India at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games | |
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CGF code | IND |
CGA | Indian Olympic Association |
in Isle of Man | |
Competitors | 20 (twelve men and eight women) in 4 sports |
Officials | 11 |
Medals Ranked 9th |
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Commonwealth Youth Games appearances | |
India competed at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games (officially known as the IV Commonwealth Youth Games) held in the Isle of Man from 7 to 13 September 2011. India has participated in all the editions of the Commonwealth Youth Games. The nation was represented by the Indian Olympic Association, which is responsible for the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games in India.
The delegation of India consisted of 20 competitors, participating in four—athletics, badminton, boxing and cycling—out of the seven sports of the programme, and 11 officials. Durgesh Kumar, Navjetdeep Singh and Pusarla Sindhu won gold medals for India in 400 m hurdles, shot put, and women's singles event of badminton, respectively. Badminton player Srikanth Kidambi became the only Indian athlete to win multiple medals, including a silver in mixed doubles (paired with Maneesha Kukkapalli) and a bronze in men's doubles (paired with Hema Thandarang). India devolved from the top position in the previous Games to the ninth position with total of nine medals (equally distributed in all medal categories).