Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 3 Highlights: Achinta Sheuli bags gold, India's medal tally jumps to six

CWG 2022 Day 3 Highlights: The Indian men's hockey team were ruthless as they thumped Ghana 11-0. Achinta Sheuli and Jeremy Lalrinnunga secured two gold medals for India.

Commonwealth Games, Day 3, CWG 2022 Highlights: Achinta Sheuli competes in men's 73 kg weightlifting finals (Twitter)

CWG 2022 Day 3 Highlights: Achinta Sheuli secured a gold medal in the men's 73kg weightlifting finals at the Commonwealth Games 2022. He picked a total of 313 kg, 143 in snatch and 170 in clean and jerk. With this India's medal tally rose to six (gold: 3, silver: 2, bronze: 1). Jeremy Lalrinnunga had secured the second gold in the 67kg weightlifting final, during which he also injured his elbow. Meanwhile, boxing world champion Nikhat Zareen produced a commanding show in the women's 50kg round of 16 bout. The men's table tennis team eased into the semi-final with a 3-0 win over Bangladesh while the women's cricket team crushed Pakistan by eight wickets. The men's hockey team were ruthless in their 11-0 win over Ghana while the mixed badminton team also made quick work of South Africa in the quarter-finals. Catch the Highlights of CWG 2022 Day 3:

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• 1 Aug 2022, 01:26:00 AM IST

  CWG 2022 LIVE update: India win gold

  Achinta Sheuli secured a gold medal in the men's 73kg weightlifting finals at the Commonwealth Games 2022. He picked a total of 313 kg, 143 in snatch and 170 in clean and jerk.

• 1 Aug 2022, 01:20:21 AM IST

  CWG 2022 LIVE score updates: Excellent by Achinta Sheuli

  After failing in his previous attempt, Achinta Sheuli completes the 170kg lift in his third and final attempt. His total weight moves to 313kg.

• 1 Aug 2022, 01:16:50 AM IST

  CWG 2022 LIVE score: Achinta Sheuli's 2nd attempt unsuccessful

  Achinta Sheuli fails to lift 170kg in his second attempt in the clean and jerk round. 

• 1 Aug 2022, 01:13:28 AM IST

  CWG 2022 weightlifting LIVE: Achinta Sheuli continues to impress

  Achinta Sheuli completes a 166kg lift in his first attempt in the clean and jerk round. With 143kg lift in snatch and now this, his total moves to 309kg, which is a new CWG record.

• 1 Aug 2022, 01:08:08 AM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Day 3: Boxing - India boxer Sagar into the quarters

  There was never any doubt over the result. He was just too much for his opponent tonight. Indian boxer Sagar wins the men's 92+ kg Round of 16 bout against Cameron's Maxime YEGNONG Njiyeo 5-0 to progress to the quaterfinal round.

• 1 Aug 2022, 01:05:37 AM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Day 3: Boxing - India boxer Sagar keeps things in control

  Sagar looks in complete control here as the boxer looked well convinced to make a progress to the quarters. 5-0 again for Sagar.

• 1 Aug 2022, 01:03:54 AM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Day 3: Boxing - India boxer Sagar makes impressive start

  Big problem for the boxer from Cameron as India's Sagar makes an impressive start in the men's 92+ kg Round of 16 bout. He convincingly won the opening round 5-0

• 1 Aug 2022, 12:36:09 AM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Day 3: Lawn Bowls - Indian team loses

  The Indian team comprising Dinesh Kumar and Sunil Bahadur lost 8-26 to Northern Ireland in Men's Pairs quarterfinals

• 1 Aug 2022, 12:20:29 AM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Day 3: Boxing - India boxer Sumit bows out

  Australia's Callum Peters does it! He convinces all the five judges in the final round and comprehensively wins the in men's 75kg Round of 16 bout 5-0. India boxer Sumit will not be happy with the match, feeling that as if he wasn't allowed to prove his mettle. Bad luck for India.

• 1 Aug 2022, 12:14:46 AM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Day 3: Boxing - men's 75kg Round of 16

  India's Sumit is up against Australia's Callum Peters. He received a warning in the first round and then was left in disbelief when he received another on the second round. Meanwhile, Peters was impressive in the second round as he won the second round 5-0

• 1 Aug 2022, 12:12:01 AM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates: Weightlifting men's 73kg final - New Games record!

  Achinta Sheuli rewrites the Games record twice over. He lifts 140kg in his second attempt and then takes lifts 143kg. Malaysia's Erry Hidayat Muhammad is the closest with 138kg and they both are miles ahead of the rest of the chasing pack. 

• 1 Aug 2022, 12:07:50 AM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates, Day 3: Weightlifting men's 73kg final

  Succesfull lift for Achinta. He has registered 140kg for his second weight. His first lift put him temporarily top of the list but Malaysia's Erry Hidayat Muhammad then lifts 138kg in his third attempt. 

• 1 Aug 2022, 12:05:53 AM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates: Weightlifting men's 73kg final 

  Here is Achita Sheuli. His first lift itself is registered 137kg, more than anyone else's first lift in the field. 

• 31 Jul 2022, 11:58:42 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live: Men’s 50m Backstroke - Srihari Nataraj through to final!

  Well what a brilliant Games Srihari Nataraj is having. He manages a time of 23.58s and finishes eighth overall. The final will be held tomorrow.

• 31 Jul 2022, 11:38:47 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates: Mixed team badminton - India through to semis!

  Some unforced errors creeps into Aakarshi's game in the second and she in the end wins the match 21-11, 21-16. India will now face either Scotland or Singapore in the semi-finals on Monday.

• 31 Jul 2022, 11:25:01 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates: Mixed team badminton round of 16

  Aakarshi Kashyap is up next for India in women's singles and she faces Johanita Scholtz. The Indian won the first game 21-11. 

• 31 Jul 2022, 11:19:47 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates, Day 3: Squash - Men's singles

  Canada's David Baillargeon puts up a fight in Game 3 and leads it before Saurav Ghosal overtakes him. After a neck-and-neck contest, Ghosal wraps it up with 11-6 win. He starts the contest with a 11-6 win in the opening game, follows it up with a 11-2 win. The third game too is secured by the Indian 11-6 and with this he defeats Baillargeon 3-0 to advance to the quarter-finals. He will face Scotland's Gregg Loban next on Monday

• 31 Jul 2022, 11:13:22 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates: Weightlifting - Men's 73kg final

  Right then, we have another Indian weightlifter in the fray now. Achinta Sheuli has listed a starting weight of 135kg in snatch. It is the heaviest of the lot so it could be a while before we get to him.  

• 31 Jul 2022, 11:07:09 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live: Squash - Men's singles Round of 16

  Saurav Ghosal dominates Game 2 against his Canadian opponent and closes it 11-2. With this, he goes 2-0 up. 

• 31 Jul 2022, 10:59:17 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates: Mixed team badminton round of 16

  Lakshya beats Kakora 21-5, 21-6. As straightforward as it gets, Lakshya wins it with a smash directly at Kakora and makes a little acknowledgement to the crowd after the game. 

• 31 Jul 2022, 10:57:41 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates, Day 3: Mixed team badminton round of 16

  Lakshya Sen has taken the first game 21-5. As one sided as one would expect really, Lakshya putting on a bit of a masterclass. 

• 31 Jul 2022, 10:56:12 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live: Squash - Men's singles Round of 16

  Saurav Ghosal takes the opening game against Canada's David Baillargeon in the men's singles round of 16 tie. He closes it 11-6

• 31 Jul 2022, 10:49:29 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates: Squash - Men's singles Round of 16

  India's Sourav Ghoshal is up against David Baillargeon of Canada. Ghoshal is ranked 15th in the world whule Baillargeon is 62nd so this should be the Indian's match. 

• 31 Jul 2022, 10:33:45 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates, Day 3: Women's 500m time trial

  The women's 500m time trial has come to an end Mayuri Lute has finished 18th. It was quite an interesting battle gold medal, with Australia's Kristina Clonan coming in right at the end and snatching the title out of the hands of Canada's Kelsey Mitchell. Clonan went around in a Games record 33.234 whole Mitchell had managed 33.294, which was also a Games record. 

• 31 Jul 2022, 10:27:23 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates: Mixed Team Badminton

  India take on South Africa in the quarter-final of the mixed team badminton event and they have taken a 1-0 lead in the tie. Ashwini Ponappa and Sumeeth Reddy have defeated Deidre Jordan and Jarred Elliott. Over to Lakshya Sen, who will be facing Caden Kakora. Kakora is ranked 355 in the world, Lakshya is 10th. That is the scale of the difference between the two sides. 

• 31 Jul 2022, 10:26:19 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates, Day 3: Men's Hockey - India 11-0 Ghana

  Nothing in it for Ghana, this result can be very helpful indeed for India in their quest for a knockout spot. 

• 31 Jul 2022, 10:09:38 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates: Lawn Bowls women's fours

  Indian team consisting of Lovely Choubey, Pinki, Nayanmoni Saiki, Rupa Rani Tirkey have defeated Norfolk Islands and reached the semi-finals in lawn bowls women's fours! They will face New Zealand on Monday,

• 31 Jul 2022, 10:05:22 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates, Day 3: India 11-0 Ghana

  Another drag flick and another goal for Harmanpreet. He gets his hat-trick, India go back to their positions with their game faces on. 

• 31 Jul 2022, 09:54:25 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live: India 10-0 Ghana

  Mandeep this time and India get into double digits. Ghana's defence is all over the place and the Indians just soldier on. 

• 31 Jul 2022, 09:53:21 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates: Artistic Gymnastics, Women’s all-around final

  Ruthuja Nataraj had a scary fall in her first routine but manges to be among the 17 finalists who registers a full score. She finishes 17th in all-around final

• 31 Jul 2022, 09:49:50 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates, Day 3: Women's 500m time trial 

  Mayuri Lete is 10th after she manages a time of 36.968. Canada's Kelsey Mitchell leads the pack with a time of 33.294.

• 31 Jul 2022, 09:47:19 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates: Men's hockey - India 9-0 Ghana

  Penalty corner again and this time, Jugraj flicks it home. It is a procession at the moment and the Indians are at their ruthless best. No celebrations, they simply go back to their positions. 

• 31 Jul 2022, 09:40:03 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live: Men's hockey - India 8-0 Ghana

  Make that eight goals now. Varun Kumar converts a penalty corner this time and India are marauding in Birmingham at the moment. 

• 31 Jul 2022, 09:37:28 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates: Men's hockey - India 7-0 Ghana

  There it is, India have crossed England's tally against Ghana. Nilakanta lasers one in from right of goal. 

• 31 Jul 2022, 09:33:43 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live: Men's hockey - India 6-0 Ghana

  Another penalty corner, another Harmanpreet Singh drag flick and another goal. He gets his second and he is showing why he is considered one of the best drag flickers in the world. 

• 31 Jul 2022, 09:24:11 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates, Day 3: Cycling - Women's 500m Time Trial

  India's Mayuri Lute is gearing up for the Women's 500m Time Trial final. She is 15th in the list and so there is some time before she takes the track. 

• 31 Jul 2022, 09:17:37 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live: Men's hockey - India 5-0 Ghana at half time

  Absolutely dominant showing from India and they are on their way to pipping Engand's winning margin against Ghana. 

• 31 Jul 2022, 09:03:03 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates, Day 3: Men's hockey - India 5-0 Ghana

  Penalty stroke for India after a Ghana defender gets his body on a drag flick from a penalty corner. Jograj Singh takes it and makes no mistake. 

• 31 Jul 2022, 09:00:56 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live: Men's hockey - India 4-0 Ghana

  Akashdeep with a wonderful halfway through the second quarter to put India ahead 4-0. India will do well not take the foot off the pedal here, England had defeated Ghana 6-0 and matching or going past them will go a long way in the race for a knockout place. 

• 31 Jul 2022, 08:51:08 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates: Men's hockey - India 3-0 Ghana

  Akashdeep with his first goal of the match. Smart stickwork inside the D and he finishes with aplomb. It means that India finish the first quarter-final with a 3-0 lead. 

• 31 Jul 2022, 08:44:11 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates, Day 3: Men's hockey - India 2-0 Ghana

  Penalty corner, a bullet of a drag flick from Harmanpreet and India have taken a 2-0 lead with just over five minutes left in the first quarter. 

• 31 Jul 2022, 08:34:27 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates: Men's hockey - India 1-0 Ghana

  Well India took almost no time in taking the lead. An early penalty corner converted by Abhishek and that is goal number one for the Indians. 

• 31 Jul 2022, 08:18:57 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live: Men's hockey

  The men's team are up against Ghana in their first match of the 2022 CWG. India had missed out on a medal in the last CWG and since then, they have gone on to win their first Olympic medal in over four decades since then and will be hoping that there will be a better showing this time around. 

• 31 Jul 2022, 08:15:48 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates: Weightlifting - women's 59kg

  End of the road for Popy Hazarika. She fails to lift the 107kg and ends with a total lift of 183kg, putting her well out of the medal positions. She is placed sixth for now and could go further down. 

• 31 Jul 2022, 07:59:33 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates, Day 3: Weightlifting - women's 59kg

  Successful lift from Hazarika this time! She lifts 102kg, was much more efficient in the clean phase and then managed to steady herself for the jerk. Her total currently stands at 183kg and she is second behind South Africa's Anneke Spies. She has now listed 107kg for her final lift.

• 31 Jul 2022, 07:58:36 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates, Day 3: Weightlifting - women's 59kg

  Hazarika unable to lift the 102kg. Was able to go through with the clean but had to put it down at jerk. She has listed 102kg again for her second attempt. 

• 31 Jul 2022, 07:56:54 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates: Weightlifting - women's 59kg 

  Popy Hazarika walks out for her first clean and jerk attempt. She has listed 102kg, which would take her to silver medal position for now. 

• 31 Jul 2022, 07:32:16 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates, Day 3: Weightlifting - women's 59kg

  Popy Hazarika unable to lift the 86kg as well and so she ends snatch with 81kgs. She is placed sixth at the end of the round and has listed 102kg fir her first lift in clean and jerk. Quite a lot of failed lifts across the board here, with just three of the 11 athletes managing more than one succesfull lifts. 

• 31 Jul 2022, 07:24:35 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live Updates: Weightlifting - women’s 59kg

  Popy Hazarika is trying to get a third weightlifting medal for India. She effortlessly lifts 81kg in her first attempt and then tries to match her personal best of 84kg. However, she was unsucessful and now, she has listed 86kg for her third attempt. 

• 31 Jul 2022, 07:02:45 PM IST

  CWG 2022 Live: Squash - Chinappa through to women's singles QF!

  The Indian came back strong after losing that second game and the Watts' errors did not help her one bit. In the end, Joshana Chinappa wins 11-8, 9-11, 11-4, 11-6 and is through to the squash women's singles quarter-finals where she will face Canada's Hollie Naughton.