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CWG 2022 Highlights Day 1: Indian shuttlers, TT and hockey teams claim dominating wins; Swimmer Srihari Nataraj in final
CWG 2022 Highlights Day 1: Indian shuttlers, table tennis and hockey teams have all made a winning start to their campaign while swimmer Srihari Nataraj helped India end opening day on a high as he qualifies for the men's 100m backstroke final
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CWG 2022 Highlights Day 1: Indian women's and men's Table Tennis team along with the hockey team began their CWG campaign on a brilliant note with dominating victories. The men's Table Tennis team comprehensively beat Barbados and Singapore 3-0 each in the group-stage tie to assure a place in the quarterfinal. The women's team emulated the same with identical wins against South Africa and Fiji to reach the knockouts as well. Meanwhile, the women's hockey team secured a superb 5-0 win over Ghana in their Pool A opener. India finally ended their opening day on a high as swimmer Srihari Nataraj qualified for the men's 100m backstroke final. But one of the highlight reels was surely 14-year-old squash player Anahat Singh, who grabbed a sensational win in Round of 64 women's singles tie. In boxing, Shiva Thapa won his men's 63.5kg Round of 32 bout against Pakistan's Suleman Baloch. Not a perfect start for Harmanpreet Kaur-led women's cricket team as they lost to Australia in their group-stage opener by three wickets. Taniya Choudhury, however, had a disappointing start in the Lawn Bowls women' singles event, as she faced a 21-10 loss to Scotland's Dee Hoggan. In Aquatics, Kushagra Rawat was also eliminated in the Men's 400m Freestyle event after he finished last in Heat 3. Srihari Nataraj qualified for the men's 100m backstroke semifinal event. He was the third fastest in his heat and also the fifth fastest overall. Also, India completed a 5-0 clean sweep against Pakistan in the mixed team badminton event....Read More
Highlights of India's results so far:
Men's Table Tennis (Team) - India 3-0 Barbados, 3-0 Singapore
Women's Table Tennis (Team) - India 3-0 South Africa, 3-0 Fiji
Swimming - Srihari Nataraj through to 100m backstroke final.
Para-Swimming - India's Ashish Kumar finished 8th in men's 100m backstroke S9 final
Boxing - Shiva Thapa (63.5kg) through to Round of 16
Cricket: India Women lost to Australia Women by 3 wickets
Women's Hockey: India 5-0 Ghana, Pool A match
Badminton: India 5-0 Pakistan, mixed team group match
Squash: Anahat Singh, Abahy Singh through to Round of 32 in respective categories
India at Commonwealth Games: Paddlers in action on Day 1
The Indian women's team -- comprising of Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula, Reeth Rishya, and Diya Chitale, will meet South Africa in the first group game on Day 1. The match is scheduled at 2 PM IST. Six hours later, they will take on Fiji in their second group game.
The Indian men's team -- Sharath Kamal, Gnanasekaran Sathiyan, Harmeet Desai, and Sanil Shetty -- will face Barbados at 4:30 PM IST, followed by second group game against Singapore at 11 PM IST.
CWG 2022 Live, Day 1: Neeraj Chopra also misses the Games
India's Olympic champion and World Championships silver-medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was forced to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games last week, owing to a groin injury. He faced the injury during the Worlds final on Sunday, where he became India's first silver medallist in the tournament's history.
Chopra had won the gold medal in the previous edition of the CWG, and was undoubtedly one of the top contenders to defend the title.
CWG 2022 India: How much does absence of Shooting hurt India?
India had won 60 medals in the 2018 edition, out of which 16 came in Shooting. Seven of them were gold medals!
India at CWG 2022: A look at the previous edition's tally
India had finished an impressive third in the medal tally at the CWG 2018 in Gold Coast, winning 26 gold medals, 20 silver and as many bronze. However, India faces a setback this year as Shooting -- where India boasted of multiple medal contenders at the Games -- has not been included in the final roster.
Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 1 Live Updates: India included in Group A in Women's T20
The Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian team faces a tough test in its opener on Day 1, as it takes on favourites Australia. India are placed in Group A with the other two teams being Barbados and Pakistan.
India face arch-rivals Pakistan on July 31.
CWG 2022 Live Updates: Cricket returns to Commonwealth Games
Cricket makes only its second appearance at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, with women's event featuring for the first time. The only time cricket was included in the CWG roster was in 1998, when South Africa men's team won the gold medal, beating Australia in the final.
The Indian women's team will be in action on the opening day.
CWG 2022 Live: India's first event on Day 1
The Lawn Bowls event will kickstart India's campaign at the 2022 Commonwealth Games on Day 1, as India men's team takes on New Zealand in the Men's Triples Sectional Play - Section A, Round 1. Tania Choudhury will also feature at the same time in the Women's Singles Sectional Play Round 1 event.
Commonwealth Games 2022 Live, Day 1: Hello and welcome!
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the Commonwealth Games 2022! It's an action-packed opening day for India with Indian women's cricket and hockey teams beginning their campaigns against Australia and Ghana respectively. The paddlers will also be in action in the men's and women's events, while India meet Pakistan in the badminton mixed doubles. Will India have a positive start on Day 1 at the CWG? Stay tuned to find out!
