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Musical evening with Bhangra and power-packed performance from ‘Apache Indian' marked the closing ceremony of Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games. More than 4,500 athletes competed from 72 countries over the past 11 days. India finished with 61 medals, five less than their tally four years ago at Gold Coast. As per the tradition, the flag of the Commonwealth Games Federation, was lowered to officially mark the end of the Birmingham Games and handed over to the state of Victoria, Australia, the host of the next edition of the Commonwealth Games in 2026. Prince Edward "proclaimed Birmingham 2022 closed" and made a formal invitation to the Australian state of Victoria for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Commonwealth Games 2022: India's best ever performance

Events that gave 49 medals in 2010 not in 2022 GamesIndia's 61 medals at Birmingham might seem well short of the 101 won in the Delhi Commonwealth Games in 2010 and their 22 gold medals below the 26 won at Gold Coast four years ago, but account for disciplines that were missing here, and this is actually India's best CWG performance.

Canadian athletes won 92 medals at the Commonwealth Games — here's what's next

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CWG 2022: Shuttlers, paddlers dazzle on last day; hockey team fizzles out; India finish 4th with 22 gold medals

It was expected that Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and the formidable pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy would end up on top of the podium but what provided the icing on the cake was the 40-year-old Sharath Kamal's gold medal-winning show against an equally good opponent in Liam Pitchford.

Hollie Naughton named Canada's flag-bearer for Commonwealth Games closing ceremony

Days after making history at the Commonwealth Games, squash player Hollie Naughton was chosen to carry Canada's flag into the closing ceremony.

Singapore’s Feng Tianwei and Zeng Jian win table tennis doubles gold at Commonwealth Games

SINGAPORE: Feng Tianwei and Zeng Jian won Singapore’s third table tennis gold medal of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Monday (Aug 8) with victory in the women’s doubles final.

England end badminton in Birmingham with three final defeats

England suffered triple disappointment on the final day of Commonwealth Games badminton action.

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.

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Musical evening with Bhangra and power-packed performance from ‘Apache Indian' marked the closing ceremony of Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games 2022: India's best ever performance

Canadian athletes won 92 medals at the Commonwealth Games — here's what's next

CWG 2022: Shuttlers, paddlers dazzle on last day; hockey team fizzles out; India finish 4th with 22 gold medals

Hollie Naughton named Canada's flag-bearer for Commonwealth Games closing ceremony

Singapore’s Feng Tianwei and Zeng Jian win table tennis doubles gold at Commonwealth Games

England end badminton in Birmingham with three final defeats

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