Birmingham,
The 22nd Commonwealth Games in which 72 countries have participated is being held in Birmingham, England. India has so far won 18 medals including 5 gold, 6 silver and 7 bronze in this Commonwealth Games.
Today, which is the 7th day, Indian sportsmen and women are participating in various sports. India’s Sunaina Sara Kuruvilla (23 years old)-Anahat Singh (14 years old) won the first round of squash women’s doubles earlier today and advanced to the next round.
This was followed by the Round of 16 in Squash Mixed Doubles where India’s top seed Saurav Ghosal-Deepika Ballikal faced Wales’ Emily Whitlock-Peter Creed pair.
Saurav Ghosal and Deepika Pallikal won the match 11-8, 11-4 and qualified for the quarter-finals. Australia’s Rachel Grinham and Alexander Sack will face the Indian pair in tomorrow’s quarter-finals.