On Saturday, the second day of the Commonwealth Games 2022, India bagged two medals, one silver and one bronze each.
The Commonwealth Games in Birmingham got off to a roaring start on Thursday night. More than 5000 players from 72 countries have participated in this. India has fielded a 215-ball team.
Silver for Sangat Chakar:
Meanwhile, on the second day of weightlifting on Saturday, Indian player Sangat Chakar Aadwar won the silver medal in the 55 kg category. In the first attempt, he missed 135 kg in the clean and jock category, and in the second and third attempts, he missed 139 kg. In the third attempt, he lifted 113 kg in the snatch category and was in the lead. But Mohammad Aniq won the gold in the back row.
Bronze for Gururaja Pujari:
Also in the weightlifting 61 kg category, Indian athlete Gururaja Pujari lifted a total of 269 kg and won bronze. Pujari lifted the maximum weight of 118 kg in snatch and won the bronze.
Table Tennis: Women in the quarter-finals
India beat Guyana 3-0 in women’s table tennis. While South Africa had already defeated Fiji, Srija Akula-Reeth Dennison’s doubles pair beat Nathalie-Chilsi 11-5, 11-7, 11-7 in the doubles on Saturday. In the singles, defending champion Manika Patra beat Duraya Thomas 11-1, 11-3, 11-3 and Reith Dennison beat Chelsea 11-7, 14-12, 13-11. The Indian women’s team will face Malaysia in the quarter-finals.
In the men’s doubles, Sarath Kamal-Hameet Desai defeated Northern Ireland’s Skelton-Owen 11-3, 9-11, 11-6, 11-1. In singles, Sanil Shetty defeated Paul McGeary and Hamid Desai defeated Owen. India defeated Northern Ireland by 3-0.
Squash: Joshna, Sourav win
The Indian team has started winning in the squash game as well. Star player Joshna Chinnappa defeated Megan Best of Barbados 11-8, 11-9, 12-10 after a tough fight. But another player Sunayana Kuruvilla lost to Malaysia’s Aipa Zaman 7-11, 7-11, 7-11.
In the men’s singles, star player Sourav Ghoshal advanced to the round of 16 by defeating Sri Lanka’s Shamil Vakiel with the score of 11-4, 11-4, 11-6.
Badminton: India is great
India thrashed Sri Lanka 5-0 in Badminton Aadhaar Group A. Ashwini-Sadvik in mixed doubles and Sumithreddy-Chirak Shetty in Aadhaar doubles won their respective matches. Lakshya Sen defeated Niluka 21-18, 21-5 and Akarshi Kashyap defeated Vidara 21-3, 21-9. In women’s doubles category
Gayatri-Dreesa team beat Thilini-Vidhara team 21-18, 21-6.
Boxing: Hasamuddin wins
In the Men’s Boxing 57 kg category, Indian player Mohammad Hasamuddin qualified for the pre-quarterfinals by defeating South Africa’s Amzolo Tie with a score of 5-0.
Swimming: Finally Srihari Nataraj
Men’s 100m Swimming India’s Srihari Nataraj qualified for the final round in the backstroke category by clocking 54.55 seconds. 200 m. Indian player Kushagra got the last place in prestyle category.
Yogeshwar Singh advanced to the all-around finals in the men’s gymnastics category. Walt advanced to the finals thanks to her score in the floor category
India’s Tania Chaudhary suffered her third defeat in the lawn bowls category.