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    It was in Cardiff, Wales, that India claimed its first Commonwealth Games gold medal when Milkha Singh won the 400m race in 1958," Kalmadi said in New Palace Yard. "Prakash Padukone won the All-England badminton crown in 1980 and under Kapil Dev's captaincy, India won the cricket World Cup at Lord's in 1983 while Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi emerged doubles champions at Wimbledon in 1999. Now, we have added the launch of the Queen's Baton Relay 2010 to that list of successes" he added. After covering the Commonwealth, the baton will travel across all the States and Union territories of India over the next 339 days. Full Article at Zee News
    Prakash Padukone won the All-England badminton crown in 1980 and under Kapil Dev's captaincy, India won the cricket World Cup at Lord's in 1983 while Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi emerged doubles champions at Wimbledon in 1999. Now, we have added the launch of the Queen's Baton Relay 2010 to that list of successes
    SOURCE: Zee News 1 month ago
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  1. Back in 1948, it was in London that India took part in the Olympic Games for the first time as an independent nation. It was in Cardiff, Wales, that India claimed its first Commonwealth Games gold medal when Milkha Singh won the 400m race in 1958
    Suresh Kalmadi – Suresh Kalmadi SOURCE: Zee News 1 month ago

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