Top 5 sports in which India performed well during Commonwealth Games 2018 

#2 Badminton

The Indian mixed team event winning the gold medal

The Indian badminton team had great success in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games 2018. In total, the Indian badminton contingent won 2 gold medals, 3 Silver and 1 bronze medal. For the first time in Commonwealth history, the Indian mixed team consisting of PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, Ashwini Ponappa, Ranki Reddy, Chirag Shetty, Pranav Chopra, Sikki Reddy, Gadd won the gold medal by beating 3 time defending champions and favourites Malaysia by 3-1.

In women singles event, Saina Nehwal defeated PV Sindhu to win the gold medal. It was a great performance by Saina who won the gold medal in Commonwealth Games after 8 years.

The new number 1 in badminton rankings for men, K Srikanth had to settle for Silver after losing to Malaysian star Lee Chong Wei in three sets. PV Sindhu won the silver medal after losing to the more experienced Saina Nehwal. Also, men’s doubles pair of Ranki Reddy and Shetty lost in the finals to England's Langridge and Smith in straight sets.

The women’s doubles pair of Ashwini Ponappa and Sikki Reddy won the bronze medal beating Australian pair.

Ashwini Ponappa and Sikki Reddy finished 4th after losing the bronze medal match.