India’s and Commonwealth Games' relationship

Since the 2010 Commonwealth Games, India has been consistently represented by over 200 athletes at the quadrennial showpiece. The Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, UK, is also expected to see a sizable Indian contingent in action.

The Birmingham 2022 Games are scheduled to be held from July 28 to August 8, but the qualification and team selection processes are still ongoing. Here’s a list of Indian sportspersons who have qualified for the Commonwealth Games 2022 till now.

India's 12-member team was led by Tokyo Olympics silver medallist and reigning Commonwealth champion Mirabai Chanu, India’s 12-member team was one of the first to be finalized.

Jeremy Lalrinnunga, Achinta Sheuli, Ajay Singh, and Purnima Pandey secured their spots by winning gold medals in their respective categories at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2021 in December last year, while the remaining eight made the cut at the Singapore Weightlifting International 2022.

Mirabai Chanu was expected to compete in the 55kg division at the Commonwealth Games 2022 instead of her pet 49kg but had to revert back due to late rule changes.

Birmingham 2022 will see cricket’s second appearance in the CWG program. The first, in Kuala Lumpur in 1998, featured a men’s 50-over tournament, but at Birmingham in 2022, a women’s T20I format was played.

The eight-team affair at CWG 2022 will involve hosts England, Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Barbados, and Sri Lanka. The Indian cricket team is one of the five teams qualified for the Commonwealth Games 2022 courtesy of its ICC WT20I ranking.

Both the Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams have already made the cut for the Commonwealth Games 2022 based on their FIH rankings. The men’s and women’s hockey competitions will be 10-team affairs. The Indian women won the CWG hockey gold in 2002, but the men are still searching for their first, with two silver medals (2010 and 2014) being their best finishes to date.

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