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India won two gold and three silver medals at the Commonwealth Games 2022. The nation’s second gold medal of the day was won by the men’s table tennis team. India defeated Singapore 3-1 in the final with to G Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai’s ruthless performance, winning both of their singles and doubles matches.

In fact, since the sport’s introduction in Manchester in 2002, this is India’s sixth gold in the competition. India earned its maiden team gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, and four years later, it replicated the feat on Gold Coast.

Meanwhile, India settles for silver in badminton after a fiercely contested neck-to-neck performance. The Indian team of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy fell to Malaysia’s Teng Fong Aaron Chia and Wooi Yik by the scores of 21-18, 21-15 in the opening match. In the championship match, the squad lost to Malaysia 1-3.

In the second round, PV Sindhu faced up against Jin Wei Goh of Malaysia, and she prevailed 22-20, 21-17 to put India back in contention for the gold medal. This got the nation’s total medal tally to 13 with five gold, five silver, and 3 bronze.

Young weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga on Sunday claimed the second gold medal for India at Commonwealth Games 2022 by lifting a record-breaking 300 Kg in the men’s 67kg category. The first yellow medal was claimed by Olympic medalist and champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu.

In the snatch category, Lalrinnunga had achieved a record-breaking 140 kg lift and 160 kg in the Clean and Jerk category, which together gave him a lift of 300 kg, a record at the Commonwealth Games.

In the snatch category, he aimed to improve his record by going for 143 kg in his final attempt, but couldn’t succeed. At the end of the snatch event, Edidiong Joseph Umoafia stood second with 130 kg and Samoa’s Vaipava Ioane stood third with 127 kg. With Lalrinnunga leading, proceedings went on to the Clean and Jerk category.

Jeremy Lalrinnunga, who suffered an injury, said, “The warm-up was very good but after a point, my front thigh and inner thigh muscles started to cramp, due to which I could not walk for a while and could not cross the 140kg mark during warm-up:”  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated him and said, “Our Yuva Shakti is creating history!” “Congratulations to Jeremy Lalrinnunga, who has won a Gold in his very first CWG and has set a phenomenal CWG record as well. At a young age, he’s brought immense pride and glory. Best wishes to him for his future endeavors.”

After beating Colombia 1-0 in Bucaramanga on Sunday, Brazil won their fourth consecutive Copa America Femenina title with Debinha’s penalty in the first half. In the penalty spot, the forward sent Catalina Perez the wrong way after being fouled by Manuela Vanegas.

Brazil becomes the eighth nation to win the tournament in nine years, with Pia Sundhage lifting the trophy. She led her team to victory by scoring 20 goals in six games without conceding a goal.

La Canarinha had to cope with throngs of Colombian supporters who crowded the field and chanted “Yes, we can,” supported by coffee farmers who hoped to win the continental championship in addition to some strong opponents. was. first time ever in its history. The center of the field was rife with fighting from the opening minute, and the Brazilian coach quickly had a serious issue when midfielder Angelina left the game in the eighth minute injured following a collision with Colombian Lorena Bedoya.

Prize money for the winners was $1.5 million (£1.23 million), while runners-up received $500,000 (£410,000). Both teams qualified for the 2023 World Cup by finishing in the top three, and by making it to the final, they secured spots at the Paris Olympics in 2024.

Ace weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu bagged the first yellow medal in the 18th appearance at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022. Opening the account for India, on the second day, Chanu claimed gold by lifting a total 201Kg in the women’s 49Kg weightlifting event. Along with Chanu, athletes, including Sanket Sagar (Silver), Bindyarani Devi (Silver), and Gururaja (Bronze) have also brought India glory.

Due to Chanu’s brilliant performance in the snatch round, she only needed to complete her first attempt in the clean and jerk round, which she did beautifully by lifting 105Kg. After the Gold was assured, she progressed to 113Kg in the second attempt and tried 119Kg in the third attempt, which gave her no success.

After Chanu’s gold claim, the internet was flooded with congratulatory messages. Many prominent personalities, including Prime Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, congratulated her for her outstanding performance.

 PM Modi tweeted “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.”

India has so far given a spectacular performance in all sporting events. Over 200 athletes from India have participated in various sporting events.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday flagged off the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Chennai. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, Chess maestro Viswanathan Anand, and several other prominent people were present in an ostentatious ceremony at the sprawling Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai.

 PM Modi, while opening the ceremony, said, “The 44th Chess Olympiad has been a tournament of many firsts and records. This is the first time the Chess Olympiad is being held in the place of origin of chess, India. It is coming to Asia for the first time in 3 decades.”

The celebrated event has the highest ever number of countries taking part and also has the highest number of participants in the women’s section.

 Vishwanathan Anand handed over the Olympiad torch to the Prime Minister and then to the Chief Minister of the state, to which Modi claimed “Let the games begin.” Thereafter, the torch was passed over to the young grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa and others.

PM Modi also said that Tamil Nadu has strongly been related to Chess, and therefore it is a chess powerhouse for the country. He further added that Tamil Nadu has produced some of India’s best chess grandmasters.

On Sunday, Indian Wrestler Priya Malik dominates the U17 World Wrestling Championship by winning a gold medal in the 73 kg category. She retained her title by defeating Ukraine’s Mariia Zenkina 10-0. Earlier she had won the top prize in July last year and became the first Indian woman wrestler to win the title ever.

Malik first defeated Kaiulani Garcia in the qualification match by 3-1 and Poland’s Dominika Pochowska in the quarterfinal by 10-0 before defeating Kazakhstan’s Alina Yertostik by 4-0 in the semifinal.

Along with Malik, Ritika Kataria also won another gold for the nation at the U17 World Championship by defeating American wrestler Erica Ppastoriza by 9-0. After defeating Italian Melissa Doroftei 10-0 in her preliminary round, Kataria advanced to the championship. In the following round, Kataria defeated Uzbekistan’s Gulnura Ruslanova 2-0 in her quarterfinal match. She advanced to her first final by defeating Ukrainian Anastasiia Polska 7-0 in the quarterfinal.

In the interim, three further Indian women wrestlers have advanced to the U17 World Championships final. In their respective weight divisions, Muskan, Savita, and Harshita will compete in the championship match. Savita will compete in the 61kg division against American Valerie Autumn Hamilton, and Harshita will compete in the 69kg division against Japanese Chisato Yoshida.

Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam won the women’s 55 kg weightlifting silver medal for India at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Weightlifters from India performed exceptionally well on Day 2, as Bindyarani was the fourth Indian to win a medal. In the snatch event, she lifted 86kg to finish in third place. She scripted a CWG record with a lift of 116 kg for the clean and jerk round. She also set a personal best.

She began her first effort by lifting 81 kg in the snatch round, then 84 kg after that, and finally, 86 kg in the third round. while the record-breaking 116kg clean and jerk lift she performed on her final try helped her total 202kg.

Adijat Adenike Olarinoye of Nigeria won the gold medal while setting a new CWG record by snatching 92 kg on her second try. In one round of clean and jerks, she lifted 111 kg. She narrowly beat the Indian weightlifter with a total aggregate of 203 kg.

Bindyarani earned gold in the clean and jerk event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships, but it will be her bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games that will make her famous across the nation.

Manpreet Singh and PV Sindhu were part of the Indian delegation at theCommonwealth Games 2022 opening ceremony in Birmingham. Among the Asian nations, India was the third nation to walk out after Bangladesh and Brunei. The quadrennial event will conclude on August 8 with 215 athletes from 16 diversified disciplines representing India.

Sindhu was the flag bearer for India for the second time. earlier she did it at the Commonwealth Games on Gold Coast four years ago. She said “It’s a great honor to be bestowed with the responsibility to lead the contingent and hold the flag at such an august gathering. I am extremely happy and I wish all my fellow contingent all the best for the Games. I would like to thank IOA also for choosing me as the Flag Bearer”.

Women’s singles champion Sindhu will be the favorite to win the gold medal in Birmingham. Last year, she won silver against Saina Nehwal in an all-India final, and she won bronze in Glasgow.

Meanwhile, Manpreet-led India dominated the Tokyo Olympics last year, finishing on the podium after a 41-year hiatus. In the bronze medal match, they defeated Germany 5-4 after overcoming a 1-3 deficit. Now that the team has performed so well, they will strive to win gold. The Indian team has been consistent and won silver medals in the 2010 and 2014 editions.

On Tuesday, Teenager Suraj Vashisht became the first Indian to win Gold at Greco-Roman U17 World Championship in 1990, in Rome. The last gold won in Greco-Roman Cadet World Championship was Pappu Yadav 32 years ago.

Up until Vashisht’s victory, five different Indian grapplers have reached the U17 World Championships final but none have achieved gold. At the Junior Worlds in 1992, Yadav won the last gold medal for India at any level at the GR Worlds. Hence, there hasn’t been an Indian Greco Roman World Champion in the past 30 years.

Defeating Azerbaijan’s Faraim Mustafayev in the 55kg weight class, the 16-year-old smashed him 11-0. Azerbaijan’s passive behavior caused the referee to award a point to Vashisht at the end of the first half after judging his attacking intent.

Suraj secured a takedown early in the second half to increase his advantage to 3-0 before making two outstanding four-point throws to defeat Mustafayev. A change in his technique made just before the competition allowed him to play with such authority.

Indian coach Indrajeet Singh said, “He had a very open stance so we told him to close his hand”.

Nigerian Tobi Amusan won gold in the 100 meters hurdles final at the World Championships held in Eugene, United States, becoming the first sportsperson from her country to bag gold at such an event.

On Sunday, the 25-year-old clocked 12.12 seconds in the semi-final at Hayward Field, which was initially announced as a world record but was later ruled out, as the wind speed surpassed the legal limit.

In the final, she made a slow start but recovered to give a perfect performance over the barriers, 0.17 seconds clear of Jamaican silver medallist Britany Anderson.

“The goal was to come out and to win this gold,” said Amusan. “I believe in my abilities, but I was not expecting a world record at these championships. You know, the goal is always just to execute well and get the win. So the world record is a bonus.”

Puerto Rico’s Olympic champion Camacho-Quinn lost a close battle with Anderson, settling with bronze in her first World Championships.

Anderson told reporters she was happy with her performance, despite facing a few obstacles.

Meanwhile, US Olympic silver medallist Kendra Harrison, whose 2016 record was broken by Amusan in the semi-final, was disqualified.