Commonwealth Games 2022 is commencing in Birmingham and on the 7th day of Commonwealth Games the following achievements were received by India:
Wins:
- Indian Judoka Tulika Maan claimed Silver medal in women's 78 category after losing to Scotland's Sarah Adlington. This is India's third medal in Judo this Commonwealth Games.
- Indian weightlifter Gurdeep Singh bagged the Bronze in the men's 109 plus kg final with a combined weight ofu 390 kg.
- India's Saurav Ghosal clinched the bronze medal in squash men's singles by beating James Willstrop of England.
- India's Tejaswin Shankar won India's first medal in athletics at the Commonwealth Games 2022 by clinching bronze in the men's high jump final.
- Lovepreet Singh bagged a bronze medal in men's 109 kg weightlifting and set a national record in clean and jerk round.
- In Boxing, three Indian puglists, including Nikhat Zareen, advanced to their Semi-Finals to their respective events.
- Indian women's cricket team also qualified for the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Games cricket after beating Barbados.
Misc. news from CWG 2022
- Boxer Amit Panghal has assured India at least a bronze medal with a win over Scotland's Lennon Mulligon in the men's flyweight quareter-final.
- Boxer Jasmine Lamboriya defeated New Zealand's Troy Garton in the women's lightweight quarter-final by split decision and was assured of a medal.
- Puglist Sagar Ahlawat also reached the semifinal by beating Seychelles Keddy Evans Agnes in the men's super heavyweight category.
- Hima Das won her 200 m heat and qualified for the semifinal.
- In the men's hockey with the help of hat-trick by Harmanpreet, India defeated Wales and entered the semi-final.
- Shuttler PV Sindhu begins her women's single campaign with a win against Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq of Maldives.
- In Table Tennis mixed doubles, India's Sanil Shetty and Reeth Tennison defeats Malaysia's Wong Qi Shen and Tee Ai Xin.
- In men's singles Raj Aravindan Alagar defeated England's Dan Bulle.
- In Badminton, Kidambi Srikanth defeated Ugandas Daniel Wanagaliya and entered the Round of 16.
- In mixed doubles, India's B Sumeeth Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa lost to England's Callum Hemming and Jessica Pugh.
- In Squash India's Sunayna Kuruvilla and Anahat Singh defeated Sri Lanka's Yeheni Kuruppu and Chanithma Sinaly in straight games.
- In men's doubles, Velavan Senthikumar and Abhay Singh defeated Birtish Virgin Islands pair Luca Reich and Joe Chapman.
- In mixed doubles, India's Joshana Chinappa and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu lost to Donna Lobban and Cameron Pilley.
- In Para Powerlifting, India's Manpreet Kaur placed fourth in Women's lightweight Final.
- So far India has won Five Gold, Six Silver and Seven Bronze.
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