India was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a 270-member strong contingent comprising 183 sportspersons and 77 officials. 2004 Summer Olympics silver medalist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was the flag bearer for India. Samresh Jung was chosen as the winner of the inaugural David Dixon Award, which honours the outstanding athlete at each Commonwealth Games. Jung won seven medals at the 2006 Games, five gold, one silver and one bronze and set three new Games records along the way. As in the previous 2002 Commonwealth Games, India came fourth overall in the medals table, behind Australia, England and Canada.

Medals

Gold

Shooting: Samaresh Jung and Jaspal Rana, Men's 25m Centre Fire Pistol (Pairs) Weightlifting: Table Tennis: Boxing:

Silver

Shooting: Weightlifting: Athletics: Boxing: Hockey:

Bronze

Badminton: Table Tennis: Shooting: Weightlifting: Athletics: Boxing:

India's Teams at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Field Hockey

Men's team

Head coach: Rajinder Singh

Women's team

Head coach: Maharaj Krishan Kaushik