Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 2 Live Updates: Mirabai Chanu Wins Gold, Women's Table Tennie Team Crashes Out In Quarterfinals
CWG 2022 Day 2 Live Updates: Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu clinched India's first gold medal at this year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham
Commonwealth Games, Day 2, Live Updates: Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu clinched India's first gold medal at this year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Chanu won the gold in the 49kg clean and jerk event. Chanu lifted a total of 201kg to give India their third medal at the games. In hockey, India women's hockey team lead Wales 2-0 at half-time in a pool A game. In table tennis, the women's team crashed out in the semifinals after losing to Malaysia. Manika Batra got India back in the contest after she defeated Ying Ho in a five-game thriller. Sreeja Akula had given India a 2-1 lead before Malaysia made it 2-2 to force the decider. However, Ying Ho defeated Reeth Tennison 3-2 in the final game to send the defending champions packing. Earlier, weightlifter Gururaja Poojary gave India their second medal of the ongoing Commonwealth Games with his bronze in the men's 61kg category on Saturday. Gururaja finished third in the standings with a total of 269 kg lift. He had stood fourth after the conclusion of the snatch round with a best of 118 kg lift but put a further better performance to finish on the podium. Before Gururaja's match, weightlifter Sanket Sargar brought home India's first medal at the ongoing event with a silver in the 55kg men's final. 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 final until Mohamad Aniq bin Kasdan surpassed him by a narrow margin to win gold. After Sargar's win, 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, 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
- 00:05 (IST)INDIA SCORE AGAIN!India double their lead! Excellent penalty corner conversion from the Indians.
- 00:02 (IST)INDIA SCORE!!!India take the lead against Wales. They go 1-0 up in the second quarter.
- 00:01 (IST)INDIA CRASH OUT!India women's table tennis team loses 3-2 to Malaysia in the quarters. Reeth Tennison gave everything in the decider but Ying Ho beats her 3-2.HARD LUCK FOR THE REIGNING CHAMPIONS!
- 23:51 (IST)INDIA MISS PC!!!CHANCE! India miss their penalty corner in the second quarter! It stays 0-0
- 23:46 (IST)MALAYSIA FORCE DECIDER!!!Ying makes things all square in the table tennis women's quarters! She takes the fourth game 11-9. On to the decider!
- 23:43 (IST)WOMEN'S HOCKEY!!!The first quarter between India and Wales is underway! The score is 0-0 after 13 mins.
- 23:37 (IST)REETH LEADS 2-1!!!Tennison takes the third game with ease. She makes it 2-1 in this final match.
- 23:25 (IST)REETH LOSES SECOND GAME!!!Horrendous service! Reeth Tennison loses second game 8-11. Ying Ho makes it 1 game a piece
- 23:13 (IST)REETH LEADS!!!Reeth Tennison takes the first game 12-10. She was trailing at one point, but makes good recovery!
- 23:00 (IST)MANIKA LOSES!!!Manika Batra loses the match in straight sets. Malaysia make it 2-2. Off to the decider.
- 22:57 (IST)MANIKA TRAILS 0-2!!!Manika loses second game 11-3. She seems tired, having already played a five-game thriller.
- 22:47 (IST)MANIKA 0-1 DOWN!Manika Batra loses first game 6-11 to Karon Lyne of Malaysia.
- 22:33 (IST)INDIA GO 2-1 UP IN TABLE TENNIS!!!Sreeja Akula wins her match 11-6, 11-6, 11-9 against Li Chang! India take a 2-1 lead.
- 22:26 (IST)CHANU WINS INDIA'S THIRD MEDAL!!!After successfully lifting 109kg and 113kg, Chanu fails to lift 115kg in her third clean and jerk event.
- 22:20 (IST)Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula wins second game!Sreeja Akula has won her second game against Malaysia's Alice Chang Li Sian 11-6 in the singles match at the women's team quarter-final 4.
- 22:19 (IST)CHANU CLINCHES GOLD FOR INDIA!Mirabai Chanu wins gold and successfully defends her title at the Commonwealth Games.
- 22:11 (IST)Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula wins first game!Sreeja Akula has defeated Malaysia's Alice Chang Li Sian 11-6 in the first game of their singles match at the women's team quarter-final 4.
- 22:08 (IST)Weightlifting: Kingsley regains advantage!Stella Peter Kingsley has lifted 95 kg in her second attempt of clean and jerk. This takes her to the top again, making just one-kg gap with second-placed Marie Hanitra Roilya Ranaivosoa.
- 22:02 (IST)Table Tennis: MANIKA BATRA WINS!!!Manika Batra has won the game 11-8, 11-5, 8-11, 9-11, 11-3 vs Malaysia's Ho Ying. This helps India make it 1-1 with Malaysia in the women's team quarter-final 4.
- 21:56 (IST)Weightlifting: Kingsley shines!Stella Peter Kingsley has lifted 91 kg in clean and jerk and thus inches Kaminski with a one-kg gap. She now has a total of 166 kg to her credit. It's getting interesting!
- 21:53 (IST)Weightlifting: Hannah Kaminski on top!Hannah Kaminski of Canada lifts 91 kg in her first attempt in clean and jerk and takes the pole temporarily with 165 kg overall.
- 21:50 (IST)Manika in trouble!Manika Batra loses fourth game 9-11 against Malaysia's Ying Ho, who pegs back to tie this second match at 2-2. On to the decider!
- 21:48 (IST)Weightlifting: Noorin Gulam in the lead!England's Noorin Gulam is leading with a total weight of 161 kg. She still has two tries remaining in the clean and jerk event.
- 21:41 (IST)MANIKA LOSES THIRD GAMES!!!Women's Table Tennis Quarterfinals: Manika Batra loses third game 8-11. She, however, leads 2-1 in the match.
- 21:39 (IST)Weightlifting: Ntumi ends at 139 kg lift overallWinnifred Ntumi is currently leading the race but she has failed in her final lift of 79 kg. 139 kg is her grand total which is surpassable for other players.
- 21:35 (IST)MANIKA LEADS 2-0!!!Manika Batra lead 2-0 in the second match of the ongoing women's table tennis quarterfinals against Malaysia. She took the first two games 11-8, 11-5
- 21:28 (IST)Lawn Bowls: INDIA BEAT COOK ISLANDS 13-10India have defeated Cook Islands with a margin of 13-10 in the Men's Pairs event of Lawn Bowls. Cook Islands made a good comeback as they rose from 5-12 at one stage to 10-13 but it wasn't enough for them to win the game by 18 ends of throws.
- 21:23 (IST)Weightlifting: Injure scare!Ekra Marjia Akter has injured herself in her first attempt of clean and jerk. She missed her lift and then fell on her back. The physio is taking care of her at the moment as she has been taken out of the competing area.
- 21:17 (IST)Lawn Bowls: Cook Islands bounce back vs India in Men's Pairs eventCook Islands have improved the scoreline to make it 8-13 vs India but the latter are inching closer to win as 17 ends of throws have already been performed.
- 21:13 (IST)IND LOSE FIRST GAME IN TABLE TENNIS WOMEN'S QUARTERS!India lose to Malaysia in first match of women's team event. The pair of Rooth Tennison and Srija Akula went down 3-1 against the pair of Karen Lyne and Li Chang
- 21:10 (IST)Weightlifting: Chanu fails in last attempt!Mirabai Chanu has failed to lift 90 kg. This means 88 kg will be her best lift in the round. Remember, she still leads the race with a 12-kg gap with second-placed Marie Hanitra Roilya Ranaivosoa.
- 21:06 (IST)Weightlifting: Chanu, you beauty!Mirabai Chanu is taking it all to another level. She has lifted 88 kg in her second snatch attempt. This is brilliant from the Indian athlete. Meanwhile, she has also equalled her personal best in a snatch now.
- 21:03 (IST)Weightlifting: Chanu stars!Mirabai Chanu has lifted 84 kg in her first snatch attempt. She has done it comfortably and easily leads the race now, making an 8-kg gap with the second-topper Marie Hanitra Roilya Ranaivosoa.
- 21:01 (IST)Weightlifting: Marie Hanitra in lead again!This is brilliant from Marie Hanitra Roilya Ranaivosoa of Mauritius. She has lifted 76 kg in her snatch attempt to take the pole.
- 20:59 (IST)Weightlifting: Kingsley in lead now!Stella Peter Kingsley of Nigeria takes the top spot once again with a 75 kg lift in snatch in the women's 49kg event. Meanwhile, her sweet smile remains intact.
- 20:56 (IST)Weightlifting: 74kg lift from Hannah KaminskiCanada's Hannah Kaminski has lifted 74 kg in a snatch in her second attempt to regain lead. She is going really good.
- 20:54 (IST)Lawn Bowls: India lead 12-5 vs Cook Islands in Men's Pairs eventIndia lead 12-5 vs Cook Islands in the Men's Pairs event after 13 ends of throws.
- 20:52 (IST)Weightlifting: Kingsley lifts 73kg now!Stella Peter Kingsley of Nigeria takes the pole again with a 73kg lift in snatch in the women's 49kg event.
- 20:50 (IST)Weightlifting: 72kg lift from Hannah KaminskiHannah Kaminski of Canada has lifted 72kg in a snatch to get in the lead. This is a really good start for her.
- 20:48 (IST)Weightlifting: Marie Hanitra in lead!Marie Hanitra Roilya Ranaivosoa of Mauritius has lifted 71 kg in her first snatch attempt. No secret she is leading the race now.
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