CWG 2022 Live, Day 2: Bindyarani Bags Another Silver, India Win Four Medals
Latest updates from Day 2 of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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Day 2 of the 2022 Commonwealth Games saw India win four weightlifting medals, including Mirabai Chanu's historic gold.
14-year-old Anahat Singh squash star lost her Round of 32 match to world number 19 Emily Whitlock.
The women's table-tennis team were knocked out in the quarterfinals following a 3-2 loss to Malaysia.
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Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: India in Medal Contention Today
A lot of success for the Indian teams on Day 1 of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham but Day 2 will see the contingent possibly win their first medal. Four weightlifters are in action today with all four events being medal rounds. Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu is among the four and she will start her event at 8pm IST.
Here's the full list of Indians in action today:
Swimming:
Men's 200m freestyle - Heat 3: Kushagra Rawat (3.06 pm)
Artistic Gymnastics:
Women's team final and individual qualification: Ruthuja Nataraj, Protistha Samanta and Praniti Naik (9 pm)
Athletics:
Men's marathon final: Nitendra Singh Rawat (1.30 pm)
Badminton:
Mixed team Group A: India vs Sri Lanka (1.30 pm); India vs Australia (11.30 pm)
Boxing:
54-57kg (featherweight) round of 32: Hussam Uddin Mohammed (5 pm)
66-70kg (light middleweight) round of 16: Lovlina Borgohain (12am on Sunday)
86-92kg (heavyweight) round of 16: Sanjeet (1 am on Sunday)
Squash:
Men's singles round of 32: Ramit Tandon (5 pm); Sourav Ghosal (6.15 pm)
Women's singles round of 32: Sunaya Sara Kuruvilla (5.45 pm); Joshana Chinnapa (5.45 pm); Anahat Singh (11:45 pm)
Table Tennis:
Women's Group 2: India vs Guyana (2 pm)
Men's Group 3: India vs Northern Ireland (4.30 pm)
Cycling:
Women sprint qualifying: Mayuri Late, Triyasha Paul (02.30 pm – 6.15 pm)
Women's 3000m individual pursuit qualifying: Meenakshi (2.30 pm – 6.15 pm)
Men's Keirin first round: Esow Alben (8.30 pm – 11.30 pm)
Hockey:
Women's Pool A: India vs Wales (11.30 pm)
Weightlifting:
Men's 55kg: Sanket Sargar (1.30 pm)
Men's 61kg: Gururaja (4.15 pm)
Women's 49kg: Mirabai Chanu (8 pm)
Women's 55kg: S Bindyarani Devi (12:30 am on Sunday)
Lawn Bowls:
Men's Triple: India vs Malta (1 pm - 6.15 pm)
Women's Singles: Tania Choudhary vs Laura Daniels (Wales): 1 pm – 6.15 pm
Men's Pair: India vs Cook Islands (7.30 pm – 12.45 am on Sunday)
Women's Four: India vs Canada (7.30 pm – 12.45 am on Sunday).
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Missed Day One's Action?
The opening day of the 2022 Commonwealth Games saw the women's hockey, badminton and table-tennis teams all recording victories while Harmanpreet Kaur's women's cricket team were handed a three wicket loss by Australia.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Sanket Mahadev Sargar Starts Campaign
Sanket Mahadev Sargar is now in action in the men's 55 kg weightlifting event and he's going to start the Snatch event at 107 kgs straight. With some of the other lifters starting at as low as 70 kg, it will be some time before Sanket gets his turn.
In the Clean and Jerk event as well Sanket has listed one of the higheest weights at 135 kg.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Badminton Mixed Team Underway
Badminton's mixed team matches continue today and the mixed doubles pair of Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Ahwini Ponnappa have won the first tie. They beat Sachin Dias and Thilini Hendahewa of Sri Lanka 21-14, 21-9.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Sanket in the Lead
Sanket manages his 107 kg weight with ease and he's in the lead immediately. The 22-year-old from Sangli, Maharashtra slotted 111kg and his next weight, and pulled it off with ease!
Remember there's two rounds in the weightlifting event and the winner is decided based on the collective weight of the two.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Sanket Stuns With 113kg!
Three efforts each for every lifter in the Snatch and then the Clean and Jerk categories and after the first event, Sanket Sargar is in the lead!
His first effort of 107kgs got him the lead but the 22-year-old continued on, lifting 111kg and then 113kg!
He holds the lead while the second placed lifter is Malaysia's Bin Kasdan Aniq with 107 kg. Sri Lanka's Dilanka Yodage who lifted 105kg is placed third.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Wins in TT Women's Team Event
India are on the cusp of yet another win in the table-tennis women's team event with Sreeja Akula and Reeth Tennison first recording a 3-0 win over Natalie Cummings and Chelsea Edghill of Guyan. Manika Batra then defeated Thuraia Thomas 11-1, 11-3, 11-3.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Sanket's Final Underway
The 55kg final has restarted now with Indian weightlifter Sanket Mahadev Sargar in the lead. This will be the Clean and Jerk round with Sanket slotted to start at 135 kg, lower only than Malaysia's Bin Kasdan Aniq who is slotted at 140 kg. He lifted 107 kg in Snatch.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: India Take 2-0 Lead in Mixed Team Badminton
India have taken a 2-0 lead in the badminton mixed team event with Lakshya Sen beating Sri Lanka’s Niluka Karunaratne in the second tie. He won the match 21-18, 21-5. Aakarshi Kashyap has been given the opportunity to play the women’s singles tie and she’s up next.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Kushagra Rawat Finishes Last in Swimming Heat
Swimmer Kushagra Rawat finished last in his round, in the heat of men’s 200m freestyle swimming. He registered a time of 1:52:24, which will not be enough to book a place in the finals.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Women’s T-T Team Seal Third Victory
The Indian women’s table tennis team registered their third win in this competition, beating Guyana comprehensively by a 3-0 margin. In the last match, Reeth Tennison handed Chelsea Edghill 11-7, 14-12, 13-11. With this, the gold medallists of the last edition have qualified for the quarter-finals, which will be played later today.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Sanket Lifts 135 kg in First Clean and Jerk Attempt
Weightlifter Sanket Sargar has moved back to the top spot in the 55 kg category with a clean lift in his first attempt in the clean and jerk round. The 21-year-old locked in 135 kg and had no issues in completing his lift – giving himself a healthy lead at the top.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Sanket Injured During Second Clean and Jerk Attempt
It is heartbreak for the man from Sangli, Maharashtra, as he injures his right shoulder during his second clean and jerk attempt, where he locked 139 runs. The 21-year-old braved the pain to go for a third attempt, but unfortunately, the pain barrier was a bit too tall to overcome.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Sanket Wins India’s First Medal, Bags Silver
2022 Commonwealth Games: Sanket Sargar has won silver in 55kg weightlifting
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India's account at the 2022 Commonwealth Games has been opened by 21-year-old weightlifter Sanket Sargar who has won the silver medal in the 55kg event.
Sargar looked set for a gold in the final as he was in the lead for most of it, but an injury in the second lift of the 'Clean and Jerk' round saw him have to use his first lift of 135 kg as the final effort and it almost looked enough, till Malaysian Bin Kasdan Mohamad Aniq lifted 142 kg, a Games record, to finish at 249 kg (107kg+142kg), one kg ahead of Sargar 248kg (113kg+135kg).
Dilanka Isuru Kumara Yodage of Sri Lanka won the bronze 225kg (105kg+120kg).
Weightlifting is India’s strong suit, and the last edition of the Commonwealth Games saw the nation winning nine medals in this sport. Satish Sivalingam, Ragala Venkat Rahul, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu and Punam Yadav won gold, Gururaja Poojary and Pardeep Singh won silver, while Deepak Lather and Vikas Thakur settled to bronze medals.
Later in the day, two of the last edition’s medallists in Gururaja Poojary and Mirabai Chanu will be seen in action. Besides that, S Bindyarani Devi will also be in action today.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Sargar Dedicates Medal to Freedom Fighters
The 21-year-old weightlifter has dedicated his medal to the freedom fighters of India. During the medal distribution ceremony, he said "I’d like to dedicate this award to India’s freedom fighters."
Speaking on the injury he sustained during his second attempt in clean and jerk, Sargar said "I heard a snap-like sound during the second attempt in clean and jerk and dropped the weights. After that my coach had a look at my arm, there was a lot of pain but I had to make the third attempt. I tried to secure the gold, but i could not do it."
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Congratulations Pour in for Sargar
Congratulations have started to pour in for India’s first medallist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi wrote on Twitter “Exceptional effort by Sanket Sargar! His bagging the prestigious Silver is a great start for India at the Commonwealth Games. Congratulations to him and best wishes for all future endeavours.”
Former cricketer Virender Sehwag, Union ministers Anurag Thakur and Kiren Rijiju and many other dignitaries have congratulated Sargar on his incredible achievement.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Weightlifter Gururaja Poojary’s Event Gets Underway
We now turn our attention to the men’s 61kg category in weightlifting, where the 2018 Commonwealth Games’ silver medallist, Gururaja Poojary is competing. He has locked in 115kg for his first attempt in snatch.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Gururaja Ranked Fourth After Snatch
Gururaja Poojary is ranked fourth after the snatch round. He lifted 115kg in his first attempt and 118kg in his second attempt, but could not lift 120kg in his last attempt. Malaysia’s Aznil Bin Bidin Muhamad is currently placed first with a lift of 127kg, followed by Papua New Guinea’s Morea Baru and Canada’s Youri Simard.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Boxer Muhammed Hussamuddin Beats Dyeyi Amzolele
Boxer Mohammed Hussamuddin, who won the bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, has started his campaign with a 5-0 win over South Africa’s Dyeyi Amzolele in men's featherweight category.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Gururaja Lifts 144kg in First Clean and Jerk Attempt
The 29-year-old weightlifter from Udipi, Karnataka has successfully lifted 144kg in his first clean and jerk attempt. As of now, he is ranked first with a combined lift of 262kg (118kg + 144kg).
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Impressive Second Clean and Jerk Attempt From Gururaja
Gururaja completes his third attempt in clean and jerk with a clean 151kg lift. He finishes with a total of 269kg (118kg + 151kg).
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: 151kg Lift in Gururaja’s Last Attempt
In his second clean and jerk attempt, Gururaja Poojary lifts 148kg. His total is now 266kg (118kg + 144kg).
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Gururaja Wins Bronze
Weightlifter Gururaja Poojary has won India's second medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. He bagged the bronze medal in the men's 61kg category.
Gururaja lifted 114kg in his first snatch attempt and 118kg in his second. In the clean and jerk round, the Indian weightlifter sealed his medal with a lift of 151 kg in his third attempt – taking his total of 269kg (118kg + 151kg).
The battle for bronze was fought between him and Canada’s Youri Simard, who finished on 268kg. Malaysia’s Aznil Bin Bidin Muhamad won the gold medal, with Papua New Guinea’s Morea Baru finishing second.
This is Gururaja’s second medal at the Commonwealth Games, after his silver triumph in the men’s 56kg category at the Gold Coast in 2018.
Commonwealth Games 2022: Gururaja Poojary won India's second medal at the CWG 2022.
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Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Nation Celebrates Gururaja’s Glory
Wishes are pouring in for Gururaja after he won India’s second medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The Indian PM, Narendra Modi tweeted “Overjoyed by the accomplishment of P. Gururaja! Congratulations to him for winning the Bronze at the Commonwealth Games. He demonstrated great resilience and determination. I wish him many more milestones in his sporting journey.”
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Nitendra Finishes 12th in Marathon
India's Nitendra Singh Rawat finished 12th in the men's marathon race on Saturday.
The 35-year-old clocked 2 hour 19 minutes and 22 seconds in the race won by Uganda's Victor Kiplangat (2:10:55). Tanzania's Alphonce Felix Simbu (2:12:29) and Kenya's Michael Mugo Githae (2:13:16) took the silver and bronze respectively.
Rawat has a personal best of 2:16:05 he had clocked at the New Delhi Marathon in March. He was eight minutes 27 seconds behind the gold winner.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Saurav, Joshna Win Openers
Joshana Chinappa and Saurav Ghosal both won their Round of 32 singles matches in easy outings with both registering identical 3-0 victories.
Living up to her billing, Chinappa outclassed Meagan Best of Barbados. The 18-time national champion Chinappa won in straight sets (11-8, 11-9, 12-10). She won the opening two sets without much fuss, but Best came back hard in the third one. However, Chinappa held her nerves to emerge victorious.
The 35-year-old Ghosal steamrolled Shamil Wakeel of Sri Lanka 11-4, 11-4, 11-6. Ghosal was in complete control from the beginning and the Sri Lankan was simply no match for the Indian.
Sunayna Sara Kuruvilla's campaign ended after she lost to Malaysia's Aifa Azman 7-11, 7-11, 7-11 while Ramit Tandon withdrew from the men's singles round of 32 match due to an injury.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Mirabai Chanu’s Event Gets Underway
The 27-year-old is competing in the women’s 49kg category. She has locked in 84kg for her first attempt in the snatch round.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Mirabai Chanu in First Place After Opening Attempt
Mirabai Chanu is successful in her first attempt in the snatch round – lifting 84kg. With this effort, she is currently ranked first in the standings with no other weightlifting attempting for an 80kg+ lift.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Mirabai Creates New Commonwealth Games Record
Mirabai has created a new Commonwealth Games record by lifting 88kg in her second attempt in the snatch round. Chants of 'Mira, Mira' are echoing at the NEC Hall 1.
She went for an audacious attempt of 90kg in her third attempt, but was not successful this time around. That being said, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics silver medallist still has a comfortable lead of 12kg over her nearest competitor, Ranaivosoa.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Defeat in Match 1 of Quarter-finals for Women's T-T Team
The Indian women’s table tennis team, who won all of their three group stage matches without breaking a sweat, suffered a defeat in their first match against Malaysia in the quarter-finals.
The pair of Reeth Tennison and Sreeja Akula lost 11-7, 11-6, 5-11, 11-6 against Karen Lyne and Li Sian Alice Chang. In the second match of this best-of-five series, Manika Batra is taking on Ying Ho.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Manika Batra Restores Parity in Women’s T-T Quarter-finals
Manika Batra has helped India restore parity in the ongoing quarter-final match of women’s team table tennis contest against Malaysia. In a hard-fought contest against Ying Ho, she won 11-8, 11-5, 8-11, 9-11, 11-3. The best-of-five series is now tied at 1-1, and in the third match, Li Sian Ali Chang will be up against Sreeja Akula.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Mirabai Creates Yet Another Commonwealth Games Record
Mirabai Chanu has created yet another Commonwealth Games record, with a lift of 109kg in her first attempt in the clean and jerk round.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Mirabai Chanu Wins Gold Medal
Mirabai Chanu has won India’s third medal at the Commonwealth Games, bagging gold in women’s 49kg weightlifting. She looked clearly a level ahead of her competitors right from the start and created a new Commonwealth Games record by lifting 88kg in her second attempt at the snatch phase.
In the clean and jerk round, the 27-year-old from Manipur created another CWG record by lifting 109kg in her first attempt. Though she had the gold medal already secured by then, Mirabai still went for her last two attempts – lifting 113kg in her second attempt.
Mirabai ultimately finished on 201kg (88kg + 113kg) – a staggering 29kg ahead of the silver medallist, Marie Hanitra Roliya Ranaivosoa. This was her third medal at the Commonwealth Games.
Commonwealth Games 2022: Mirabai Chanu won India's first gold medal at the CWG 2022
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Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Akula Puts India Ahead in Women’s T-T Quarter-finals
India have scripted a fantastic comeback in the women’s team table tennis quarter-final match against Malaysia. In the third match, Sreeja Akula defeated Li Sian Alice Chang 11-6, 11-6, 11-9 to hand her team a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series. In the fourth match, Manika Batra is taking on Karen Lyne.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Congratulations Pour in for Mirabai
The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Anurag Thakur and Kiren Rijiju and Olympics bronze medallist Mary Kom are among the numerous dignitaries who have congratulated Mirabai Chanu on her incredible achievement.
"The exceptional @mirabai_chanu makes India proud once again! Every Indian is delighted that she’s won a Gold and set a new Commonwealth record at the Birmingham Games. Her success inspires several Indians, especially budding athletes," the Prime Minister wrote on Twitter.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Women’s T-T Quarter-final Hangs in Balance at 2-2
After losing two matches in a row, Malaysia have been able to pull things back in the ongoing quarter-final match of women’s team table tennis against India. In the fourth match, Karen Lyne defeated Manika Batra 11-6, 11-3, 11-9. The best-of-five series is now tied at 2-2 and it is all down to the last match, where Reeth Tennison is up against Ying Ho.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Anahat Singh in Action Against Strong Opponent
Teen squash prodigy Anahat Singh, who started her Commonwealth Games 2022 campaign on a fantastic note by beating Jada Ross 3-0, is now taking on Wales' Emily Whitlock in round of 32 of the women's singles category. This will be a real test of character for the 14-year-old, as Whitlock is ranked 19th in the world.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Heartbreak for India in Women’s T-T Quarter-finals
The Indian women’s table tennis team, who won the gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, suffered a heartbreaking defeat in their quarter-final contest against Malaysia. The best-of-five series ended 3-2 in favour of the Malaysians.
After Manika Batra’s defeat in the fourth match, the onus was on Reeth Tennison to earn a semi-final berth for India. However, in a match that went right down the wire, she lost 12-10, 8-11, 11-6, 9-11. 9-11 against Ying Ho.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Anahat Loses Game 1
Despite putting up a commendable fight, Anahat Singh is trailing in her women's singles round of 32 contest against Emily Whitlock. The first game ended 11-7 in favour of the Welsh player.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Anahat Reduces Deficit After Losing First Two Games
Following the defeat in the first game, Anahat Singh suffered a 7-11 loss in her second game as well. However, the youngster made an incredible comeback in the third game, beating Whitlock 11-4.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Anahat Bows Out After Incredible Battle
Anahat Singh put up a fierce resilience against the world number 19 in the fourth game, but it unfortunately was not enough to earn her a place in the round of 16.
Whitlock won the fourth game 11-6 to make it to the next round. However, based on her commendable show in the Commonwealth Games 2022, the Indian fans can certainly expect grand things from the prodigy in the future.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Lovlina Cruises to Quarterfinals
India's Lovlina Borgohain (Blue) after her win against Ariane Nicholson (Red) at the Commonwealth Games 2022.
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Lovlina Borgohain has cruised into the quarterfinals of the women's light middle weight category with an easy 5-0 win against Ariana Nicholson.
Lovlina, who was knocked out in the first round in Gold Coast edition, attacked from the word go, using a combination of punches. She will now face Rosie Eccles of Wales in the quarterfinals.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Hussamuddin (57kg), a bronze medallist in the last CWG in 2018, defeated young Amzolele Dyeyi of South Africa with the same margin in the men's featherweight (57kg) category to move to the pre-quarterfinals.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Women's Hockey Team Win Second Match
The women's hockey team won their second match of the tournament with Vandana Katariya scoring in the 3-1 win over Wales 3-1 in their Pool A match
India scored all their three goals from penalty corners with Vandana finding the net twice, while Gurjit Kaur fired in a fierce drag-flick on Saturday. Wales, on the other hand, utilised the only chance they got in the game with Xenna Hughes on the target.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Boxer Sanjeet Knocked Out of CWG
Heavy weight boxer Sanjeet (92kg) crashed out of the Commonwealth Games after losing to Somoa's Ato Leau Plodzicki-Faoagali via a split verdict.
Being defensive in the last two rounds cost reigning Asian Champion Sanjeet dear as Faoagali came from behind to take the fixture 3-2 on Saturday.
Commonwealth Games Day 2 Live: Bindyarani Devi Bags a Silver
Four out of four medals!
Each of the four Indian weightlifters competing on Saturday have finished on the podium with Bindyarani Devi wrapping up the day with the women's 55kg final. The 22-year-old has bagged a silver, finishing with a total weight of 202kg (86kg+116kg), behind Nigeria's Adijat Adenike Olarinoye who lifted 203kg (92kg+111kg).
Bindyarani was up for the bronze medal after the Snatch section with a personal best of 86kg, behind Olarinoye (92kg) and Fraer (89kg). In the Clean and Jerk, she made an unsuccessful second attempt for 115 kg before lifting a kilogram more to elevate her to the silver medal position as local favourite Fraer Morrow fluffed her final 115kg attempt.
With this, India's campaign on Day 3 ends with four medals - one gold, two silvers and one bronze.