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The Indian women's hockey team will take on Wales in their second Pool A game at the University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash centre. India and Wales last met during the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in 2018, where the latter had won 3-2. India, currently ninth in the world rankings, will look to keep up their winnings momentum, having defeated Ghana 5-0 in the opening match on Friday.
India's Gururaja Poojary showed nerves and muscles of steel as he did enough to hand India its second medal in 2022 Commonwealth Games.
India's Tania Choudhary suffered her third successive loss in women's singles competition of lawn bowl event at the ongoing Commonwealth Games here on Saturday. The 26-year-old Choudhary had suffered twin losses on the opening day of the competition – against Dee Hoggan and Daphne Arthur-Almond of the Falkland Islands. On Saturday, the Guwahati-born player went down to Laura Daniels 21-10 in another lop-sided contest.
Indian boxer Mohammed Hussamuddin cruised into the pre-quarterfinals of the men's featherweight (57kg) category of the Commonwealth Games here on Saturday. Hassamuddin, a bronze medallist in the last CWG in 2018, defeated young Amzolele Dyeyi of South Africa 5-0 in an unanimous verdict.
India's Sanket Sargar won the silver medal in men's 55kg weightlifting on Saturday to open the kitty for the country at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Sargar lifted a total of 248 kgs in snatch and clean and jerk and was beaten to the top spot by just one kg as Malaysia's Mohamad Aniq won the gold medal.
Indian weightlifter Sanket Sargar on Saturday won the silver medal in the men's 55kg category in the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 to open India's medal tally. In an interview with NDTV, Sargar spoke about his disappointment at not having gone all the way and won gold. The 21-year-old lifted a total of 248kg in the snatch and clean and jerk segments, but lost out to Malaysia's Mohamad Aniq by just one kg.
Sanket Mahadev Sargar opened India's kitty at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham by winning the silver medal in the men's 55kg category weightlifting. It was a comprehensive show by the Indian who led clearly in the snatch event with a lift of 113 kgs. He then produced a great performance in the clean and jerk too where he lifted 135kg in his first attempt and then failed at both his attempts to lift 139 kgs. He finished with a total lift of 248 kgs. Sargar also injured himself during one of his final attempts.
The Indian women's cricket team suffered a heartbreaking loss against Australia in Group A clash of the ongoing Commonwealth Games. India had made a fantastic start in their bid to defend to 154 as Renuka Singh Thakur took four wickets inside five overs, however, Ashleigh Gardner held her own to help Australia chase down the target with three wickets in hand and one over to spare. However, the match will be remembered for the spell by Renuka Singh Thakur as she returned with figures of 4-18.