CWG 2022: Vijay Kumar Yadav wins bronze in judo.© AFP
Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 4 Live Updates: India’s Harjinder Kaur won the bronze in women’s 71 kg weightlifting on Day 4 of the ongoing Commonwealth Games. Harjinder lifted a total of 212 kg (93 kg in Snatch and 119 in Clean and Jerk) to finish third. India defeated Singapore 3-0 in the badminton mixed team event semi-finals. They will now take on Malaysia in the gold medal match. Judoka Shushila Devi Likmabam lost the women’s 48kg final against South Africa’s Michaela Whitebooi to settle for a silver medal. Vijay Kumar Yadav, meanwhile, won bronze in men’s kg judo after beating Cyprus’ Petros Christodoulides. However, Jasleen Singh Saini lost the bronze medal match to Nathan Katz in the men’s 66 kg judo event. Suchika Tariyal also had faced defeat in the women’s 57 kg judo bronze medal match. In hockey, India have drawn 4-4 against England in a Men’s Pool B hockey match. It has been a great day for India so far as the country found unlikely heroes. The Indian lawn bowls team made history on Monday as it defeated New Zealand in the women’s fours semi-final to assure themselves of at least a silver medal. Boxers Amit Panghal (flyweight) and Hussam Uddin Mohammed (featherweight) have entered the quarter-finals. In weightlifting, Ajay Singh finished fourth in men’s 81kg. Gymnast Pranati Nayak finished fifth in women’s vault final. In squash, Saurav Ghosal beat Scotland’s Greg Lobban to reach men’s singles semi-finals, however, Joshna Chinappa went down to Canada’s Hollie Naughton in women’s singles quarterfinals.
India have so far won six medals (three gold, two silver and one bronze) in CWG 2022.
Monday will also see several other top Indian sportspersons in action. In badminton, India will face Singapore in the mixed team semifinal. In table tennis, the Indian men’s team will play the semi-final against Nigeria.
Here are the Live Updates from Day 4 of the Commonwealth Games, straight from Birmingham
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01:26 (ACTUAL)
TABLE TENNIS: ACHANTA BEATS QUADRI! INDIA GO 2-0 UP
Achanta Sharath Kamal beats Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri 3-1 to give India a 2-0 lead in the table tennis men’s team semi-final.
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01:20 (ACTUAL)
BOXING: ASHISH BEATS NIUE’S TRAVIS, REACHES QUARTERS
India’s Ashish Kumar is through to the quarterfinals of the men’s light heavyweight category after a clear 5-0 win over Travis Tapatuetoa of Niue
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01:16 (ACTUAL)
SWIMMING: NATARAJ FINISHES 5TH IN 50M BACKSTROKE FINAL
Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj finishes 5th in men’s 50m backstroke final with a time of 25.23s (0.58s behind the leader).
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01:09 (ACTUAL)
WEIGHTLIFTING: HARJINDER WINS BRONZE!!!
Harjinder Kaur wins bronze medal after lifting a total of 212 kg.
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01:07 (ACTUAL)
WEIGHTLIFTING! HARJINDER ASSURED OF A MEDAL!!!
Harjinder Kaur is now assured of a medal after the Nigeria’s Joy Ogbonee Eze failed to lift 125 kg in her all three Clean and Jerk attempts
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00:58 (ACTUAL)
WEIGHTLIFTING: HARJINDER WIH ANOTHER FINE LIFT!
Harjinder Kaur has lifted 119kg in her third attempt in clean and jerk. She will now have to wait for others to finish.
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00:56 (ACTUAL)
Table Tennis: Sharath Kamal pegged back in 2nd game
Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri has come back strong and won the second game against Achanta Sharath Kamal
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00:55 (ACTUAL)
WEIGHTLIFTING: ANOTHER EXCELLENT LIFT FROM HARJINDER!!!
Harjinder Kaur has lifted 117kg in her second attempt in clean and jerk.
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00:53 (ACTUAL)
5th and 7th in men’s 50m freestyle S7
India para-swimmers Suyash Narayan Jadhav and Niranjan Mukundan finished 5th and 7th respectively in the men’s 50m freestyle S7 final
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00:50 (ACTUAL)
Weightlifting: Harjinder Kaur lifts 113kg
Harjinder Kaur has lifted 113kg in her first attempt in clean and jerk
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00:49 (ACTUAL)
Sharath Kamal wins first game
Achanta Sharath Kamal was made to work hard by his Nigerian opponent but eventually seals the first game of his singles match 11-9
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00:38 (ACTUAL)
Table Tennis: India 1-0 up against Nigeria
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Harmeet Desai win their match 11-6, 11-7, 11-7 to give India a 1-0 lead
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00:34 (ACTUAL)
Table Tennis: Harmeet and Sathiyan go 2-0 up
Trailing 1-5 at one point, Harmeet Desai and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran came back strong to win the second game 11-7
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00:27 (ACTUAL)
Table Tennis: India start well against Nigeria
The Indian men’s table tennis team is in action against Nigeria. The doubles pair of Harmeet Desai and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran have won the first game 11-6 against Bode Abiodun and Olajide Omotayo
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00:16 (ACTUAL)
India Enter Badminton Mixed Team Final!!!
Lakshya Sen completes a straight games victory and it is yet another smooth ride for India as they thrash Singapore 3-0 to enter the final and are now assured of at least a silver medal.
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00:10 (ACTUAL)
Weightlifting: Harjinder Kaur 4th after snatch round
Harjinder Kaur finished 4th after the snatch round and will now hope to better her rivals in the clean and jerk round to get on the podium
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00:06 (ACTUAL)
LAKSHYA CRUISING IN THE 3RD MATCH!!!
Lakshya Sen leads Loh Kean Yew 11-9 at the changeover in the second game and if he continues like this he will seal the final spot for the India in the mixed team event
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00:05 (ACTUAL)
Weightlifting: Harjinder Kaur successfully lifts 93kg
Harjinder Kaur completed her third attempt, lifting 93kg in the snatch round
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00:03 (ACTUAL)
JUDOKA SUCHIKA TARIYAL LOSES!
India’s Suchika Tariyal has lost bronze medal match to Mauritius’ Christianne Legentil in women’s 57kg judo
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23:54 (ACTUAL)
Badminton: Lakshya Sen wins first game, India close in on final
Lakshya Sen won his first game 21-18 against Singapore’s Kean Yew Loh. India one game away from a spot in the final, which will assure them of atleast a silver medal
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23:46 (ACTUAL)
Weightlifting: Harjinder Kaur lifts 90kg
Harjinder Kaur manages to lift 90kg in her second attempt in the women’s 71kg category
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23:43 (ACTUAL)
Weightlifting: Harjinder Kaur fails in her first attempt
Harjinder Kaur could not complete her first lift of 90kg in the snatch round of the women’s 71kg weightlifting event
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23:25 (ACTUAL)
INDIAN JUDOKA JASLEEN LOSES IN BRONZE MEDAL MATCH!!!
India’s Jasleen Singh Saini has lost the bronze medal match to Australia’s Nathan Katz in men’s 66kg judo
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23:23 (ACTUAL)
Badminton: PV Sindhu gives India a 2-0 lead
PV Sindhu beats Jia Min Yeo 21-11, 21-12 to give India a 2-0 lead against Singapore. One more match, and India will be into the final
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23:05 (ACTUAL)
Badminton: Sindhu wins the first game!
PV Sindhu wins her first game 21-11 against Singapore’s Jia Min Yeo
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22:47 (ACTUAL)
Badminton: India win the first match in their semi-final against Singapore
The Indian men’s doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy have beaten Singapore’s duo 21-11, 21-12 to give India a 1-0 lead in the mixed team semi-final
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22:42 (ACTUAL)
Cycling: Naman Kapil and Venkappa Kengalagutti do not finish in men’s 40km Points Race final
The two Indian cyclists Naman Kapil and Venkappa Kengalagutti both did not finish in the men’s 40km Points Race final
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22:25 (ACTUAL)
CHIRAG-SATWIK TAKE THE 1ST GAME!!!
Satwik and Chirag take the first game 21-11 against Singapore’s Yong Kai Hee and Andy Jun Liang.
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22:22 (ACTUAL)
CHIRAG-SATWIK TO GET INDIA UNDERWAY!!
India are taking on Singapore in badminton mixed team semifinals. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty first up in the men’s doubles clash
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22:16 (ACTUAL)
VIJAY WINS BRONZE!!!
Vijay Kumar Yadav beats Cyprus’ Petros Christodoulides in men’s 60kg judo bronze medal match. The bout ended in a flash
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22:03 (ACTUAL)
Judo: Shushila loses the final
In the golden score round, the South African judoka effected a Waza-ari to win the final. Shushila has to settle for a silver medal.
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22:02 (ACTUAL)
Judo: Match enters golden score
After either judokas failed to garner a point the match
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21:56 (ACTUAL)
Judo: Score still 0-0
No judoka has cored a point so far
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21:54 (ACTUAL)
Judo: Shushila’s match starts!
No points to either judokas in the first 1:30 minutes
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21:48 (ACTUAL)
Hockey: India lead 4-2
Terrific fourth quarter going on. England have scored two goals while India have scored one
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21:37 (ACTUAL)
Hockey: India still leads
India are leading 3-0 in third quarter. The hosts have not been able to come up with an answer
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21:31 (ACTUAL)
Judo: Shushila’s bout to start soon
The Indian judoka will gace South Africa’s Michaela Whitebooi in women’s 48kg final. She can win a fourth gold medal for India
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21:13 (ACTUAL)
Hockey: India 3-0 at Half-time!
It has been a good display so far by India. England have charged at the goal but it has not materialised into a goal
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21:06 (ACTUAL)
Squash: Saurav Ghoshal in Semi-finals
India’s Saurav Ghosal beats Scotland’s Greg Lobban 3-1 to reach men’s singles semi-finals in squash
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21:04 (ACTUAL)
Hockey: India go 3-0 up!
Mandeep Singh does his magic again as he does amazing stick work to score yet another goal!
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