women's 10m air rifle #Glasgow2014 http://t.co/miK27ov68f pic.twitter.com/3JOORCd0i8
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 26, 2014
4.) Babita Kumari: 55 kg women's freestyle wrestling gold
5.) Jitu Rai: 50m pistol shooting gold
#CWG live: Jitu Rai wins GOLD in 50m pistol shooting, Gurpal Singh bags SILVER http://t.co/yByY9sq5x0 #Glasgow2014 pic.twitter.com/6MwtbujLCf — Hindustan Times (@htTweets) July 28, 2014
6.) Rahi Sarnobat: women's 25m pistol gold
Rahi Sarnobat wins gold for India in the 25m pistol shooting with compatriot Anisa Sayyed taking silver #Glasgow2014 pic.twitter.com/l1F4HG7mzB
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 26, 2014
7.) Sukhen Dey: men's 58 kg weightlifting gold
8.) Sanjita Khumukcham: women's 48 kg weightlifting gold
#CWG2014: India gets its first gold medal! Sanjita Khumukcham wins gold in 48kg women's weightlifting category. pic.twitter.com/Ggj0BVhBw8 — TOIPhotogallery (@toiphotogallery) July 25, 2014
9.) Sushil Kumar: men's 74 kg freestyle wrestling gold
10.) Sathish Kumar Sivalingam: men's 77 kg weightlifting gold
Sathish Kumar Sivalingam wins gold for India in the 77kg weightlifting #Glasgow2014 http://t.co/CkLNLyFoXz pic.twitter.com/JJpBSi6TwJ
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 27, 2014
11.) Vikas Gowda: men's discus throw gold
12.) Vinesh Phogat: women's 48 kg wrestling gold
#Glasgow2014 My brave sisters cleared the path for me: Vinesh Phogat http://t.co/H7Ywnjf2fT pic.twitter.com/G4LgFcG0IQ — TOI Sports News (@TOISportsNews) July 31, 2014
13.) Yogeshwar Dutt: men's 65 kg freestyle wrestling gold
14.) Joshna Chinappa-Dipika Pallikal: women's squash doubles
India's Golden Girls with their medals ... pic.twitter.com/Rml2fCQl0A
— CWG Squash (@CWGSquash) August 2, 2014
15.) Parupalli Kashyap: men's badminton singles gold
#CWG2014: India celebrate Parupalli Kashyap's historic gold, finishes 5th at CWG http://t.co/uyHA59zPui (Image: PTI) pic.twitter.com/3IZVr502mw — EconomicTimes (@EconomicTimes) August 3, 2014
