It was another memorable day for India at the Commonwealth Games as three more medals were added to the tally.
Shushila Devi Likambam and Vijay Kumar Yadav brought in silver and bronze medals in Judo respectively, while Harjinder Kaur added to the Indian weightlifting contingent’s tally in Birmingham.
The table tennis and badminton teams have assured India medals while the Indian Lawn Bowls team created history as they entered their first-ever final.
However, there were a few disappointments along the way, as Joshna Chinappa crashed out of the women’s singles competition and weightlifter Ajay Singh missed out on a medal by a whisker.
The Indian men’s hockey team also had a disappointing day as they let a three-goal advantage slip to be held to a 4-4 draw in their second game.
JUDO: SHUSHILA DEVI WINS SECOND CWG SILVER
Judoka Shushila Devi Likmabam won her second silver at the Commonwealth Games after losing the final to Michaela Whitebooi of South Africa in the women’s 48kg final.
The match was evenly poised but Likmabam lost the bout after Whitebooi was able to execute a throwdown. This was Shushila’s second silver medal at the Commonwealth Games, with her previous one coming at Glasgow in 2014.
JUDO: VIJAY KUMAR GETS BRONZE
Judoka Vijay Kumar Yadav pulled off an incredible performance to win the bronze medal with victory over Petros Christodoulides of Cyprus in the men’s 60kg event.
The 26-year-old Yadav, who won the Commonwealth Championships in 2018 and 2019, had lost to Joshua Katz of Australia in the quarterfinal but made amends in the repechage.
WEIGHTLIFTING: HARJINDER CLAIMS BRONZE
Harjinder Kaur lifted 212 kgs in the women’s 71kg weightlifting category to win the bronze medal.
The Indian weightlifter didn’t have an ideal start as she failed in her first attempt but made amends in the remaining ones to add another medal to India’s tally.
WEIGHTLIFTING: AJAY SINGH MISSES OUT ON MEDAL
Indian weightlifter Ajay Singh missed out on a medal by a whisker in the men’s 81kg weightlifting finals of the Commonwealth Games 2022.
Singh put on a brilliant effort during the snatch round, but couldn’t quite hold on to the top spot. He was in medal contention for a significant amount of time before falling short.
LAWN BOWLS: WOMEN’S FOURS TEAM ASSURED OF MEDAL FINISH
The women’s fours team of Lovely Choubey, Pinki, Nayanmoni Saikia and Rupa Rani Tirkey assured India of a historic medal in Lawn Bowls after they reached the final of the competition.
India will face South Africa in the gold medal match on Tuesday, August 2.
TABLE TENNIS: DEFENDING CHAMPIONS REACH FINAL
The Indian men’s table tennis team have a chance of retaining their crown as they defeated Nigeria in the semifinals on Monday.
Achanta Kamal, Sathyan Gnanasekaran were in fine form on the day and the team will face Singapore in the final on 2nd August.
BADMINTON: INDIA REACH FINAL
Defending champions India put on a show against Singapore in the semi-final of the mixed team badminton event as they secured a 3-0 win to book their spot in the final of the event on Tuesday.
India will be facing the Malaysian team in the all-important final as the Indian contingent will look to defend their crown.
SQUASH: SOURAV GHOSAL INTO SEMIS
India’s ace squash player Saurav Ghosal entered the semis of the men’s squash singles as he defeated Scotland’s Greg Lobban on Monday.
Ghosal, who is ranked 15th in the men’s division, will now have the chance to ensure that India will win a medal in the event.
SQUASH: CHINAPPA CRASHES OUT
While Ghosal progressed, Joshna Chinappa was unfortunately knocked out in the quarterfinals stage of the squash women’s singles on Monday.
Chinappa lost the match by a margin of 3-0 to Canada’s Hollie Naughton, who was too strong for the Indian star on the day.
BOXING: HUSSAMUDIN JOINS PANGHAL IN QUARTERS
India’s Mohammed Hussamudin became the second boxer on Monday to qualify for the quarterfinals of boxing, after Amit Panghal.
Panghal had secured his spot in the quarters earlier in the day with a win over Namri Berri of Vanuatu via a unanimous verdict.
Hussamudin had defeated Salim Hossain of Bangladesh by unanimous decision (5-0) in their round of 16 bout.
HOCKEY: INDIA HELD TO A DRAW BY ENGLAND
Hosts England staged an incredible comeback to stun India to secure a 4-4 draw on Monday. The Indian team had taken a 3-0 lead but three yellow cards throughout the game came back to bite them as the English players used their man advantage to full effect.
India will face Canada next on 3rd August.
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