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Steeplechaser Avinash Sable, race walker Priyanka Goswami clinch silver medals in CWG

Commonwealth Games athletics competition here on Saturday. Goswami also scripted history as she became the first Indian woman to win a medal in race walk with a silver in 10,000m event. With the two silver, the Indian athletics team's medal count swelled to four and it has already gone past the number in 2018 Gold Coast where the country had won a gold, silver and bronze each in track and field. High jumper Tejswin Shankar and long jumper Murali Sreeshankar had won a bronze and silver respectively in Birmingham.

"We Have Come A Long Way...": Neeraj Chopra Recalls His Time With Tejaswin Shankar After Athlete's Historic Bronze In High Jump

Indian athlete Tejaswin Shankar wrote history on Wednesday by winning India's first ever medal in high jump event in the Commonwealth Games history. At the ongoing Games in Birmingham, the 23-year-old Shankar finished third on the podium by clearing a high jump of 2.22m in the final. Bahamas' Donald Thomas and Joel Clarke-Khan of England also cleared an equal height as of Shankar but they needed more than one attempt to do it while the Indian athlete was successful in his single try.

CWG 2022: Steeplechaser Sable, Race Walker Priyanka Clinch Silver Medals

Avinash Sable broke his own national record to win a silver in the men's 3000m steeplechase while Priyanka Goswami also clinched a medal of the same hue in the women's 10,000m race walk on a productive day for India in the Commonwealth Games athletics competition here on Saturday. Goswami also scripted history as she became the first Indian woman to win a medal in race walk with a silver in 10,000m event. With the two silver, the Indian athletics team's medal count swelled to four and it has already gone past the number in 2018 Gold Coast where the country had won a gold, silver and bronze each in track and field.

CWG 2022: Priyanka Goswami clinches silver in women's 10,000m race walk

Commonwealth Games here. Goswami clocked a personal best time of 43:38.83s to finished second behind Jemima Montag (42:34.30) of Australia. Emily Wamusyi Ngii (43:50.86) of Kenya took the bronze.

Priyanka Goswami Wins Silver Medal In Women's 10,000m Race Walk

Priyanka Goswami on Saturday scripted history as she became the first Indian woman to win a medal in race walk with a silver in 10,000m event at the Commonwealth Games here.Goswami clocked a personal best time of 43:38.83s to finished second behind Jemima Montag (42:34.30) of Australia. Emily Wamusyi Ngii (43:50.86) of Kenya took the bronze. The other Indian in the fray, Bhawna Jat finished eighth and last with a personal best time of 47:14.13. Harminder Singh was the first Indian to have won a medal in race walk -- bronze -- in the 20km event in 2010 CWG in Delhi.

FIFA reminds India of looming ban, loss of women's U-17 World Cup

MUMBAI : World governing body FIFA has reminded India's football association that it risks losing the upcoming Under-17 Women's World Cup and faces a ban due to "deviations" from an agreed roadmap aimed at sorting out governance issues.

CWG 2022 India Women vs England Women Semi Final LIVE Score: Harmanpreet Kaur Wins Toss, Opts To Bat

Commonwealth Games, India vs England Semi-final, Women's Cricket, Live Updates: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bat against England in the 1st semi-final of the ongoing Commonwealth Games on Saturday. India paved their way into the semis after defeating Barbados by 100 runs in their last group stage fixture on Wednesday. After losing their opening game against Australia by three wickets, India went on to defeat Pakistan by eight wickets. Team India ended their Group A campaign with a total of four points while England, on the other hand, finished at the top of Group B. (LIVE SCORECARD)

FIFA Threatens AIFF With Suspension, Stripping Off Right To Host Women's U-17 World Cup: Report

World football governing body FIFA has threatened to suspend the AIFF and strip off its right to host the women's U-17 World Cup in October due to a third party "influence", a development which comes just days after the Supreme Court's directive to hold elections of the national federation. The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the executive committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to expeditiously hold elections as per the schedule proposed by the Committee of Administrators (CoA), which is currently running the affairs of the national federation. It took note of the fact that India is due to host the FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup from October 11.

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Steeplechaser Avinash Sable, race walker Priyanka Goswami clinch silver medals in CWG

"We Have Come A Long Way...": Neeraj Chopra Recalls His Time With Tejaswin Shankar After Athlete's Historic Bronze In High Jump

CWG 2022: Steeplechaser Sable, Race Walker Priyanka Clinch Silver Medals

CWG 2022: Priyanka Goswami clinches silver in women's 10,000m race walk

Priyanka Goswami Wins Silver Medal In Women's 10,000m Race Walk

FIFA reminds India of looming ban, loss of women's U-17 World Cup

CWG 2022 India Women vs England Women Semi Final LIVE Score: Harmanpreet Kaur Wins Toss, Opts To Bat

FIFA Threatens AIFF With Suspension, Stripping Off Right To Host Women's U-17 World Cup: Report