India was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a 270-member strong contingent comprising 183 sportspersons and 77 officials.
2004 Summer Olympics silver medalist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was the flag bearer for India.
Samresh Jung was chosen as the winner of the inaugural David Dixon Award, which honours the outstanding athlete at each Commonwealth Games.
As in the previous 2002 Commonwealth Games, India came fourth overall in the medals table, behind Australia, England and Canada.
[1] [2] Shooting: Samaresh Jung and Jaspal Rana, Men's 25m Centre Fire Pistol (Pairs) Weightlifting: Table Tennis: Boxing: Shooting: Weightlifting: Athletics: Boxing: Hockey: Badminton: Table Tennis: Shooting: Weightlifting: Athletics: Boxing: Head coach: Rajinder Singh Head coach: Maharaj Krishan Kaushik