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Commonwealth Games title and give India the first gold medal of the Birmingham edition on Saturday. The Olympic silver medallist aggregated a total of 201kg (88kg + 113kg) to stamp her authority in the competition and achieve a Commonwealth Games record in the process.
Birmingham boss John Eustace was impressed by his side’s defensive display in the opening day 0-0 draw at Luton.
As Mirabai Chanu defended her title by winning her second Commonwealth Games gold medal on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first to congratulate the ace weightlifter. Mirabai won gold in the women's 49kg category in Birmingham, lifting a total of 201 kg (88kg + 113kg). "The exceptional @mirabai_chanu makes India proud once again!" PM Modi tweeted. "Every Indian is delighted that she's won a Gold and set a new Commonwealth record at the Birmingham Games," the Prime Minister added.
BIRMINGHAM, England: Uganda's Victor Kiplangat took a wrong turn but still found his way to marathon gold at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday (Jul 30), providing some late drama to what had been an uneventful race.
Luton were held to a 0-0 draw by a dogged Birmingham in their Sky Bet Championship opener at Kenilworth Road this afternoon.
Its entire population could fit inside Villa Park four times over, but the tiny Pacific archipelago of Tuvalu has the biggest possible reason to use its participation in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham to stamp its identity on the world map.
Indian weightlifter Gururaja won a bronze medal with a combined lift of 269kg in the Men's 61 kg final at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Saturday. "I dedicate my medal to my wife and thank all my supporters. I am elated that Sanket won a silver and I clinched the second medal for India by winning a bronze. I could have done better though 269 kg is good. I had fallen ill recently but I recovered & gave my best," said Gururaja to ANI.
Indian duo of Sharath Kamal and Harmeet Desai gave India a 3-0 win in the men's team match against Northern Ireland in the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Saturday. They won the doubles match 11-3, 9-11, 11-6, 11-1 against James Skelton and Owen Cathcart. Indian Paddler Sanil Shetty made it 2-0 for India with an 11-5, 15-13, 11-6 win over Paul McCreery of Northern Ireland.