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224-member India contingent for Commonwealth Games
India will field a strong 224-member contingent, its second largest ever, in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014 (CWG) to be held from July 23 to August 3, with athletics forming the biggest squad of 41.
New Delhi: India will field a strong 224-member contingent, its second largest ever, in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014 (CWG) to be held from July 23 to August 3, with athletics forming the biggest squad of 41.
The sports ministry has cleared the 224 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 will have 17 sports and 261 medal events and India will not be fielding athletes only in three disciplines - netball, rugby sevens and triathlon. The para-athletes will complete separately in a record 22 events in five different sports (athletics, cycling, lawn bowls, swimming and weightlifting).
2010 Delhi CWG had 21 sports and 271 medal events and India had fielded 495 athletes, the country's largest ever participation. India had won a record 101 medals (38 gold, 27 silver, 36 bronze) and had finished second behind Australia.
--After the track and field athletes, who are expected to win between eight-10 medals, hockey players make the second largest contingent with 32 (16 men and 16 women players). Shooters, who are expected to win a major chunk of medals, form the third largest contingent with 30 marksmen.
