Who is the first woman to win a wrestling gold at the Commonwealth Games in 2010 for India?

Geeta Phogat
Geeta Phogat is the first female Indian wrestler to qualify for the Olympics. Geeta shot to the limelight when she won India’s first ever gold medal in women’s wrestling in the 55kg freestyle category at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Who was the gold medal winner in the 2010 Commonwealth Games?

XIX Commonwealth Games-2010 Delhi (Men’s) Wrestling 74Kg Freestyle Narsingh Yadav of India won the gold medal, at Indira Gandhi Stadium, in New Delhi on October 09, 2010.

Who are the winners of the Commonwealth Games?

Botswana, the Cayman Islands and Samoa won their first ever Commonwealth Games gold medals. Australian swimmer Alicia Coutts emerged as the most successful athlete with five gold medals. Medalists of the Badminton mixed team event. From the left: India (silver), Malaysia (gold), and England (bronze)

When did Australia win the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games?

Boyd’s 4.50m was good enough for top spot and a successful defence of her 2010 Commonwealth gold. Australia players celebrate winning the gold medal after the women’s gold medal match against England at Glasgow National Hockey Centre during day 10 of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on August 2, 2014.

How many gold medals did India win in Commonwealth Games?

India who had finished second in the 2010 Commonwealth Games with an overall tally of 101 medals (38 gold, 27 silver & 36 bronze medals), managed only 64 medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – with the medals tally comprising 15 gold, 30 silver and 19 bronze .

XIX Commonwealth Games-2010 Delhi (Men’s) Wrestling 74Kg Freestyle Narsingh Yadav of India won the gold medal, at Indira Gandhi Stadium, in New Delhi on October 09, 2010.

Who was the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games?

He was the only athlete to win an individual gold medal in athletics until year 2010 when Krishna Poonia won an individual gold medal in discus throw event. He is the first gold medal winning athlete from India in commonwealth games with the time of 46.6s.

Who was the first female wrestler to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games?

Unlike other major wrestling events only one bronze medal was awarded per event. Geeta Phogat was India’s first female wrestler to win at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where she won the gold medal ( 55 kg) while her sister Babita Kumari won the silver ( 51 kg ). This came back in the 2016 Indian movie Dangal .