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Manipur burst into celebrations as Mirabai Chanu clinched the first gold medal for India at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Residents of Nongpok Kakching in Imphal East district, Chanu's native place, were glued to the television sets on Saturday night. As her Gold was confirmed, they burst into joy.
South African teen star Pieter Coetze says he was grateful after clinching his first major title by winning the men's 100m backstroke final at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday.
Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Bindyarani Devi for winning a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, and said this accomplishment has made every Indian very happy. Bindyarani Devi raised her game to secure a silver in the women's 55kg category, providing the country's fourth weightlifting medal in as many categories at the Commonwealth Games. "Congratulations to Bindyarani Devi for winning a Silver medal at CWG, Birmingham. This accomplishment is a manifestation of her tenacity and it has made every Indian very happy," Modi said in a tweet. "I wish her the very best for her future endeavours," he added.
The Indian women's cricket will be taking on Pakistan in their second Group A game of the ongoing Commonwealth Games. This match is a must-win for India after the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side came up short against Australia. Pakistan is also coming into the match on the back of a 15-run defeat against Barbados on Friday. In the last 11 ties between India and Pakistan, the former has managed to win nine times. In the last meeting between these two sides in 2018, India had won by seven wickets.
27-year-old Mirabai Chanu was at the top of her game in the women's 49kg category final on Saturday and she brought home India's first gold medal of the ongoing Commonwealth Games. Chanu, who was defending her gold medal crown after winning the yelow metal at the 2018 Games in Gold Coast, was miles ahead of other participants as she picked up 88kg in snatch and 113 kg in clean and jerk. The clean and jerk section, Chanu's 1st lift was 109kg and after lifting that properly, she sealed the gold medal for herself.
BERLIN: Sadio Mane opened his competitive goal-scoring account for Bayern Munich as the Bundesliga champions defeated Leipzig 5-3 to capture the German Super Cup for a 10th time on Saturday.
LE MARKSTEIN, France: Dutch veteran Annemiek van Vleuten took the yellow jersey in the women’s Tour de France with a crushing performance in the mountains which powered her to a remarkable solo victory on Saturday’s penultimate stage.
MADRID: Belgian Remco Evenepoel made a long range solo break to blow away his rivals and win the San Sebastian Classic for the second time on Saturday.