5 stars who shone at Birmingham 2022 as Commonwealth Games draw to a close
With the Commonwealth Games drawing to a close, the PA news agency looks at five of the biggest stars of Birmingham 2022.
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Swimmers lead the way as 2022 Canada Summer Games kick off in Niagara
Alberta, Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec have the most medals with four and Ontario has the most golds with four as competition in the 2022 Canada Summer Games got underway Sunday.
CWG 2022: Full list of Indian medal winners after Day 9
Saturday, August 6, was the best outing for Team India, with the contingent collecting as many as 14 medals on the ninth day of competition. Team India have so far won 40 medals, which include 13 gold, 11 silver and 16 bronze.
CWG 2022: Will try to win gold in world championship, says Ravi Dahiya after gold medal triumph
Indian grappler Ravi Kumar Dahiya won the gold medal in the Men's Freestyle 57kg category in the Commonwealth Games 2022. He defeated Ebikewenimo Welson of Nigeria at the Coventry Arena Wrestling Mat B on Saturday. "I came here with the goal of winning a gold medal for the country and achieved it. My next target is World Championship and I will try to win a gold medal for the country there also," Dahiya said.
CWG 2022: Next target is Asian Games, 2024 Olympics, says Naveen after clinching gold
Indian wrestler Naveen won the gold medal in the Men's Freestyle 74kg category final after defeating Pakistan's Muhammad Sharif Tahir in the Commonwealth Games 2022.
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CWG 2022: Vinesh Phogat Wins Gold In Women's Freestyle 53kg Wrestling
Indian grappler Vinesh Phogat won the gold medal in the Women's Freestyle 53 kg Nordic category in the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022. She defeated Chamodya Keshani Maduravalage Don of Sri Lanka at the Coventry Arena Wrestling Mat B on Saturday. Phogat won the gold medal match by 4-0 via Victory by fall. She took two minutes and 24 seconds to win India's second gold of the day at the CWG.
Swimming’s Chlorine Daddy is part Michael Phelps, part Ryan Lochte, uniquely himself
At 17 years old, David Popovici scaled the heights of swimming this summer. He swept the 100m and 200m freestyles at the world championships in Hungary, a nation that borders his native Romania.