CWG 2022: India's Shushila Devi Wins Silver In Women's 48kg Judo

Indian judoka Shushila Devi narrowly lost out to South Africa's Michaela Whitebooi in women's 48kg final, to win the silver medal. She was a favourite for the yellow metal after a great showing in the earlier rounds but a late move by the South African stunned her.

Sushila Devi had defeated Mauritius' Priscilla Morand in the women's 48kg semifinals to assure at least a silver medal for India at the Commonwealth Games 2022 earlier today..

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Devi, a Commonwealth Games 2014 silver medalist, beat Priscilla Morand of Mauritius in 2:52 minutes in the judo women - 48kg semi-final.

Earlier, she had thrashed Harriet Bonface in 1 minute and 19 seconds in the quarter-final.