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.

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....Read More
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.
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!
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
CWG Live, Day 2: Weightlifting - Philip Masi touches 90kg in Snatch
Soloman Islands' Masi ends his final snatch attempt at exact 90kg.
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
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

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