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BWF Worlds: Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy win, Praneeth loses

Sen's senior team-mates Kidambi Srikanth and H S Prannoy also won their respective first round matches. India also registered twin wins in women's and mixed doubles competition on the opening day which saw B Sai Praneeth bow out after losing in three games to world number 4 Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei. The 20-year-old Sen, who had returned with a bronze on his debut in Spain last year, prevailed 21-12 21-11 over an erratic Vittinghus in his opening match.

Watch: How India's Commonwealth Games Contingent Made Birthday Boy Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Blush

Indian shuttler Satwiksairaj Rankireddy turned 22 on Saturday. The men's doubles badminton star received a grand wish from India's Commonwealth Games contingent. The Sports Authority of India shared the video of the celebration on Twitter in which Satwiksairaj could be seen blushing as soon as the CWG contingent wished him happy birthday. Shuttlers Sumeeth Reddy and Kidambi Srikanth were among the ones present in the party alongside paddlers Harmeet Desai and Sharath Kamal. It is worth noting that all the players were in formal attire as they were a part of the felicitation program organised in the Prime Minister's Office for the medal winners of CWG 2022.

Watch: How India's Commonwealth Games Contingent Made Birthday Boy Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Blush

Indian shuttler Satwiksairaj Rankireddy turned 22 on Saturday. The men's doubles badminton star received a grand wish from India's Commonwealth Games contingent. The Sports Authority of India shared the video of the celebration on Twitter in which Satwiksairaj could be seen blushing as soon as the CWG contingent wished him happy birthday. Shuttlers Sumeeth Reddy and Kidambi Srikanth were among the ones present in the party alongside paddlers Harmeet Desai and Sharath Kamal. It is worth noting that all the players were in formal attire as they were a part of the felicitation program organised in the Prime Minister's Office for the medal winners of CWG 2022.

Winning CWG Gold Was One of My Childhood Dreams: Lakshya Sen To NDTV on Badminton Triumph

Lakshya Sen has been going from strength to strength in recent times. The 20-year-old shuttler had earlier finished runners-up in the prestigious All England Championships in March, before helping India win the Tomas Cup in May. Now, he has won the men's singles gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022 with a tough win against Malaysia's NG Tze Yong on Monday. Sen fought with a lot of heart after losing the first game in the final to ultimately clinch the match 19-21, 21-19 and 21-16.

CWG 2022: Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth Clinches Bronze In Men's Singles

Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth clinched the bronze medal in the men's singles final at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Sunday. Srikanth clinched the bronze medal after defeating Jia Heng Teh of Singapore 21-15, 21-18. The ace shuttler was at his best during the match as he crushed his opponent 21-15 in the first games and did not really allow Singapore players to be in a position of advantage. The second game of the match saw, the Singapore shuttler giving a tough fight but was no match to Srikanth's swift moves. The Indian claimed the second game with the bronze medal with a score of 21-18.

Commonwealth Games 2022, Day 10: Full India Schedule

On Day 10 of the ongoing Commonwealth Games, the India women's cricket team will square off against Australia in the gold medal match while the women's hockey team will face New Zealand in the bronze medal match. Shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will also play their respective singles semi-finals while the likes of Nitu Ganghas, Amit Panghal, and Nikhat Zareen will have their final bouts at the ongoing Commonwealth Games.

CWG 2022: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Sail Into Badminton Singles Quarter-finals

Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth had another easy outing as they stormed into the quarterfinals of the women's and men's singles events respectively with comfortable wins at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Friday. Sindhu, a silver medallist at the 2018 edition, expectedly faced no resistance from Uganda's Husina Kobugabe, winning 21-10 21-9 in her pre-quarterfinal match. Srikanth, who had also finished second best at Gold Coast, too didn't break any sweat on his way to a 21-9 21-12 win over Sri Lanka's Dumindu Abeywickrama in the men's singles.

CWG 2022: Para-powerlifter Sudhir and long-jumper Murali Sreeshankar's historic feats add to India's medals tally on Day 7

Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 on Thursday, this time headlined by para-powerlifter Sudhir's gold medal and long-jumper Murali Sreeshankar's silver. So far, India has won 20 medals-- six gold, seven silver and seven bronze -- and was at the seventh position on the medals tally at the end of Day 7 of the competition here. Sreeshankar clinched the silver medal in the men's long jump final with a mark of 8.08m, becoming the first Indian male athlete to win a Commonwealth Games medal in long jump. The other Indian finalist in the event, Muhammed Aneesh Yahiya, finished fifth with a best jump of 7.97m.

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BWF Worlds: Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy win, Praneeth loses

Watch: How India's Commonwealth Games Contingent Made Birthday Boy Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Blush

Watch: How India's Commonwealth Games Contingent Made Birthday Boy Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Blush

Winning CWG Gold Was One of My Childhood Dreams: Lakshya Sen To NDTV on Badminton Triumph

CWG 2022: Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth Clinches Bronze In Men's Singles

Commonwealth Games 2022, Day 10: Full India Schedule

CWG 2022: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Sail Into Badminton Singles Quarter-finals

CWG 2022: Para-powerlifter Sudhir and long-jumper Murali Sreeshankar's historic feats add to India's medals tally on Day 7