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Tajinderpal Singh Toor To Miss Commonwealth Games Due To Groin Injury

Top Indian shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor was on Saturday ruled out of the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham due to the groin injury he sustained ahead of the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Eugene, USA. Asian record holder Toor did not turn up for his event this morning in Eugene due to the groin injury he sustained four days ago at Chula Vista in USA where the Indian team for the World Championships had a brief training stint ahead of the showpiece.

India Men's Hockey Team Eyeing Gold In Commonwealth Games: Harmanpreet Singh

A confident Indian men's hockey team is looking to put brakes on Australia's golden run at the upcoming Commonwealth Games, vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh said on Friday. Australia has won all the six gold medals on offer in the men's competition since the game's introduction at the multi-sport event in Kuala Lumpur in 1998. But Harmanpreet exuded confidence that his team will be able to buck the trend in Birmingham. "Our team has been performing well. We played well in FIH Hockey Pro League as well and therefore the confidence is high within the group. We will look to keep winning matches. We will definitely try our level best to win gold at the Commonwealth Games 2022," he said.

India Names 215-Member Athlete Contingent For Commonwealth Games

India on Thursday announced a 215-member athlete contingent across 16 disciplines for the Commonwealth Games beginning on July 28 in Birmingham. On the sidelines of the send off-ceremony for the CWG bound athletes, IOA acting president Anil Khanna called it a 'gender-neutral contingent' with 108 men and 107 women being part of the touring party. The overall contingent count stands at 322 including 72 team officials, 26 extra officials, nine contingent staff, including three general managers. Discipline-wise, the biggest contingent is of athletics and hockey (36 entries each). India will also take part in women's cricket, which is making its CWG debut, aquatics, badminton, table tennis, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, triathlon, wrestling, weightlifting, lawn bowls, squash, judo and para sports.

"They Were Trying To Take Shooting Out": NRAI Official On Commonwealth Games Organisers

The National Rifle Association of India expressed disappointment with shooting not being on the initial list of sporting disciplines for the Commonwealth Games 2026 which will be played in Victoria in Australia. The Secretary-General of NRAI Kunwar Sultan Singh feels that India's better performance than others is the reason why shooting got dropped from CWG 2026.

Mary Kom Withdraws From Commonwealth Games Trials After Sustaining Leg Injury

Veteran Indian boxer MC Mary Kom was on Friday forced to withdraw midway through her Commonwealth Games 48kg trial after sustaining a leg injury. The six-time world champion injured herself in the first round of the 48kg semifinals. Haryana's Nitu thus advanced to the finals of the CWG trials at the Indira Gandhi International Stadium here.

"Feeling Depressed": Gymnast Alleges "Injustice" At CWG Selection Trials

India's most decorated male gymnast Ashish Kumar is sinking into depression as his hopes of making the Commonwealth Games squad continue to dwindle a month after alleging partiality in selection trials. Kumar, who won medals at the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games in 2010, wrote to the Gymnastic Federation of India and Sports Authority of India, alleging that he "faced injustice" at the selection trials for the upcoming Birmingham Commonwealth Games. The trials were held on May 11 and 12.

Neeraj Chopra To Lead India's 37-Member Athletics Team At Commonwealth Games

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Thursday named a 37-member Indian athletics team, to be led by Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, with the selection committee picking the athletes on expected lines with no major surprises. Out the of the 37 picked by the selection committee of the AFI, 18 are women, with the likes of star sprinters Hima Das and Dutee Chand getting their berths through the women's 4x100m relay team.

Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain Seal Commonwealth Games Berths

Reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen and Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain on Saturday sealed their berths in the Indian team for the Commonwealth Games with dominating wins in the selection trials here. While Nikhat (50kg), the two-time Strandja Memorial gold medallist, blanked Haryana's Minakshi 7-0 in an unanimous decision, Lovlina (70kg) outclassed Railways' Pooja by an identical margin. Nitu Ghanghas (48kg) and Jaismine Lamboriya (60kg) were the other boxers, who also sealed spots for the quadrennial event, which is set to be held in Birmingham from July 28 to August 8.

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CWG 2022 Sport News

Tajinderpal Singh Toor To Miss Commonwealth Games Due To Groin Injury

India Men's Hockey Team Eyeing Gold In Commonwealth Games: Harmanpreet Singh

India Names 215-Member Athlete Contingent For Commonwealth Games

"They Were Trying To Take Shooting Out": NRAI Official On Commonwealth Games Organisers

Mary Kom Withdraws From Commonwealth Games Trials After Sustaining Leg Injury

"Feeling Depressed": Gymnast Alleges "Injustice" At CWG Selection Trials

Neeraj Chopra To Lead India's 37-Member Athletics Team At Commonwealth Games

Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain Seal Commonwealth Games Berths