India at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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India at the
1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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in Kingston, Jamaica
Flag bearersOpening:
Closing:
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
3
Silver
4
Bronze
3
Total
10
British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances

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 (actor) threw Hammer to 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 Lal Ghosh won silver. , 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 2 Bronze medals.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight Men Muhammad Nazir Pakistan Shamrao Sable India Peter Michienzi Canada
Bantamweight Men Bishamber Singh India Kevin McGrath Australia Muhammad Saeed Pakistan
Featherweight Men Muhammad Akhtar Pakistan Randhawa Singh India Albert Aspen England
Lightweight Men Mukhtiar Singh India Ray Lougheed Canada Tony GreigNew Zealand
Welterweight Men Muhammad Bashir Pakistan Richard Bryant Canada Hukum Singh India
Middleweight Men Muhammad Faiz Pakistan Sébastien Donison Canada Michael Benarik Australia
Light Heavyweight Men Robert Chamberot Canada Wallace Booth Scotland Bishwanath Singh India
Heavyweight Men Bhim Singh India Ikram Ilahi Pakistan Denis McNamara England

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