Liadi grabs weightlifting silver as judokas, boxer, male table tennis team fall
Taiwo Liadi
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CWG 2022: Controversy shrouds Punam Yadav’s missed opportunity
After lifting 98kg in snatch to be placed second going into the clean and jerk, Punam’s all three clean and jerk attempts were deemed ‘no lift’. The 27-year-old’s first two attempts of 116kg were called foul because of a bent elbow. According to rules, a lifter’s hand has to be straight while lifting.
Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 5 Live Updates: India Trail In Badminton Final, Discuss Throw Final On
Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 5 Live Updates: India are down 1-2 in the badminton mixed team final after Kidambi Srikanth lost his singles match. PV Sindhu had earlier won the second match of the mixed team badminton final against Malaysia to get India back on level terms after the men's doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy lost the opening game of the gold medal match. The women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will then be in action, followed by mixed doubles team of Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponappa.
Jake Jarman sweeps the board but cramp counts out Cyrille Tchatchet
Jake Jarman reigned supreme in the men’s gymnastics competition in the Commonwealth Games as he finished with four gold medals, but Cyrille Tchatchet’s weightlifting fairytale reached a painful end.
Vikas Thakur pays tribute to Sidhu Moose Wala, does 'thigh-five' celebration
Commonwealth Games listening to Sidhu Moose Wala's songs. The Indian weightlifter was thinking about the late Punjabi singer's music even while "doing the lifts" during competition. Having skipped meals for two days following Moose Wala's murder, the first thing Thakur did after winning his third CWG medal on Tuesday was to pay tribute to his idol by doing the 'thigh-five' celebration.
Former refugee Cyrille Tchatchet’s Commonwealth medal dream ended by body cramps
After a torturous journey that included sleeping on the streets and the contemplation of committing suicide, former refugee Cyrille Tchatchet’s dream of winning a Commonwealth Games medal for England was ended by his entire body cramping.
Weightlifter Cyrille Tchatchet’s medal hopes ended by body cramps
After a torturous journey that included sleeping on the streets and the contemplation of committing suicide, former refugee Cyrille Tchatchet’s dream of winning a Commonwealth Games medal for England was ended by his entire body cramping.
CWG 2022: Weightlifter Vikas Thakur strikes silver in men's 96kg
Commonwealth Games medal to his kitty, winning a silver in the men's 96kg on Tuesday. The seasoned Thakur lifted a total of 346kg (155kg+191kg) to finish second and claim his third CWG medal across three editions. It was Thakur's second silver, having finished second in the 2014 Glasgow edition as well. In Gold Coast, he returned with a bronze. Samoa's Don Opeloge 381kg (171kg+210kg) bettered his 2018 silver by clinching gold with a record breaking performance.