Summary
India came fourth overall, winning 85 medals, including 21 gold.
The meeting also celebrated new successes like the first gold in women’s trap shooting and first medals in soft tennis and mixed martial arts.
Key Points
4 points1
The Prime Minister met the Indian contingent at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi.
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India finished fourth in the medal standings with 85 medals: 21 gold, 27 silver, 37 bronze.
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Historic firsts included gold in women’s trap shooting and medals in soft tennis and mixed martial arts.
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Coaches, sports officials, and representatives from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports attended.
New Words to Learn
7 wordscontingent
the group of athletes
discipline
a specific sport or event
trap shooting
a sport where shooters hit flying clay targets
mixed martial arts
a sport that combines many fighting styles
Greco-Roman wrestling
a wrestling style that uses only the arms and upper body
National Sports Federation
the organization that looks after each sport in the country
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
the government department that helps young people and sports
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