India had broken the dominance of England-Malaysia!!!

S Venkateshwari
India had broken the dominance of England-Malaysia!!!

Badminton was included in the Commonwealth Games for the first time in the year 1966. Since then, badminton has been a part of sports continuously. england has been the most successful country in this sport, having won 109 medals including 37 gold so far. In this case, malaysia is in second place and india is in third place. india has so far won 25 medals including 7 gold. When badminton was included in the Commonwealth Games in jamaica for the first time, malaysia won two gold, two silver and one bronze medals in all events combined, while england won three gold, two silver and two bronze medals.

Dinesh Khanna had given india the first medal

Dinesh Khanna won the first badminton medal for india in the form of bronze. That year, india finished 9th in the medal tally with three gold, four silver and three bronze medals. Since then, india has won 7 gold, 7 silver and 11 bronze medals in badminton. india was at the forefront in the 2018 gold Coast Commonwealth Games, breaking the dominance of england and Malaysia. india had won 6 medals here, which included 2 gold, three silver and one bronze medal.


The final was held between sindhu and Saina

While the silver of men's singles and women's singles was in the name of India. The men's doubles silver was also won by India's Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy. India's ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki reddy won the women's doubles bronze. These are the same versions where pv sindhu and saina nehwal data-faced each other in the women's singles final. However, after this Saina has not been able to qualify for the Games. But the indian badminton team has been able to maintain its dominance.


For more interesting updates click and follow Indiaherald WhatsApp channel

Find Out More:

India had broken the dominance of England-Malaysia!!!

Related Articles: