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CWG 2022: Punam Yadav Falters In Women's 76kg, Weightlifting Federation Claims She Was Injured

Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) president Sahdev Yadav on Tuesday claimed that Punam Yadav competed despite "not being fully fit", lashing out at the lifter after her disastrous outing at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Punam was disqualified in the women's 76kg category after failing in all her three clean and jerk attempts. The reigning CWG champion in 69kg category, however, was in silver medal winning position after snatch, where she lifted 98kg in her third attempt.

CWG 2022: India Win Historic Gold Medal In Lawn Bowls, Women's Fours Team Beats South Africa In Final

The Indian lawn bowls women's fours team has created history by winning a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. It is India's first medal in the sport and the team produced a great display in the final to outplay a strong South African team. The victory has given India its fourth gold medal of the campaign. The Indians had raced to a big lead in the opening exchanges but South Africa came back strong to go ahead 10-8 and at one point it looked like the gold was slipping away.

CWG 2022: Indian Men's Hockey Team Eyeing Disciplined Performance Against Canada

The Indian men's hockey team would look to put up a disciplined performance and avoid unnecessary cards in its bid to return to winning ways against Canada at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Wednesday. After a thumping 11-0 win over Ghana in their opener, India squandered a three-goal advantage and were held 4-4 by hosts England in their second pool B match. The Indians started brilliantly and dominated the first two quarters to enjoy a comfortable 3-0 lead at half time. But the Englishmen came out hard in the final two quarters to stun the Indians.

CWG 2022: Weightlifter Punam Yadav Finishes With Heartbreak After Failing Clean And Jerk Attempts

Indian weightlifter Punam Yadav finished last in the women's 76kg category after failing in all her three clean and jerk attempts at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Tuesday. Punam, the reigning CWG champion in the 69kg category, was in the silver medal winning position after snatch where she lifted 98kg in her third attempt. Punam, though, started on a disappointing note as she failed to lift 95kg in her first attempt before clearing it in the next.

CWG 2022: Indian Swimmer Srihari Nataraj Registers Best Indian Time In 200m Backstroke, But Fails To Enter Final

Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj bettered the best Indian time en route a third place finish in heat 2 but could not qualify for the final of the men's 200m backstroke event at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Tuesday. Nataraj clocked 2:00.84s to be the first reserve in the event. His previous best was 2:01.70s, which had come during the FINA World junior swimming championships in 2019. In swimming, a timing is considered a national record only when it has been achieved at the National Aquatics Championships.

CWG 2022: India Beat New Zealand In Lawn Bowls Women's Triples, Women's Pair Loses

The Indian women's team defeated New Zealand 15-11 in its first match of the triples lawn bowls event in the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Tuesday. The trio of Tania Choudhary (lead), Pinki (second) and Rupa Rani Tirkey (skip) proved to be far superior than the Kiwi team of Nicole Toomey (lead), Tayla Bruce (second) and Val Smith (skip). India was leading 6-2 after the sixth end, but the New Zealanders levelled the scores after the ninth end. The Indian team, however, did not allow its opponents to stage a comeback and kept surging ahead to eventually win the tie.

CWG 2022: Murali Sreeshankar, Muhammad Anees Yahiya Qualify For Long Jump Final

Long jumpers Murali Sreeshankar and Muhammad Anees Yahiya qualified for the final of the men's long jump event after going past their respective qualifying rounds at the Commonwealth Games. Sreeshankar stormed into the final with his very first jump of 8.05m. The 23-year-old from Kerala, one of the top Indian medal contenders, was the only athlete in his group to go past the qualifying mark of 8m.

Watch: Indian Cyclist Meenakshi Suffers Horrific Crash, Run Over By Rival In CWG 2022

Indian cyclist Meenakshi suffered a crash and was run over by one of her rivals in the women's 10km scratch race at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The horror incident saw Meenakshi fall from her bike before sliding down the banking on the bend. New Zealand's Bryony Botha was also caught by the crash, as her cycle ran over Meenakshi and Botha too fell from her bike. Soon after accident, medics rushed to the scene and both the riders were taken out of the race. Meenakshi was carried off on a stretcher.

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CWG 2022: Punam Yadav Falters In Women's 76kg, Weightlifting Federation Claims She Was Injured

CWG 2022: India Win Historic Gold Medal In Lawn Bowls, Women's Fours Team Beats South Africa In Final

CWG 2022: Indian Men's Hockey Team Eyeing Disciplined Performance Against Canada

CWG 2022: Weightlifter Punam Yadav Finishes With Heartbreak After Failing Clean And Jerk Attempts

CWG 2022: Indian Swimmer Srihari Nataraj Registers Best Indian Time In 200m Backstroke, But Fails To Enter Final

CWG 2022: India Beat New Zealand In Lawn Bowls Women's Triples, Women's Pair Loses

CWG 2022: Murali Sreeshankar, Muhammad Anees Yahiya Qualify For Long Jump Final

Watch: Indian Cyclist Meenakshi Suffers Horrific Crash, Run Over By Rival In CWG 2022