Category: Sports

On Wednesday, Daniil Medvedev made a triumphant return in Mexico beating Australian qualifier Rinky Hijikata 6-4,6-3. Medvedev won the opening set with the first break of the contest. This was Medvedev’s first match in six weeks at the ATP hard court tournament in Los Cabos, Mexico.

The world number one player created a landmark for his career with the 250th match win of the reigning US Open Champion’s career. To this, he said, “Someone told me this a few days ago, otherwise I would have not known. That’s nice, a milestone in a way.” He further added that he aims for more victories, however, to have 250 is great, and will definitely strive to achieve a lot more.

Since June 23, Medvedev is participating in his first competition, when he was eliminated from the quarterfinals at Mallorca. Due to Wimbledon’s ban on Russian and Belarussian athletes following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, he was unable to attend.

Next up for Medvedev is Lithuania’s Ricardas Berankis, who defeated Argentina’s Facundo Bagnis 7-6 (7/4), 6-3. Felix Auger-Aliassime, a second-seeded Canadian, defeated Mexico’s Alex Hernandez 6-3, 7-5, advancing him as well.

Para-powerlifter Sudhir won the men’s heavyweight final at the Commonwealth Games 2022, giving India its sixth gold medal. Sudhir gathered 134.5 points and broke the Games record by lifting 212kg in his second attempt after lifting 208kg during his first attempt. Sudhir attempted to lift 217kg during his third lift, a personal best, but was unsuccessful.

It was a high point for India’s para powerlifters, who had a rather disappointing day. Sakina Khatun and Manpreet Kaur failed to take the podium in the women’s lightweight division earlier in the day.

Sudhir hails from a farmer’s family in Sonipat, Haryana. He got polio at the age of four because of high-grade fever but this couldn’t affect his strong determination and focus. The weightlifter followed his all-time love to be a sports person and started his sporting career in 2013 where he won his first gold at the national level in 2016. The Asian Para Games 2018 marked Sudhir’s international debut where he won a bronze medal.

Sudhir is currently employed by the Government of Haryana as a Senior Coach (Weightlifting). He was also named “Strong Man of India” at the 12th Junior and 17th Senior National Parapowerlifting Championships in 2018.

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.