The first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games was sprinter Milkha Singh. He won the gold medal in the men's 440-yard race at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Cardiff, Wales.
The first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in the Asian Games was wrestler KD Jadhav. He won the gold medal in the bantamweight category (57 kg) at the 1951 Asian Games held in New Delhi, India.