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India at the 1934 British Empire Games

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India at the
1934 British Empire Games
CGF codeIND
CGAIndian Olympic Association
Websiteolympic.ind.in
in London, England
Flag bearersOpening:
Closing:
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
British Empire Games appearances

India participated for the first time in 1934 British Empire Games. India won 1 bronze medal in these games. Indian athletes participated only in Athletics and Wrestling.[1][2][3]

Wrestling

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India won its first medal of Commonwealth Games in wrestling. The only Indian athlete in Wrestling Rashid Anwar won bronze medal in Men's Welterweight Division (74 kg).[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Home". thecgf.com.
  2. ^ "India at the 1934 Commonwealth Games". Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Rashid Anwar". Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Who won the first-ever Commonwealth Games medal for India?". Retrieved 29 September 2022.