CWG 2022: Para-powerlifter Sudhir and long-jumper Murali Sreeshankar's historic feats add to India's medals tally on Day 7

Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 on Thursday, this time headlined by para-powerlifter Sudhir's gold medal and long-jumper Murali Sreeshankar's silver. So far, India has won 20 medals-- six gold, seven silver and seven bronze -- and was at the seventh position on the medals tally at the end of Day 7 of the competition here. Sreeshankar clinched the silver medal in the men's long jump final with a mark of 8.08m, becoming the first Indian male athlete to win a Commonwealth Games medal in long jump. The other Indian finalist in the event, Muhammed Aneesh Yahiya, finished fifth with a best jump of 7.97m.

Para-powerlifter Sudhir won India's first gold in the event at the Commonwealth Games. He pushed Nigeria's Ikechukwu Obichukwu (133.6 points) to the second spot by 0.9 points as the Indian lifter's final score read a Games Record 134.5 points for the top place on the podium in men's heavyweight division. Also, the Indian boxing contingent assured the country of more medals by winning their respective quarterfinal bouts. Amit Panghal, Jaismine, Sagar and Rohit Tokas all advanced to the last-four stage of the competition. The Indian men's hockey team also stormed into the semifinals after defeating Wales 4-1, while ace sprinter Hima Das qualified for the women's 200m semis by finishing on top in Heat 2 of the track event.

The shuttlers began their singles campaign in impressive fashion with double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen and Aakarshi Kashyap winning their respective Round-of-32 matches with ease. However, the mixed doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and B Sumeeth Reddy lost to bow out. Defending table tennis singles champion Manika Batra and her teammates Reeth Tennison and Sreeja Akula opened