New Delhi: It was a good outing for the Indian athletes on day 6 of the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. India won five medals including one silver and four bronze. With Tejaswin Shankar creating history with a bronze in the high jump, the medals have started to pour in the track and field events.
Indian hockey team made it to the semis in style after Harmanpreet scored a hattrick and India defeated Wales 4-1.
On day 7, Indian athletes will be playing four medal events in two sports, namely, para-powerlifting and athletics. Manpreet Kaur and Sakeena Kahtun ended in 4th and 5th place respectively. Indian star sprinter Hima Das made it to the semi-finals of 200 m as she clocked 23.42s in Heat 2. On the other hand, Murali Sreeshankar and Muhammed Anees Yahiya will be jumping for the medal in the Men’s Long Jump finals.
Boxers Amit Panghal, Jasmine and Sagar fought to win a place in the semis, which will confirm a medal for them. It was also a big day for racket sports as well. After Sourav Ghosal brought home a historic bronze, squash was an event to watch out for. On the other hand, India’s star shuttles PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth won comfortably in the singles matches.
Check the full schedule here.
Boxing update:
# 8:33 pm: Another medal confirmed! Sagar wins his bout by a unanimous decision and qualifies for the semis.
Sakina Khatun and Manpreet Kaur play in Women’s Para-Powerlifting for medals
# 8:35 pm: Manpreet and Sakeena end at 4th and 5th place respectively.
# 8:29 pm: Both the Indian lifters fail in their third attempt.
# 8:13 pm: Manpreet lifts 88 kg and scored 89.6 points while Sakina managed 90 kg this time and scored 87.5 points.
# 7:52 pm: Sakina fails to lift 90 kg in her first attempt.
# 7:47 pm: Manpreet lifts 87 kg to score 88.6 points in her first attempt.
Indian men’s hockey team to play against Wales
# 8:08 pm: India wins with a score of 4-1 and advances to the semis.
# 8:04 pm: Eighth penalty corner for India. Just over a minute left in the game.
# 7:59 pm: 1st one for Wales. India concedes the first goal of the game and the first one off a penalty corner in Birmingham games.
# 7:58 pm: Wales get another penalty corner.
# 7:54 pm: Wales’ drag-flickers fail to convert.
# 7:53 pm: Wales gets a penalty corner and an opportunity to open their account.
# 7:51 pm: Decision overturned! It is 4-0 in favour of India.
# 7:49 pm: Gurjant scores but the umpire calls it dangerous play. Gurjant takes a refferal.
# 19:39 pm: Hattrick! Harmanpreet scores his third of the game and 9th goal of this Commonwealth Games. Score: 3-0
# 7:38 pm: India gets a penalty stroke. Chance to score!
# 7:34 pm: Akashdeep Singh misses the opportunity and the Wales goalie saves well. However, India gets a penalty corner.
# 7:26 pm: Wales defended well and the score stands at 2-0.
# 7:25 pm: Lalit Upadhyay manufactures a penalty corner again.
# 7:13 pm: India leads 2-0 after the end of the 2nd quarter.
# 7:12 pm: Wales tries to attack but Krishan Pathak and defenders saved well.
# 7:06 pm: green card for India. The team will play with a man down for next 2 minutes.
# 7:04 pm: Akashdeep misses this time. Score: 2-0
# 7:01 pm: Harmanpreet is a goal machine, scores again!
# 7:00 pm: Varun helps India to have another penalty corner. Wales in trouble.
# 6:58 pm: Goal! Penalty corner granted and Harmanpreet scores with a drag-flick.
# 6:55 pm: Harmanpreet flicks but misses. Another penalty corner was granted but Wales reviews.
# 6:54 pm: Another penalty corner for India. Can they convert this time?
# 6:50 pm: After the first quarter, the score stands at 0-0 as Wales defended well against India’s attack and circle penetrations.
# 6:47 pm: Amit Rohidas gets hurt and India gets the possession due to dangerous play.
# 6:40 pm: Varun took the shot but Wales saved it.
# 6:39 pm: India gets a penalty corner.
Jasmine to box for place in semis against Troy Garton
# 6:35 pm: Another medal confirmed for India! Jasmine defends well in the 3rd round as well to win with a split decision of 4-1.
# 6:30 pm: Round 2 goes to Jasmine with a split. Garton goes for an aggressive play whereas Jasmine’s coach was constantly asking her to go for the attack. The Indian boxer defended well and used combination punches during the last minute.
# 6:26 pm: Jasmine lands some fine jabs in the first minute but Garton attacked a lot in the last 40 seconds. The judgement for round 1 went in favour of Jasmine unanimously.
# 6:08 pm: Jasmine can be the 4th Indian boxer to reach the semis of CWG 2022 and confirm a medal for India.
Sunayna Kuruvilla and Anahat Singh to play Women’s Doubles Round of 32
# 6:09 pm: Easy match for Kuruvilla and Anahat as they advance to the round of 16 after winning the match 2-0.
# 6:05 pm: The Indian duo wins the second game comfortably scoring a par against 4 points by the Sri Lankans.
# 6:00 pm: Kuruvilla and Anahat won the first game with a score of 11-9.
# 5:55 pm: The score is tied at 9 all.
# 5:50 pm: the Sri Lankan pair starts well with a 5-4 lead.
# 5:30 pm: Kuruvilla along with 14-year-old Anahat Singh will face Sri Lanka’s Yeheni Kuruppu and Chanithma Sinaly.
Amit Panghal to battle for medal confirmation
#Boxing Update ?
??’s @Boxerpanghal defeats Lennon (SCO) by Unanimous Decision (5-0) and has now assured a medal for himself as he progresses to Semifinals of Men’s 51kg weight category.
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# 4:56 pm: Amit used the guard and went with combination punches in the third round to confirm at least a bronze for the nation.
# 4:52 pm: Panghal defends for the first two minutes as mulligan goes aggressive. Amit Panghal leads with a split decision again.
# 4:48 pm: Amit Panghal uses the shell to defend in the first minute and then goes for combination punches. The first round goes to Panghal with a 4-1 split decision.
# 4:38 pm: Amit will face Lennon Mulligan in the quarterfinals.
Bhavina Patel wins her 3rd game in Para-table tennis event
# 4:02 pm: Bhavina qualifies for the semis. Indian paddler wins the match with a score of 3-0.
# 3:59 pm: Bhavina’s good backhand play as she leads wins the second game with a score of 11-5. Match score: 2-0.
# 3:55 pm: Dominating start! Bhavina wins the one-sided game 1 with a score of 11-1.
# 3:52 pm: Bhavina leads game 1 with a score of 6-0.
# 3:51 pm: Bhavina won a silver medal in Tokyo Paralympics and will face Fiji’s 64-year-old Akanisi Latu.
Kidambi Srikanth to face Uganda’s Daniel Wanagaliya in his first match in the Men’s Singles
# 4:34 pm: Kidambi Srikanth wins his first game in the Men’s Singles event.
# 4:29 pm: Big Lead! Kidambi leads with a 16-6 scoreline.
# 4:25 pm: The story continues in the second game as well. Kidambi leads the game with a score of 10-4.
# 4:19 pm: The world number 10 shuttler wins the game 21-9.
# 4:14 pm: Kidambi takes it easy and leads with a score of 11-6.
# 4:10 pm: Kidambi starts well with 3 consecutive points.
# 3:47 pm: The game is set to begin at 4:00 pm IST on Court 4.
Athletics update:
#Athletics Update ?@HimaDas8 qualifies for Women 200m Semifinals after clocking 23.42s to be placed 1st in Heat 2
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# 3:14 pm: Hima Das clocked 23.42s in Heat 2 of the women’s 200m.
# 3:06 pm: Hima Das qualifies for the semi-finals by winning in her heat.
PV Sindhu wins against Faathimath Nabaaha
# 3:32 pm: PV Sindhu won her first game of Women’s Singles with a dominating score of 2-0.
# 3:30 pm: Sindhu takes game 2 as well.
# 3:28 pm: Sindhu is about to win the second game as well. Score: 20-11
# 3:26 pm: Nabaaha plays a better game, Sindhu leads with 11-9.
Our Champ @Pvsindhu1 is ready for action today at #CommonwealthGames2022 ?
All the best?
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# 3:16 pm: Sindhu wins game 1 easily. Score- 21-4
# 3:12 pm: Sindhu takes a huge lead. Score- 9-2
# 2:47 pm: Sindhu will play her round of 32 game at 3:00 pm IST.
Reeth Tennison and Sanil Shetty to play doubles battle against Malaysia
# 3:41 pm: The Malaysian pair wins against the Indian paddlers as the match stands 3-2.
# 3:40 pm: Malaysia is about to win. Score: 10-8
# 3:36 pm: Malaysian paddlers lead the decider with a score of 8-4.
# 3:30 pm: Reeth Tennison and Sanil Shetty are on fire! Game 4 won with a score of 11-8, the match is tied at 2-2.
# 3:27 pm: Game 4 tied at 7 all.
# 3:19 pm: Comeback! Tennison and Shetty win game 3 with 13-11. The match score stands at 2-1.
# 3:15 pm: Game tied at 10 all.
# 3:08 pm: Game 2 goes to the Malaysian pair with a score of 12-10.
# 3:03 pm: Wong and Tee make a comeback with an 8-7 lead.
# 3:01 pm: Tennison and Shetty take a 7-5 lead in game 2.
# 2:55 pm: Game 1 goes to the Malaysian pair with a score of 11-6.
# 2:53 pm: Wong and Tee lead with a score of 9-4.
# 2:51 pm: Malaysian pair starts will with a lead of 4-2.
# 2:29 pm: Indian paddlers will face Qi Shen Wong and Ai Xin Tee in the match.
# 2:24 pm: The match is expected to begin at 2:25 pm IST.
Manju Bala and Sarita Singh to compete for qualification in the Women’s Hammer Throw
#Athletics Update ?
Women’s #HammerThrow
Manju Bala qualifies for the finals of Women’s Hammer Throw event with the best throw of 59.68m in her very first attempt?
She finished 11th in the qualification round to make the progress.
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# 3:45 pm: Manju Bala qualifies for the finals as she stood 11th in the qualification round.
# 3:42 pm: Manju Bala’s third attempt goes invalid as she steps out.
# 3:27 pm: Sarita throws the hammer at 56.62 m in her 3rd attempt.
# 3:22 pm: Manju Bala and Sarita both had an unsuccessful second attempt.
# 3:00 pm: Manju Bala hits the 59.68 m mark in her first attempt.
# 2:42 pm: Sarita Romit Singh throws the hammer at a distance of 57.48 m in her first attempt.
# 2:29 pm: Qualification– Qualifying performance 68.00 m (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
# 2:24 pm: Manju Bala has a personal best of 64.88 m while her season best stands at 64.19 m. For Sarita, the personal best stands at 65.25 m while her best this season came with a distance of 64.16 m.
