New Delhi, July 17 (UNI) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Saturday announced that a 322-strong Indian contingent including 215 athletes and 107 officials and support staff, will represent India in the Commonwealth (CWG) Games 2022 scheduled to be held in Birmingham be- tween July 28 and August 8. The squad will look to improve upon India’s superb performance in the previous edition in Gold Coast, Australia in 2018, in which the country, with
66 medals finished third behind traditional powerhouses Australia (198) and England (136).
Sharing his thoughts on the official announcement, Rajeev Mehta, Secretary General, IOA, said, “We are sending one of our strongest squads ever to the CWG and even with a strength sport for us like Shooting not being there, we are confident of bettering our performance from the last edition. Make no mistake.
The competition will be world-class and fierce but our athletes have prepared well and are fit and raring to go. We wish them all the very best.”He added, “It needs to be said that the Government of India led by the Hon. Prime Minister has provided unprecedented support to Olympic sports in recent years and our best-ever performance at the Olympic Games stands testimony to that. We re- main ever grateful for the same and are sure our athletes will ensure that rich rewards are reaped.
