India at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
| India at the 1998 Commonwealth Games | |
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| CG code | IND |
| CGA | Indian Olympic Association |
| Website | olympic |
| in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| Competitors | 54 in 5 sports |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
India competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 11 to 21 September 1998. It was the country's twelfth appearance at the Commonwealth Games since making its debut at the 1934 British Empire Games.[1]
The Indian contingent consisted of 54 athletes who competed in five sports.[2] India won a total of 25 medals, comprising seven gold, ten silver, and eight bronze medals, to finish eighth in the overall medal table.[1][3]
Medalists
India won 25 medals, including seven gold, ten silver, and eight bronze medals, to finish sixth in the overall medal table.[1][3]
Competitors
The Indian contingent included 54 athletes competing across five sports.[2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badminton | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Boxing | 3 | N/a | 3 |
| Cricket | 14 | N/a | 14 |
| Shooting | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| Weightlifting | 7 | N/a | 7 |
| Total | 41 | 13 | 54 |
Badminton
India won two silver and two bronze medals in badminton at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.[2][3]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Pullela Gopichand | Men's singles | Bye | W | W |  Beg (PAK)W 15–2, 15–1 |
 Leung (WAL)W 15–1, 15–6 |
 Wong (MAS)L 1–15, 11–15 |
N/a |  |
| Nikhil Kanetkar | W | W |  Hall (ENG)L 6–15, 15–7, 5–15 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Abhinn Shyam Gupta | W | L | Did not advance | ||||||
| Aparna Popat | Women's singles | N/a | W | W | Woon (MAS) W 11–2, 11–3 |
Ng (MAS) W 11–4, 11–3 |
Mann (ENG) W 11–8, 13–11, 13–11 |
Morgan (WAL) L 10–13, 5–11 |
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| K. Neelima Chowdary | W | W | Morgan (WAL) L 3–11, 1–11 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Manjusha Kanwar | W | W |  Gibson (SCO)L 11–13, 3–11 | ||||||
| P. V. V. Lakshmi | W | L | Did not advance | ||||||
| Marcos Bristow George Thomas |
Men's doubles | W | W | W | Archer / Hunt (ENG) L 7–15, 3–15 |
Did not advance | |||
| Jaseel Ismail Vincent Lobo |
W | W | W | Robertson / Robertson (ENG) L 3–15, 4–15 | |||||
| Archana Deodhar Manjusha Kanwar |
Women's doubles | Bye | W | L | Did not advance | ||||
| Madhumita Bisht P. V. V. Lakshmi |
L | Did not advance | |||||||
| Nikhil Kanetkar Archana Deodhar |
Mixed doubles | N/a | W | L | Did not advance | ||||
| Vincent Lobo Madhumita Bisht |
L | Did not advance | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Round-robin | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Abhinn Shyam Gupta George Thomas Pullela Gopichand Jaseel Ismail Marcos Bristow Nikhil Kanetkar Vincent Lobo |
Men's team | Malaysia L 1–4 |
England W 3–2 |
 New ZealandW 4–1 |
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| Aparna Popat Archana Deodhar Deepthi Chapala Madhumita Bisht Manjusha Kanwar K. Neelima Chowdary P. V. V. Lakshmi |
Women's team | Malaysia L 2–3 |
 AustraliaW 4–1 |
England W 3–2 |
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Boxing
India competed in three boxing events at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Jitender Kumar won the silver medal in the middleweight division.[2][3]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Gurmeet Singh | Featherweight 57 kg | Swan (AUS) L 7:17 |
Did not advance | |||
| Jitender Kumar | Middleweight 75 kg |  Partsch (SAM)W 13:3 |
 Adipo (KEN)W 29:15 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Stewardson (CAN)W 21:10 |
Pearce (ENG) L 11:25 |
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| Gurucharan Singh | Light-heavyweight 81 kg | Bye | Ross (CAN) L 7:11 |
Did not advance | ||
- Legend
- W – Win; L – Loss;
Cricket
India named the below squad for the tournament.[4]
- Roster
- Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| India men | Men's tournament |  Antigua and BarbudaNo result |
Canada W by 112 runs |
.svg.png){kind=small} AustraliaL by 146 runs |
3 | Did not advance | 9 | |
- Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.299 |
| 2 | Antigua and Barbuda |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.079 |
| 3 | India |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −0.340 |
| 4 | Canada |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.558 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
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- Antigua and Barbuda won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced before play started to 41 overs per side due to overnight rain.[5] Rain prevented any further play after 9.4 overs were bowled in the second innings.[6]
- Wilden Cornwall and Ian Tittle (Ant) both made their List A debut.[5]
- Robin Singh (Ind) took his 100th List A wicket.[5]
- Points: Antigua and Barbuda 1, India 1.
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- Canada won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: India 2, Canada 0.[7]
- Canada were eliminated as a result of this match.
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Amay Khurasiya was removed in stretcher after he collapsed due to dehydration while fielding. Rohan Gavaskar substituted for him. He couldn't bat during the Indian innings.[8]
- Points: Australia 2, India 0.
- Australia qualified for the semi-finals and India were eliminated as a result of this match.
Shooting
India competed in 23 shooting events at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Indian shooters won four gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal.[2][3]
- Legend
- Q – Qualified for the next round
Weightlifting
Seven Indians competed in four weightlifting events at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Indian weightlifters won 13 medals, including three gold medals.[2][3]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Overall | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Arumugam K. Pandian | 56 kg | 107.5 kg | |
137.5 kg | |
245.0 kg |  |
| Dharmaraj Wilson | 102.5 kg | 4 | 140.0 kg | |
242.5 kg | | |
| Arun Murugesan | 62 kg | 117.5 kg | 4 | 155.0 kg | |
272.5 kg | |
| Ganapathy Gnanasekar | 117.5 kg | |
145.0 kg | 4 | 262.5 kg | 4 | |
| Sandeep Kumar | 69 kg | 125.0 kg | 4 | 160.0 kg | 4 | 285.0 kg | |
| Govindaswamy Vadivelu | 115.5 kg | 8 | 162.0 kg | |
277.5 kg | 6 | |
| Satheesha Rai | 77 kg | 147.5 kg GR | |
175.0 kg | |
322.5 kg | |
References
- 1 2 3 "India at Commonwealth Games: Quiet beginnings to rousing podium finishes". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "India Kuala Lumpur 1998". Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Commonwealth Games 1998". Indian Olympic Association. Archived from the original on 19 May 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "India Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 16 June 1998. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Antigua and Barbuda v India - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group B)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ↑ Saha, Rajdeep (13 July 2022). "When India played cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games". thebridge.in. Archived from the original on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ↑ "Canada v India - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group B)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ↑ "Australia v India - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group B)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.