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Indian Men's TT Team Defends Commonwealth Title In Style To Win Gold

The Indian men's table tennis team on Tuesday beat Singapore 3-1 to defend their crown at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The doubles pair of Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Harmeet Desai won their match to give India the lead, before Clarence Chew defeated the experienced Sharath Kamal to make it 1-1. But then Sathiyan and Harmeet won their singles matches to win gold for India. This was India's fifth gold at the ongoing Games.

"Historic Win In Birmingham": PM Modi Hails India's CWG Gold In Lawn Bowls

The Indian women's fours team created history on Tuesday as they won the country's first ever gold medal in the sport at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. India beat South Africa 17-10 in the final of the women's fours to win the historic medal. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first to congratulate the team, which comprised of Lovely Choubey, Rupa Rani Tirkey, Nayanmoni Saikia and Pinki. "Historic win in Birmingham! India is proud of Lovely Choubey, Pinki Singh, Nayanmoni Saikia and Rupa Rani Tirkey for bringing home the prestigious Gold in Lawn Bowls," PM Modi tweeted.

Ohuruogu revels in ‘pure joy’ of Hudson-Smith bronze ahead of Commonwealth Games

Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu said “it was just pure joy” to watch mentee Matt Hudson-Smith win bronze in the 400m at the World Championships.

Chaff-cutter machine reason behind lifter Harjinder Kaur's strong arms

Harjinder claimed the bronze medal in the women's 71kg after a dramatic climax in Birmingham on Monday. Luck was on Harjinder's side as she was assured of a podium finish after Nigeria's gold medal favourite Joy Eze was knocked out following three failed attempts in the clean and jerk category. "I used to work with my father at home and in the field and that is why my arms remained strong," she told PTI over phone from Birmingham on Tuesday.

CWG 2022: Punam Yadav Falters In Women's 76kg, Weightlifting Federation Claims She Was Injured

Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) president Sahdev Yadav on Tuesday claimed that Punam Yadav competed despite "not being fully fit", lashing out at the lifter after her disastrous outing at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Punam was disqualified in the women's 76kg category after failing in all her three clean and jerk attempts. The reigning CWG champion in 69kg category, however, was in silver medal winning position after snatch, where she lifted 98kg in her third attempt.

CWG 2022: India Win Historic Gold Medal In Lawn Bowls, Women's Fours Team Beats South Africa In Final

The Indian lawn bowls women's fours team has created history by winning a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. It is India's first medal in the sport and the team produced a great display in the final to outplay a strong South African team. The victory has given India its fourth gold medal of the campaign. The Indians had raced to a big lead in the opening exchanges but South Africa came back strong to go ahead 10-8 and at one point it looked like the gold was slipping away.

Shanti Pereira clocks new national record, makes 100m semi-finals at 2022 Commonwealth Games

SINGAPORE: Shanti Pereira set a new national record in the 100m heats at the 2022 Commonwealth Games on Tuesday (Aug 2) and qualified for the semi-finals of the event.

Wales hold on to defend Commonwealth Games men’s pairs bowls title

Wales defended their Commonwealth Games men’s pairs bowls title by beating England 19-18 on a dramatic final end at Victoria Park in Leamington Spa.

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Indian Men's TT Team Defends Commonwealth Title In Style To Win Gold

"Historic Win In Birmingham": PM Modi Hails India's CWG Gold In Lawn Bowls

Ohuruogu revels in ‘pure joy’ of Hudson-Smith bronze ahead of Commonwealth Games

Chaff-cutter machine reason behind lifter Harjinder Kaur's strong arms

CWG 2022: Punam Yadav Falters In Women's 76kg, Weightlifting Federation Claims She Was Injured

CWG 2022: India Win Historic Gold Medal In Lawn Bowls, Women's Fours Team Beats South Africa In Final

Shanti Pereira clocks new national record, makes 100m semi-finals at 2022 Commonwealth Games

Wales hold on to defend Commonwealth Games men’s pairs bowls title