It’s a strange feeling – Micky Yule comes full circle on return to Birmingham
Scottish weightlifter Micky Yule is returning to Birmingham for the Commonwealth Games 12 years after waking up from a coma as a double amputee in the city.
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PV Sindhu named India's flagbearer at Commonwealth Games opening ceremony
Commonwealth Games to be held on Thursday. Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, who was also the defending champion in the Commonwealth Games having won the gold in Gold Coast four years ago, was expected to be the flagbearer. But a groin injury following his silver medal at the World Championships forced him to pull out and the Indian Olympic Association picked Sindhu to be the flagbearer from a three-member shortlist.
Just want to be the best version of myself in CWG, says Kidambi Srikanth
The highs of four Superseries titles in a calendar year, the ecstasy of a Commonwealth Games silver at Gold Coast, a brief world number one ranking stint, the lows of 23 first-round exits, and the pain of missing out of the Tokyo Olympics -- all within a little over four years of his career. Now a much "matured and experienced" Srikanth says he is just trying to create a "better version" of himself every time he takes the court.
CWG 2022: 5 top Indian medal contenders
Commonwealth Games begins this Thursday in Birmingham. The sporting action gets underway on Friday. India have established themselves as one of the powerhouses in the quadrennial tournament over the editions with regular top-four finishes since the turn of the 21st century. This time too, the Indian contingent, with more than 200 athletes, will be aiming to carry forward the legacy. The news of Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra pulling out from the Games came as a shock for India and his fans, with the javelin thrower being a top medal contender for the country. Chopra had just won a historic silver at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, and has broken his personal best/national record twice in the last one month or so. Despite the setback, there are quite a few athletes in the Indian camp who are considered as big medal contenders in their respective disciplines. TimesofIndia.com here looks at five of the top Indian medal contenders, who are expected to receive laurels for the country at the Games. PV SindhuSport: Badminton Event(s): Women's singles, mixed team Age: 27 years old World ranking: 7th (As on July 26, 2022) Major achievements:Olympics: Silver (2016 Rio), Bronze (2020 Tokyo) World Championships: Gold (2019 Basel), Silver (2018 Nanjing, 2017 Glasgow), Bronze (2014 Copenhagen, 2013 Guangzhou) Asian Games: Silver (2018 Jakarta - singles), Bronze (2014 Incheon - team) Commonwealth Games: Gold (2018 Gold Coast - mixed team), Silver (2018 Gold Coast - singles), Bronze (2014 Glasgow - singles)
Jack Laugher has poignant reason for wanting to shine at Commonwealth Games
Diver Jack Laugher wants to ‘bring it home’ at the upcoming Commonwealth Games for his late grandmother.
Jack Laugher has a poignant reason for wanting to shine in Birmingham
Diver Jack Laugher wants to ‘bring it home’ at the upcoming Commonwealth Games for his late grandmother.
Ready for an upgrade! India's 2018 CWG medallists who are set to rewrite the history books in Birmingham
With the backing of government schemes, more infrastructure, better coaching and facilities, raw talent from different nooks and corners of the country have been discovered and honed and that has in turn reflected in the performance of the nation on the world stage. Be it at the Olympics, the Asian Games, the Commonwealth Games or any other major multi-sporting stage, Indian athletes are raising the bar with every passing competition and bringing never-seen-before glory and joy to the country. After a rocking performance at the COVID-delayed Olympics in 2021 (India's best ever), the focus is now on the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where over 200 fired-up Indian athletes will be gunning for podium finishes.
From 1998 to 2018: India's performance in the last six CWG editions
Commonwealth Games, with the 2010 home edition being their best performance ever (101 medals). With 72 nations expected to participate in the Birmingham Games scheduled to start from July 28, Indian athletes, spearheaded by Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, are expected to do well in this edition too. There is however no shooting at the Games this time and that is likely to dent India's overall medal count. TimesofIndia.com here looks at India's performance at the last six Commonwealth Games from 1998-2018: 1998 Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur (25 medals):The 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur were the last of the 20th century, but the first that were held in an Asian country. More team sports like cricket and hockey were included for the first time in the CWG.