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India
Trivia
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The Republic of India joined the Commonwealth during 1947 after attaining independence.
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India have been to twelve Games, since attending their first Games in 1934.
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India underpinned its status as an emergng power in world sport with an outstanding 69 medal haul in Manchester in 2002 to take their overall medal tally to 222 achieved in eleven Games and across nine sports disciplines.
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Traditionally, India have won their medals in boxing, badminton, wrestling and weightlifting, however this list has expanded to include shooting, athletics, hockey, judo and table tennis.
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In November 2003 the city of Delhi was awarded the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
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See map of India.
