PIX: India welcomes home CWG heroes

India's 66 medal haul at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games campaign turned out to be the third best ever.

Rightfully when the athletes returned home the scenes at the airport where ecstatic. Fans and well-wishers raucously cheered the CWG heroes, after their efforts in Gold Coast.

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IMAGE: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal felicitates Commonwealth gold medal winner shooter Manu Bhaker, in Jhajjar. Photograph: PTI

IMAGE: Manika Batra's sensational run at the Commonwealth Games culminated with a fourth medal in as many events. Photograph: ANI/Twitter

IMAGE: With Manika's heroics, India emerged as the best table tennis nation with a record eight medals including three gold medal. Photograph: ANI/Twitter

IMAGE: Shooter Tejaswini Sawant being welcomed by her relatives and supporters on her arrival in Kolhapur. Photograph: PTI

IMAGE: The boxers finished with nine medals in all, their best ever performance. Photograph: BFI/Twitter

IMAGE: Saina Nehwal placed her CWG singles gold in the event right up there with the trail-blazing Olympic bronze of 2012.. Photograph: ANI/Twitter

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