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The team from Commonwealth Sport was in Ahmedabad for three days from Tuesday to inspect the venues in the city and meet Gujarat government officials.
The 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games silver medallist wants more success, but also recognition for the sport that’s the unglamorous athletic cousin to sprinting.
Hailing Sharath Kamal and Sreeja Akula for winning the gold in mixed doubles table tennis, Modi lauded their grit and tenacity and said "they showed superb teamwork".
Each of the 12 Indian wrestlers who make up the CWG contingent at Birmingham is expected to win a medal. At least six of them are expected to saunter to a gold.
On August 3, Tulika Maan won silver medal in judo in the +78kg category; Saurav Ghoshal got bronze in the squash men's singles; Lovepreet Singh won bronze in the 109kg category in weightlifting. Plus, the Indian women's hockey team and boxers Nikhat Zareen, Mohammed Hussamuddin and Nitu Ghanghas entered the semi-finals.
A win against Scotland’s Lennon Mulligan in the Flyweight quarter-final on August 4, 2022, will guarantee bronze. But what Amit Panghal needs is gold.
The national record holder cleared 2.22m to finish third on countback. Donald Thomas of Bahamas and England's Joel Clarke-Khan also cleared 2.22m but they needed more than one attempt to do it while Shankar was successful in single try.
In the lawn bowls competition at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday, Lovely Choubey and Nayanmoni Saikia of India defeated Hina Rereiti and Olivia Buckingham of Niue 23-6.
Elaine Thompson-Herah is the sprinter to beat at Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
"Badminton is among the most admired sports in India. The Silver medal in the CWG will go a long way in making the game even more popular and ensuring more people pursue it in the times to come," Modi tweeted.
A resident of Nabha in Patiala district, Harjinder totalled 212kgs (93 in snatch and 119 in clean and jerk) to finish on the podium on Monday night.
There’s no jumper among the commonwealth participants with Murali Sreeshankar’s numbers. On August 2, the qualifying round promises to be a breeze for the Kerala man.
India's Harjinder Kaur claimed the bronze medal in the women's 71kg weightlifting competition after a dramatic climax at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Monday.
This will be India’s maiden final appearance in the women’s fours format of the competition.
There was Smriti Mandhana, opening the face of the bat to guide a well-pitched ball outside her off stump. Here was Shafali Verma, pulling a short one with a mighty swivel to the boundary.
"You are the champion who has created a history. Heartiest congratulations!," Murmu tweeted.
Modi also tweeted a clip of his interaction with Sheuli before the Indian contingent left for the Commonwealth Games.
Favourite to win the event, debutant Sheuli heaved 313kg (143kg+170kg) to grab the gold at NEC Hall here on Sunday. Malaysia's Erry Hidayat Muhammad, who gave Sheuli a tough competition, ended as the second best lifter in the event. He had a best effort of 303kg (138kg+165kg).
Opting to bat, Pakistan folded for 99 with Sneh Rana (2/15) and Radha Yadav (2/18) taking two wickets each after the match was reduced to 18 overs a side affair due to rain.
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur made two changes in the side.
The women’s team, defending the title it had won at Gold Coast four years ago, had enjoyed a winning start to its campaign on Friday after crushing South Africa and Fiji by identical 3-0 margins.
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Three days before the blue riband track and field events are to start at the ongoing Birmingham Commonwealth Games, the video on Hima, attracted over 3000 likes and more than 6000 retweets.
Gururaja, a sliver medallist at the 2018 CWG at Gold Coast, lifted a total of 269kg (118kg+151kg) to finish in the third place.
The 27-year-old from Kurukshetra had been in isolation for the past two days. Sonika replaces her in the 18-member Indian women’s squad. India opened their campaign with a 5-0 win over Ghana on July 29.
