CWG 2022: Sanket Sargar wins silver medal in 55kg category© Twitter
Commonwealth Games, Day 2, Live Updates: Weightlifter Gururaja Poojary failed in his final attempt of snatch for 120 kg before lifting 118 kg and 115 kg in his second and first attempts in the Men’s 61 kg Weightlifting final. Before Gururaja’s match, weightlifter Sanket Sargar brought home India’s first medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games, as he returned with a silver in the 55kg men’s final on Saturday. Sanket Sargar lifted 135 kg in his first attempt of clean and jerk before missing a weight of 139 kg in his second and third attempts in the final. Notably, he had lifted a highest weight of 113 kg in snatch in his third attempt and was leading the race in the men’s 55 kg weightlifting final until Mohamad Aniq bin Kasdan surpassed him by a narrow margin to win gold. After this, India cleanswept Sri Lankan 5-0 in the badminton Mixed Team Event. On the other hand, India shared spoils with Malta in a 16-16 draw at the men’s triples event of Lawn Bowls. Later in the day, Mirabai Chanu will be in action and all eyes would be on her whether she is able to return with a medal or not. The Indian women’s hockey team will square off against Wales in Pool A clash while Lovlina Borgohain will also start off her campaign against Ariane Nicholson in the 66kg weight category. In mixed team badminton, the Indian contingent will square off against Australia. The opening day of the Games turned out to be fruitful for swimmer Srihari Nataraj as he was able to qualify for the finals. The table tennis teams defeated South Africa and Barbados with identical 3-0 victories, but Australia defeated India in a Pool A women’s cricket match.
Here are the Live Updates from Day 2 of the Commonwealth Games, straight from Birmingham
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17:07 (IST)
Men’s Weightlifting 61 Kg: Gururaja fails!
Gururaja Poojary fails in his final attempt of snatch while trying to lift 120 kg.
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17:04 (IST)
Men’s Weightlifting 61 Kg: Gururaja lifts 118 Kg in snatch!
The story gets better for Gururaja Poojary. He has now lifted 118 kg in his second attempt in snatch.
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16:57 (IST)
Men’s Weightlifting 61 Kg: Gururaja lifts 115 Kg in snatch!
Gururaja Poojary has lifted 115 kg in his first attempt in the snatch.
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16:44 (IST)
Badminton Mixed Team Group Play: IND cleansweep SL
India complete 5-0 cleansweep over Sri Lanka as the pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also registered win. India had already won the first four matches against Sri Lanka in the badminton Mixed Team Event today and the win of Jolly and Gopichand helped them make it 5-0.
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16:29 (IST)
Table Tennis: Women’s team wins
The table tennis women’s team have defeated Guyana 3-0.
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16:17 (IST)
Badminton Mixed Team Group Play: IND increase lead!
India now lead Sri Lanka 4-0. Sumith Reddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Duwindu Abeywickrama and Sachin Dias in straight sets.
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16:08 (IST)
Men’s Marathin Final: Rawat Slips to 17th!
India’s Nitendra Singh Rawat has slipped to the 17th place
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15:44 (IST)
Men’s Weightlifting 55 kg Final: Mohamad Aniq wins gold, silver for Sargar
Bin Kasdan Mohamad Aniq is successful in his final attempt of clean and jerk and this means he wins the gold and India’s Sargar wins silver. Aniq lifted 142 kg in his third attempt to surpass Sargar’s 248 kg (overall) by a difference of just one.
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15:39 (IST)
Men’s Weightlifting 55 kg Final: Sargar fails again!
Sanket Sargar has failed to lift 139 kg again and he will conclude this contest with overall weight of 248 kg.
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15:36 (IST)
Men’s Weightlifting 55 kg Final: Sargar fails to lift 139 kg!
Sanket Sargar fails in his second attempt of lifting 139 kg in clean and jerk. He is still at the top with overall 248 kg lift to his credit. He seems to have injured himself in the process.
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15:31 (IST)
Men’s Weightlifting 55 kg Final: Sargar Lifts 135kg!
Sanket Sargar is in the lead now. He has successfully lifted 135 kg in the clean and jerk. He now has a total of 248 kg (overall).
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15:29 (IST)
Men’s Weightlifting 55 kg Final: Heckling Continues Dominance!
Ben Heckling lifts 119 kg in his final attempt of the clean and jerk round. He now has a total of 212 kg to his credit. Meanwhile, Md Ashikur Rahman Taj ends at 211 kg (overall).
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15:27 (IST)
Badminton: Aakarshi Kashyap completes easy win
India’s Aakarshi Kashyap wins 21-3, 21-9 to make it 3-0 for India against Sri Lanka
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15:25 (IST)
Men’s Weightlifting 55 kg Final: Heckling Leads Race!
Ben Heckling has lifted 116 kg in the clean and jerk. He now has a total of 209 kg to his credit and he is on top.
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15:22 (IST)
Badminton: Aakarshi Kashyap on top in game 2
India’s Aakarshi Kashyap started a little indifferently in the second game, conceding a lead initially but at the change over she leads her Lankan opponent 11-7
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15:16 (IST)
Badminton: Aakarshi Kashyap wins first game
India’s Aakarshi Kashyap has looked ruthless so far and has pocketed the first game 21-3
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15:12 (IST)
Swimming: Kushagra 8th in Men’s 200m Freestyle Heat 3
Kushagra Rawat has finished at the 8th spot in the Men’s 200m Freestyle Heat 3. His time to complete the round was 1:54.56. He was 7.69 behind topper Elijah Winnington of Australia.
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15:09 (IST)
Badminton: Aakarshi Kashyap takes big lead
India’s Aakarshi Kashyap is producing a great show in the women’s singles match of the mixed team event as she leads SL’s Vidanage 11-1 in the first game
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15:05 (IST)
Lawn Bowls: India, Malta share spoils in Men’s Triples event
The game between India and Malta saw no team winning the contest as the final scores after the conclusion of the 18 ends of throws was 16-16. It was India’s game but they squandered their lead to eventuallly share spoils with Malta.
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14:57 (IST)
Lawn Bowls: Tania Choudhury Loses
Tania Choudhury has lost her Lawn Bowls women’s singles match to Laura Daniels with a 10-21 scoreline.
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14:54 (IST)
Badminton: Lakshya wins comfortably
India’s Lakshya Sen wins the men’s singles match against Niluka Karunaratne 21-18, 21-5 to give India a 2-0 lead over Sri Lanka
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14:50 (IST)
Men’s Weightlifting 55 kg Final: Sargar on top!
While Sanket Sargar leads after the snatch round with a 113 kg lift, the closest to him is Mohamad Aniq Bin Kasdan of Malaysia with a 107 kg lift.
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14:47 (IST)
Badminton: Lakshya in complete control in 2nd game
India’s Lakshya Sen has pulled away to a 11-1 lead over Karunaratne in the second game and his class is now coming through
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14:46 (IST)
Lawn Bowls: Neck-and-neck fight in Men’s Triples event
Malta is giving a good fight to India at the moment. The scoreline, however, is currently in India’s favour with the side leading 14-12 after the 16 ends of throws.
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14:39 (IST)
Men’s Weightlifting 55 kg Final: Sargar Lifts 113 kg in snatch!
Sanket Sargar has lifted 113 kg in a snatch now. This is brilliant from the Indian athlete. He started with 107 kg, then lifted 111 kg in his second attempt and finished with a 113 kg lift.
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14:38 (IST)
Badminton: Lakshya prevails in tough first game
India’s Lakshya Sen was pushed to the limit by the experienced Sri Lankan Karunaratne but he holds his calm to win the first game 21-18
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14:33 (IST)
Men’s Weightlifting 55 kg Final: Sargar successful!
He has lifted it. This is awesome from Sargar. He has successfully lifted 111 kg in a snatch.
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14:32 (IST)
Men’s Weightlifting 55 kg Final: Sargar in Spotlight!
Sanket Sargar will attempt 111 kg now. Wow! Here is some quality action in display.
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14:32 (IST)
Marathon: Nitendra Singh Rawat moves to 15th
Nitendra Singh Rawat has moved to the 15th spot in the men’s marathon final.
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14:29 (IST)
Men’s Weightlifting 55 kg Final: Sargar successfull!
Sanket Sargar has lifted 107 kg in a snatch. This is a really good start for him.
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14:28 (IST)
Men’s Weightlifting 55 kg Final: India’s Sargar Arrives!
Sanket Sargar has arrived at the main stage now. He will attempt to lift 107 kg in his first try in snatch. Let’s see how it goes!
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14:25 (IST)
Badminton: Karunaratne giving tough fight to Lakshya
The young Indian is finding it tough against the experience of Karunaratne who reached the pre-quarters of the 2012 London Olympics. But Lakshya has managed to go up 11-9 against the Sri Lankan. There is nothing to choose between the two players currently.
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14:25 (IST)
Lawn Bowls: Malta close gap on India in Men’s Triples event
The scoreline is 11-9 in India’s favour at the moment after 12 ends of throws.
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14:17 (IST)
Badminton: Lakshya Sen up against Niluka Karunaratne
Lakshya Sen is up against Karunaratne and both players have exchanged good points. Lakshya looks sharp on the smashes and covering court well. The players are tied 3-3 in the first game.
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14:14 (IST)
Men’s Weightlifting 55 kg Final: Match underway
93 kg is the highest weight lifted so far in snatch in the ongoing men’s final event.
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14:11 (IST)
Marathon: Nitendra Singh Rawat slips to 17th
Nitendra Singh Rawat has now slipped to the 17th spot in men’s marathon final
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14:09 (IST)
Lawn Bowls: India consolidate lead vs Malta in Men’s Triples event
India have scored four points and they now lead 11-5 vs Malta after end of 10 throws.
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14:07 (IST)
Badminton: Satwik and Ashwini win opening match vs SL
Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponappa make light work of the Sri Lankan challenge in the second game as they wrapped it up 21-9 to win the match easily. India go 1-0 up.
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14:03 (IST)
Lawn Bowls: Malta bounce back in Men’s Triples event vs India
Malta have made the scoreline 5-7 now after 9 ends of throws. This is a brilliant comeback from the side. Remember, they were 0-7 at one stage in the game.
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13:59 (IST)
Badminton: Satwik and Ashwini edge ahead in game 2
Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponappa showing their technical superiority to edge ahead to a 10-4 lead in the second game against the Sri Lankan duo
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