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Commonwealth Games 2022 Highlights Day 2: Weightlifters put on a show as Mirabai Chanu wins India's first gold

CWG 2022 Day 2 Highlights: Gururaja Poojary clinched a bronze medal for India in the men's 61kg weight category after Sanket Sargar bagged silver in the 55kg category to open India's medal tally in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022.

Commonwealth Games Day 2, CWG 2022 Highlights: File photo of Bindyarani Devi
Commonwealth Games Day 2, CWG 2022 Highlights: File photo of Bindyarani Devi

CWG 2022 Day 2 Highlights: It was a spectacular outing for the India weightlifters with trailblazer Mirabai Chanu setting the perfect tone at the Commonwealth Games 2022. She secured a gold medal in the women's 49kg weightlifting final, which was also India's first yellow metal in the ongoing edition. Her best lifts were 88kg (snatch) and 113kg (clean and jerk). Sanket Sargar and Bindyarani Devi won silver medals in the men's and women's 55kg weightlifting event. Gururaja Poojary also a weightlifter bagged bronze in the men's 61 kg finals.

Other key results:

Boxing: Lovlina Borgohain beats Araine Nicholson by unanimous decision.

Badminton: India beat Sri Lanka 5-0, Australia 4-1 in Group A mixed team events

Hockey: India women beat Wales 3-1

Table tennis: Indian women's table tennis suffer 3-2 defeat against Malaysia in quarter-finals. 

Squash: Saurav Ghosal beats Sri Lanka's Shamil Wakeel 3-0 in men's singles round of 32 event. Joshna Chinappa outclasses Barbados Meagan Best 3-0, while 14-year-old Anahat Singh goes down fighting 3-1 in women's singles round of 32.

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Other key results:

Boxing: Lovlina Borgohain beats Araine Nicholson by unanimous decision.

Badminton: India beat Sri Lanka 5-0, Australia 4-1 in Group A mixed team events

Hockey: India women beat Wales 3-1

Table tennis: Indian women's table tennis suffer 3-2 defeat against Malaysia in quarter-finals. 

Squash: Saurav Ghosal beats Sri Lanka's Shamil Wakeel 3-0 in men's singles round of 32 event. Joshna Chinappa outclasses Barbados Meagan Best 3-0, while 14-year-old Anahat Singh goes down fighting 3-1 in women's singles round of 32.

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Jul 30, 2022, 15:42:28 IST

CWG Live, Day 2: Weightlifting - Sanket Sargar concludes with 248kg

That was courageous from India's Sanket Mahadev Sargar for even trying to attempt his third lift after that elbow injury barely seconds ago but he predictably wasn't able to complete the lift. Sanket's total after the snatch and clean and jerk round is 248kg. The Malaysian needs to to lift 4kg more in his two attempts to claim gold!

Jul 30, 2022, 15:39:01 IST

CWG Live, Day 2: Weightlifting - Sanket Sargar hurts himself in second attempt

India's Sanket Mahadev Sargar hurts himself while attempting a 138kg lift in his second attempt in the clean and jerk round. 

This is not good, it looks unlikely that he will be able to return for his third lift, which gives Malaysia’s Bin Kasdan Mohamad Aniq a chance to win gold as he successfully lifted 138kg in his first attempt in the clean and jerk round.

Jul 30, 2022, 15:31:42 IST

CWG Live, Day 2: Weightlifting - Sanket Sargar remains in gold position

This is big! India's Sanket Mahadev Sargar successfully lifts 135kg in the clean and jerk round to remain in the gold position.

Jul 30, 2022, 15:29:39 IST

CWG Live Updates, Day 2: Badminton mixed team event - Aakarshi Kashyap wins comfortably

Aakarshi Kashyap wins 21-3, 21-9 against Sri Lanka’s Suhasini Vidanage. India seal the match 3-0.

India 3-0 Sri Lanka

Jul 30, 2022, 15:22:36 IST

CWG 2022 Live Score, Table Tennis team event - India clinch the Guyana tie

Reeth Rishiya wins 11-7, 14-12, 13-11 against Chelsea Edghill. Manika Batra-led India defeat Guyana 3-0 to top Group 2 in the women's team event.

India 3-0 Guyana

Jul 30, 2022, 15:19:24 IST

CWG Live Updates, Day 2: Badminton mixed team event - Aakarshi Kashyap wins first game

Aakarshi Kashyap wins the first game 21-3! She is just one game away from giving India a 3-0 lead over Sri Lanka in the mixed team event.

Jul 30, 2022, 15:18:11 IST

CWG Live Updates, Day 2: Lawn Bowls Update

Tania Choudhury loses to Wales' Laura Daniels in women's singles with a 10-21 scoreline. In the men's triples event, India and Malta play out a 16-16 draw.

Jul 30, 2022, 15:13:40 IST

CWG Live Updates, Day 2: Swimming, Men’s 200m Freestyle - Kushagra Rawat finishes 8th

Kushagra Rawat for India finishes eighth in his heat with a time of 1:54.56s in men’s 200m freestyle.

Jul 30, 2022, 15:08:10 IST

CWG Live Updates, Day 2: Badminton mixed team event - Aakarshi Kashyap leads at mid game interval

Disgused overhead shots are working their charm! Aakarshi dominates the first game to take 11-1 lead at the mid-game interval.

Jul 30, 2022, 15:05:32 IST

CWG Live Updates, Day 2: Badminton mixed team event - Aakarshi Kashyap in action

Aakarshi Kashyap is now in action! She faces Sri Lanka's Vidara Suhasni.

India 2-0 Sri Lanka

Jul 30, 2022, 14:55:20 IST

CWG Live Updates, Day 2: Badminton mixed team event - Lakshya Sen wins

A fabulous way to end proceedings! Lakshya Sen gives India a 2-0 lead with 21-18 21-5 win over his Sri Lankan opponent.

India are now 2-0 up against Sri Lanka in the mixed team Group A match.

India 2-0 Sri Lanka

Jul 30, 2022, 14:49:24 IST

CWG Live Updates, Day 2: Table Tennis women's team event - Easy win for Manika Batra

Indian paddler Manika Batra comfortably beats Thuraia Thomas 11-1, 11-3, 11-3 in table tennis women's team event. India are now just one more win away from clinching this tie. 

One more win and India will be group toppers in the women's table-tennis team event.

India 2-0 Guyana

Jul 30, 2022, 14:44:29 IST

CWG Live, Day 2: Weightlifting - Sanket Sargar in fine touch

India's Sanket Mahadev Sargar matches the national record of 113kg to maintain the lead in snatch after Sri Lanka's Dilanka Isuru Kumara Yodage's 112kg lift was deemed as foul by the referees. 

Now we move into the clean and jerk phase with the Indian in gold position with a best attempt of 113kg in snatch. The Malaysian is in second position with the Sri Lankan in third. The winner will be decided after the best attempt in the clean and jerk phase.

Jul 30, 2022, 14:39:14 IST

CWG Live, Day 2: Weightlifting - Sanket Sargar to attempt 112kg in final attempt

Malaysia’s Bin Kasdan Mohamad Aniq fails to lift 111kg in his third attempt, his best remains 111kg after three attempts in snatch. 

India's Sanket Mahadev Sargar will attempt 112kg in his third and final snatch attempt

Jul 30, 2022, 14:38:36 IST

CWG Live Updates, Day 2: Badminton mixed team event - Lakshya Sen wins first game 

Lakshya Sen takes the first game by 21-18 against Sri Lanka’s Niluka Karunaratne!

Jul 30, 2022, 14:36:21 IST

CWG Live, Day 2: Weightlifting - Sanket Sargar in gold position

India's Sanket Mahadev Sargar successfully lifts 111kg in his second attempt. While Malaysia’s Bin Kasdan Mohamad Aniq fails to lift the same weight in his second attempt. The Indian in gold position now.

Jul 30, 2022, 14:33:25 IST

CWG Live, Day 2: Weightlifting - Sanket Sargar vs Bin Kasdan Mohamad Aniq

Malaysia’s Bin Kasdan Mohamad Aniq successfully lifts 107kg in his first attempt. Now India's Sanket Mahadev Sargar and the Malaysian athlete will get two more attempts to better their weight in the snatch before moving to three more attempts in clean and jerk.

Jul 30, 2022, 14:30:11 IST

CWG Live, Day 2: Weightlifting - Sanket Sargar successfully lifts 107kg

Indian weightlifter Sanket Mahadev Sargar successfully lifted 107kg in his first snatch attempt in the men's 55kg category. This lift makes him one of the frontrunners to grab gold. 

Malaysia’s Bin Kasdan Mohamad Aniq, however, is also slated to lift 107kg. If he succeeds then the fight for the top position could go down to the wire.

Jul 30, 2022, 14:27:51 IST

CWG Live Updates, Day 2: Badminton mixed team event - Lakshya Sen leads at mid-game interval

Lakshya Sen takes the lead right before the interval to stay in front. He leads 11-9.

Jul 30, 2022, 14:26:19 IST

CWG Live Updates, Day 2: Table Tennis women's team event - Sreeja Akula and Reeth Tennison give India 1-0 lead

Good start from the Indian pair! Sreeja/Reeth draw the first blood. They win their first match pretty easily! They beat Natalie Cummings and Chelsea Edghill of Guyana

Final score - 11-5, 11-7, 11-7.

India take a 1-0 lead

Jul 30, 2022, 14:22:20 IST

CWG Live Updates, Day 2: Badminton mixed team event - Lakshya Sen takes lead 

Wonderfully placed by Lakshya and he takes a two-point lead in the first game! The Indian leads 8-6 at the moment.

Jul 30, 2022, 14:16:07 IST

CWG Live Updates, Day 2: Badminton mixed team event - Lakshya Sen begins men's singles match

Lakshya Sen takes on Niluka Karunaratne in the second time of the mixed team event

Jul 30, 2022, 14:14:10 IST

CWG Live, Day 2: Weightlifting - Philip Masi touches 90kg in Snatch

Soloman Islands' Masi ends his final snatch attempt at exact 90kg.

Jul 30, 2022, 14:12:39 IST

CWG Live Updates, Day 2: Men's Marathon - Nitendra Rawat currently 15th

Rawat is currently at 15th position after the 10km mark in the Men's Marathon 

Jul 30, 2022, 14:09:34 IST

CWG Live Updates, Day 2: Badminton mixed team - Satwik/Ponappa win first match

India take a 1-0 lead against Sri Lanka in their mixed team event. Satwik/Ponappa win 21-14, 21-9

Jul 30, 2022, 14:06:07 IST

CWG Live Updates, Day 2: Weightlifting - 4 done with their snatch attempts

David Pingwei Mok - 81kg
Benjamin Osiemo Ochoma - 65kg
Kgotla Alphius N Kgaswane - 70kg
Willem Gwendal Emile - 83kg

Jul 30, 2022, 14:01:37 IST

CWG Live, Day 2: Badminton mixed doubles - Satwik/Ponappa win first game

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Machimanda Ponappa have won the first game against Sri Lanka's Sachin Dias/Thilini Hendahewa 21-14.

Jul 30, 2022, 13:58:19 IST

CWG Live Updates, Day 2: Men's Marathon - Nitendra Singh Rawat 16th

Nitendra Singh Rawat is currently 16th after completing 5km mark in the race

Jul 30, 2022, 13:55:55 IST

CWG Live Updates, Day 2: Weightlifting, Men's 55kg 

Botswana's Kgotla Alphius N Kgaswane finished with his best attempt of 70kg in snatch. Two weightlifters are done with their snatch attempts so far in the 55kg event

Jul 30, 2022, 13:52:23 IST

CWG 2022 Live Updates: Men's Marathon begins

Nitendra Singh Rawat is in action as the Men's Marathon begins at Victoria Square in Birmingham

Jul 30, 2022, 13:49:53 IST

Commonwealth Games 2022 Live Updates: Kenya's Ochima fails in remaining two attempts

Kenya's Benjamin Osiemo Ochima finishes with best attempt of 65kg in three attempts.

Jul 30, 2022, 13:46:14 IST

CWG 2022 Day 2: Kenyan weightlifter begins proceedings

Kenya's Benjamin Osiemo Ochoma successfully lifts 65kg in the first attempt (snatch)

Update: Bostwana's Kgotla Alphius N Kgaswane lifts 70kg in first attempt  

Jul 30, 2022, 13:42:11 IST

CWG 2022 Live Updates: India's badminton mixed-team event resumes 

India's mixed-team match against Sri Lanka begins in badminton. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Machimanda Ponappa start proceedings in the mixed doubles

Jul 30, 2022, 13:39:28 IST

CWG 2022 Live Updates: First attempt of 107kg for Sanket

Sanket Sargar has set his first attempt at 107kg.

Jul 30, 2022, 13:37:46 IST

Commonwealth Games 2022 Live: Weightlifting event set to start

The weightlifters are doing their final warm-ups before the start of the men's 55kg event. Sanket Sargar will represent India in the category

Jul 30, 2022, 13:36:11 IST

CWG 2022 Live Updates, Day 2: Men's Field Hockey action begins on second day

South Africa take on Pakistan in the first game of men's field hockey on Day 2. India will kickstart their campaign tomorrow against Ghana

Jul 30, 2022, 13:28:27 IST

CWG 2022 Live Updates: Two other medal events in Marathon and Artistic Gymnastics

Nitender Rawat (Men's Marathon) and Yogeshkar Singh (Men's Artistic Gymnastics) will also be in action soon in the medal events. 

Jul 30, 2022, 13:27:16 IST

Commonwealth Games 2022 Live Updates: Weightlifting event to begin shortly

India's medal events are set to start in a few minutes. Sanket Sargar presents the Indian challenge in Weightlifting (Men's 55kg) first up

Jul 30, 2022, 13:20:03 IST

CWG Live Updates, Day 2: Lawn Bowls - Positive start for Men, Taniya struggles

The Indian men's triples team races away to 5-1 lead in its Round 3 match against Malta. Taniya Choudhury, meanwhile, had a poor start as he trails 1-6 against Laura Daniels of Wales

Jul 30, 2022, 13:15:17 IST

CWG 2022 Live Updates, Day 2: Who is Sanket Sargar?

Sargar, who is featuring in India's first medal event in Weightlifting (men's 55kg), is a national as well as Commonwealth record holder in the category. In March earlier this year, he had won the gold medal in the National Weightlifting C'ships, lifting 249kg (111+138). He remains a medal prospect for India at CWG 2022

Jul 30, 2022, 13:10:10 IST

CWG 2022 Live, Day 2: ‘India can realistically win 4 medals today’

That is what former India tennis player Somdev Devvarman has just said in the pre-Games show on Sony SIX!

Jul 30, 2022, 13:08:17 IST

CWG 2022 Live Updates, Day 2: Lawn Bowls - Men's team also resumes

The Men's team looks to move past the crushing defeat against New Zealand (6-23) as it returns for the second match in the Section A, Round 3 against Malta

Jul 30, 2022, 13:02:04 IST

CWG 2022 Live, Day 2: Action set to resume!

The Lawn Bowls event reumes at CWG 2022. Taniya Choudhury in action in Women's Singles

Jul 30, 2022, 12:55:30 IST

CWG 2022 Live Updates, Day 2: Four Indian weightlifters in medal events today

While Mirabai Chanu remains one of the strongest medal hopes for India, Sanket Sargar (Men's 55kg), Gururaja (Men's 61kg), and Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibum (Women's 55lg) will also be featuring in the medal events.

Jul 30, 2022, 12:48:51 IST

CWG 2022 Live, Day 2: Medal events early in the day!

There will be three medal events early on Day 2 for India:

Nitender Rawat - Men's Marathon
Sanket Sargar - Weightlifting (Men's 55kg)
Yogeshwar Singh - Men's Artistic Gymnastics (all-round)

All events start at 1:30 PM IST

Jul 30, 2022, 12:45:34 IST

Commonwealth Games 2022 Live Updates: Lawn Bowls to resume India's action on Day 2

Like yesterday, the Lawn Bowls events will start India's action on Day 2. Taniya Choudhury will aim to move past yesterday's disappointment when she faces Wales' Laura Daniels, while India men's team faces Malta. Both events start at 1 PM IST

Jul 30, 2022, 12:39:53 IST

CWG 2022 Live, Day 2: A heartwarming moment in squash women's singles

India's youngest athlete in the CWG contingent, Anahat Singh secured a cruising win over Jada Ross of St Vincent and the Grenadines (11-5 11-2 11-0). Despite a tough loss, Ross came up to Anahat and hugged her cheerfully, that was followed by a massive applause from the fans inside the University Show Court 

Jul 30, 2022, 12:33:27 IST

Commonwealth Games 2022 Live, Day 2: Two games for India in badminton mixed doubles today

India had made a strong start to the mixed doubles event in badminton yesterday, outclassing Pakistan 5-0 in their first game.

On Day 2, they play both of their remaining group games against Sri Lanka (1:30 PM) and Australia (11:30 PM IST)

Jul 30, 2022, 12:29:36 IST

CWG 2022 Live, Day 2: Fairly straightforward wins for India in TT

The Indian women's team didn't drop a single game against South Africa and Fiji, while the men's side also outclassed Barbados and Ghana 3-0 in their opening two games.

A reminder that both, India men's and women's teams are currently the defending champions at CWG

Jul 30, 2022, 12:23:05 IST

Commonwealth Games 2022 Live, Day 2: A strong start for women's hockey team

The Indian women's hockey team secured a comfortable 5-0 win over Ghana in their opening match on Day 1 of CWG 2022. While the penalty corner conversion remains an issue for the side, it still had little difficulty in outclassing the African opponents.

However, tonight's game could be tricky for the Indian team as it faces Wales, who had won the 2018 CWG clash between both the sides.

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