New Delhi: The Indian weightlifters put up a stunning show in the ongoing Commonwealth Games, with Ajay Singh eyeing gold in the men’s 81 kg category event today, missing the medal with a mere 1 kg.
Judo emerged as a winner with Shushila Devi Likmabam storms into women’s 48 kg Judo event, while Vijay Singh Yadav reaches to the quarter-final of Men’s 60 kg category
The country has hopes for Indian Men’s Table Tennis who will be facing Nigeria in the semi-finals event, and the Hockey squad, set to take on its arch-rival England after defeating Ghana on a dominating note of 11-0.
Indian paddlers will also be facing off Nigeria in the semifinals, while the Badminton team is gearing up for a clash against Singapore today in Birmingham.
Latest updates:
# Sushila Devi defeated Harriet Bonface of Malawi in the women’s judo 48-kg quarter-finals.
# Amit Panghal wins first 2 rounds in the men’s 51 kg category in the Boxing event against Namri Berri of Vanuatu.
# Shushila Devi Likmabam storms into women’s 48 kg Judo event, while Vijay Singh Yadav reaches to the quarter-final of Men’s 60 kg category.
# Singh missed the chance to finish on the podium by a whisker, as he couldn’t lift 180 kg in his 3rd Clean & Jerk attempt.
# Ajay Singh lifted 172kg in the first attempt of Clean and Jerk round.
# Indian quartet defeated NZ in lawn bowls in the historic quest.
# Indian Judo athlete Suchika Tariyal defeats Zambia’s Rita Kabinda, storming into 57kg women’s quarterfinals.
# By the 13 ends of throws, India equals it with NZ at 13 – 13 in Lawn Bowls
# Jasleen Singh Saini stormed into the quarter-finals of Judo Men’s 66kg category.
# Ajay Singh lifted 140Kg in his second attempt during the Snatch round and went on to smoothly lift 143kg in his third snatch attempt.
# Singh successfully lifts 137kg in his first attempt in the Snatch round.
# Ajay Singh gets himself registered for the weight of 135kg in his first attempt in the Snatch category. Six other athletes are contending for the same weight.
# Ajay Singh seems to bring a new addition to India’s medal tally, while the Indian Lawn Bowls squad have minimized the void by End 7 with a score of 5-6 against NZ.
# India’s Srihari Nataraj attempted the first 50 metres of the 100m backstroke, failing on the last 30.
# New Zealand is leading the women’s Fours Lawn Bowls event bu 6-1. The Indian squad consist of Pinki, Nayanmoni Saikia, Lovely Choubey, and Rupa Rani Tirkey.
# Women’s Fours Lawn Bowls Semifinal, India vs New Zealand on 1 pm
# Weightlifter Ajay Singh to contend in the men’s 81 kg at 2 pm
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