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Commonwealth Games 2022, Updated Medals Tally: 13 Gold Medals Help India Stay At 5th
Grapplers Ravi Dahiya, Naveen and Vinesh Phogat added two more gold medals to India's kitty in the ongoing Commonwealth Games and para table-tennis player Bhavina Patel also won a gold medal to take India's medal tally to 40 at the ongoing event. As a result, India have maintained their fifth spot in the medal tally and they are ahead of South Africa. On Saturday, boxers Amit Panghal, Nikhat Zareen would have a chance to add more gold medals.
CWG 2022: This time I just wanted to win gold, says wrestler Sakshi Malik
Commonwealth Games 2022, wrestler Sakshi Malik said that she got emotional when the national anthem played at the medal ceremony. Sakshi defeated Ana Godinez Gonzalez of Canada in the final of the women's freestyle 62 kg category on Friday. "This time I just wanted to win gold. I gave my best and I am very happy. I got emotional when the national anthem was played after my win," Sakshi told ANI.
Commonwealth Games 2022, Updated Medals Tally: With 9 Gold, India At Fifth Spot
The eighth day of the ongoing Commonwealth Games saw Indian wrestlers taking centre stage, winning three more gold medals. Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Deepak Punia were the ones that won gold in their respective weight categories to take India's medal tally to 26, including nine gold. As a result, the contingent is now at the fifth spot in the medals tally, ahead of Scotland and South Africa.
Commonwealth Games 2022: India's schedule on August 6
Here's India's complete schedule of Day 9 at the CWG 2022:Table Tennis2 PM: Sreeja Akula/Reeth Tennison vs Chloe Anna Thomas Wu Zhang/Lara Whitton (Wales) in Women's Doubles Round of 16 Manika Batra/Diya Parag Chitale vs Oumehani Hosenally/Nandeshwaree Jalim (Mauritius) in Women's Doubles Round of 16 Table Tennis2:40 PM: Achanta Sharath Kamal vs Quek Yong Izaac (Singapore) in Men's Singles Quarterfinal 2 Para Athletics2:50 PM: Women's F55-57 Shot Put Final (Poonam Sharma, Sharmila, Santosh) Athletics3 PM: Women's 10,000m Race Walk Final (Bhawna Jat, Priyanka) Boxing3 PM: Nitu vs Priyanka Dhillon (Canada) in 45kg-48kg (Minimumweight) - Semifinal 1 Wrestling3 PM Onwards: Ravi Kumar vs Suraj Singh (NZ) in Men's Freestyle 57kg Quarterfinal Deepak Nehra vs Nishan Randhawa (Canada) in Men's Freestyle 97kg Quarterfinal Pooja Sihag vs Michelle Montague (NZ) in Women's Freestyle 76 kg Quarterfinal Vinesh Phogat vs Mercy Bolafunoluwa Adekuoroye (Nigeria) in Women's Freestyle 53kg Nordic System Pooja Gehlot vs Rebecca Ndolo Muambo (Cameroon) in Women's Freestyle 50kg - Group A - Nordic System Naveen vs John Ogbonna Emmanuel (Nigeria) in Men's Freestyle 74kg 1/8 Final Vinesh Phogat vs Samantha Stewart (Canada) in Women's Freestyle 53kg Nordic System Match 2 Pooja Gehlot vs Christelle Lemofack Letchidjio (Scotland) in Women's Freestyle 50 kg - Group A - Nordic System Vinesh Phogat vs Chamodya Keshani Maduravalage Don (SL) in Women's Freestyle 53kg - Nordic System Table Tennis3:25 PM: Sanil Shetty vs Liam Pitchford (England) in Men's Singles Quarterfinal 4 Sathiyan Gnanasekaran vs Sam Walker (England) in Men's Singles Quarterfinal 3 Boxing3:30 PM: Amit Panghal vs Patrick Chinyemba (Zambia) in 48kg-51kg (Flyweight) Semifinal 1 Cricket
Bajrang Punia defends title, Sakshi Malik reverses losing trend to earn maiden CWG gold as six wrestlers win medals on Friday
Commonwealth Games on Friday. Deepak Punia (86kg) also contributed in swelling India's medal tally by winning the men's freestyle gold but birthday girl Anshu Malik (57kg) had to be content with a silver medal in her maiden CWG appearance.
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Commonwealth Games 2022: Updated Medals Tally; With 20 Medals, India At 7th
Day 7 of the ongoing Commonwealth Games saw India add two medals -- a gold and silver -- to their kitty. With six gold, seven silver and seven bronze medals, India are currently seventh in medals tally, having won a total of 20 medals. India's Sudhir bagged a gold in the men's heavyweight final of para powerlifting to end Day 7 on a positive note. Murali Sreeshankar had also clinched a historic silver for India with a best jump of 8.08m in the men's long jump.