CWG: India surpasses Melbourne medal haul
CWG: India surpasses Melbourne medal haul
India on Saturday surpassed its Melbourne Commonwealth Games medal tally of 50 with a haul of 54 medals at the ongoing Games.

New Delhi: India on Saturday surpassed its Melbourne Commonwealth Games medal tally of 50 with a haul of 54 medals at the ongoing Games.

With five more days to go for the conclusion of the Games, more medals are expected in its kitty.

As of 6.30pm on Saturday, India's medal count at the Delhi Games stood 24 gold, 16 silver and 14 bronze. In Melbourne the final tally was 22 gold, 17 silver and 11 bronze.

India was fourth in the overall medal count both at Melbourne 2006 and at the Manchester Games in 2002, behind Australia, England and Canada.

The Indian Shooters had brought in the maximum medals at Melbourne - 16 gold, seven silver and four bronze. This time they have already garnered 12 gold, 4 silver and two bronze medals.

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