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In photos: Meet India's CWG gold medallists

India finished at 3rd position with 26 gold medals at the 21st Commonwealth Games. India improved the medals tally from 2014 Glasgow Games where they had won a total of 64 medals, including 15 Gold
Athletics - 1 Gold Medal
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Athletics - 1 Gold Medal

Neeraj Chopra: The only medal in athletics was won by Neeraj Chopra in Men's Javelin Throw.
Shooting- 7 Gold Medals
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Shooting- 7 Gold Medals

Anish Bhanwala: 15-year-old shooter Anish Bhanwala won the gold medal in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol.

Jitu Rai: Jitu Rai won gold in 10 meters air pistol event.

Sanjeev Rajput: He won the gold medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions event with a games record.

Manu Bhakar: 16-year old Manu Bhakar won the gold medal in Women's 10m Air Pistol and created new games record.

Heena Sidhu: She won the gold medal in Women's 25m Pistol event.

Tejaswini Sawant: Tejaswini clinched the gold medal in Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions.

Shreyasi Singh: Shreyasi bagged the gold medal in Women's Double Trap.

Badminton - 2 Gold Medals
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Badminton - 2 Gold Medals

Saina Nehwal: Saina Nehwal's aggression and intensity quite literally wilted P V Sindhu as she picked up the women's singles Commonwealth Games gold medal.

Saina, who led the head-to-head count 3-1 before today's match, won 21-18 23-21 in the high-pressure match that lasted an hour.

Team Event: India shuttlers bagged gold in Mixed Team Event.
Table Tennis - 3 Gold Medals
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Table Tennis - 3 Gold Medals

Manika Batra: Manika Batra continued her prolific run at Commonwealth Games as she clinched her their gold medal after she battled her way to claim her maiden singles title.Women's Team Event: Indian women's table tennis team outplayed four-time defending champions Singapore 3-1 to clinch the gold.

While Batra was the architect of India's historic win, the experienced pairing of Madhurika Patkar and Mouma Das played the supporting role to perfection by winning the crucial doubles tie.

Men's Team Event: Indian men team won the gold medal in table tennis event.
Weightlifting - 5 Gold Medals
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Weightlifting - 5 Gold Medals

World champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu in the 48kg category, went on a record-smashing spree.

She smashed the Commonwealth Games record in a snatch, pulling off clean lifts in all her three attempts.

Also, Sathish Kumar, Rahul Ragala, Sanjita Chanu and Punam Yadav bagged gold medals at the 21st Commonwealth Games.

Sathish Kumar: Men's 77kg

Rahul Ragala: Men's 85kg

Mirabai Chanu: Women's 48kg

Sanjita Chanu: Women's 53kg

Punam Yadav: Women's 69kg
Wrestling - 5 Gold Medals
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Wrestling - 5 Gold Medals

Wrestler Sushil Kumar completed a hat-trick of the gold medals at the 21st Commonwealth Games.

Sushil took a minute and 20 seconds to defeat Johannes Botha of South Africa on technical superiority to claim his third successive gold medal at the Games. Apart from him Sumit Malik, Sumit Malik, Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat clinched the gold medals.

Sumit Malik: Men's Freestyle 125 kg

Sumit Malik: Men's Freestyle 57 kg

Bajrang Punia: Men's Freestyle 65 kg

Sushil Kumar: Men's Freestyle 74 kg

Vinesh Phogat: Women's Freestyle 50 kg
Boxing - 3 Gold Medals
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Boxing - 3 Gold Medals

Indian boxer MC Mary Kom defeated Northern Ireland's Kristina O'Hara 5-0 to win the coveted gold in the 45-48kg category.

Also, Gaurav Solanki and Vikas Krishan clinched the gold medal at 21st Commonwealth Games.

Gaurav Solanki: Men's 52kg

Vikas Krishan: Men's 75kg

Mery Kom: Women's 45-48kg