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Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 4 Highlights: Judokas Shushila, Vijay win silver and bronze; lifter Harjinder bags bronze
Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham Live Update Day 4: Judoka Shushila Devi opened India's medal count on Day 4 by winning a silver in 48kg category. Vijay Kumar Yadav then won a bronze in 60kg judo. And late in the night, Harjinder Kaur added a bronze from women's 71kg weightlifting event. India lawn bowls team assured itself a historic first ever Commonwealth Games medal after defeating New Zealand 16-13 in the semi-final of the women's fours event, on Monday.Read Less
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That's the wrap of India's action on Day 4 of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. India added three more medals to their kitty today, a silver and two bronze. Judoka Shushila Devi won a silver in the 48kg category, before Vijay Kumar added a bronze in 60kg judo event. Late in the night, Harjinder Kaur made it three medals by clinching a bronze in the 71kg weightlifting event. Apart from the medals, Indian teams assured three more medals by reaching finals in women fours lawn bowls event, badminton mixed team event and men's table tennis team event today. Overall, a fruitful day for India.
Table Tennis: Sharath leads India to 3-0 win over Nigeria
Sharath Kamal slayed world number 15 Aruna Quadri as defending champions India rode past Nigeria 3-0 to make another final at the Commonwealth Games. G Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai won the opening doubles tie against Olajide Omotayo and Abiodun Bode in straight games to set the tone for the tie. It was the 40-year-old Sharath who won the crucial second singles match against Quadri to provide a big advantage to India. The final scoreline read 11-9, 7-11, 11-8, 15-13 in favour of the Indian.
A commanding performance by Team India!
Defending champions India will face Singapore in the summit clash
Harmeet Desai (L) and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran of Team India celebrate during their match against Team Nigeria on day four of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at NEC Arena on August 01, 2022. (Getty Images)
BREAKING! Table Tennis: India beat Nigeria 3-0 to enter the Men's Team final
In the third match of the contest, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran beat Olajide Omotayo 11-9, 4-11, 11-6, 11-8 to wrap up the semi-final clash.
'We are proud of you'
Congratulations Harjinder kaur and Vijay Kumar on winning the 🥉 medal 🇮🇳 We are proud of you… https://t.co/IJxcprLdcm
— Harmanpreet Kaur (@ImHarmanpreet) 1659383321000Harjinder wins bronze in women's 71kg weightlifting
India's Harjinder Kaur claimed the bronze medal in the women's 71kg weightlifting competition after a dramatic climax at the Commonwealth Games on Monday. Harjinder was assured of a podium finish after much drama as Nigeria's gold medal favourite Joy Eze was knocked out following three failed attempts in the clean and jerk category.
Medal No. 9 for India!
9️⃣th medal for 🇮🇳 at @birminghamcg22 🤩🤩 After high voltage 🤯 drama India's #HarjinderKaur bags 🥉 in Women's 71kg… https://t.co/XCs4Q4Rrhm
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) 1659383458000Defending champions India blank Singapore to enter final
Lakshya Sen outsmarted reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew as India showed their might to blank Singapore 3-0 and enter the mixed team final at the Commonwealth Games on Monday. The men's doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Reddy and Chirag Shetty gave India the lead in the semifinal with a 21-11, 21-12 win over Yong Kai Terry Hee and Andu Jun Kian Kwek. Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu was clinical against 19th-ranked Jia Min Yeo for a 21-11, 21-12 result to extend India's lead to 2-0. The third match between Sen and Loh was the most anticipated rubber of the semifinal with the 10th-ranked Indian facing the ninth-ranked Singaporean.
Harjinder Kaur wins India's third medal of the day, taking the total tally to 9
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Boxing: Men's 80kg Light Heavyweight -- India's Ashish Kumar beats Travis Tapatuetoa of Niue 5-0 to enter the quarter-finals
Table Tennis: Men's Team Semi-final - Achanta Sharath Kamal beats Quadri Aruna 11-9, 7-11, 11-8, 15-13 | India 2-0 Nigeria
Swimming: Men's 50m Backstroke Final - India's Srihari Nataraj finishes 5th with a timing of 25.23s
Boxing: Men's 80kg Light Heavyweight -- India's Ashish Kumar vs Travis Tapatuetoa of Niue in Round of 16 is underway
BRONZE FOR INDIA! Lifter Harjinder Kaur wins bronze
Weightlifting: India's Harjinder Kaur won the bronze in women's 71kg category with a total lift of 212kg -- 93kg snatch and 119kg clean & jerk. It took India's total medal tally to 9 -- 3 gold, 3 silver & 3 bronze.
Weightlifting: Women's 71kg Final -- India's Harjinder Kaur successfully lifts 119kg in her third clean & jerk attempt. Her final total is now 212kg
Weightlifting: Women's 71kg Final -- India's Harjinder Kaur successfully lifts 116kg in her second clean & jerk attempt. Her total at this stage: 209kg.
Para Swimming: Men's 50m Freestyle S7 Final - India's Suyash Narayan Jadhav and Niranjan Mukundan finish 5th and 7th with timings of 31.30s and 32.55s respectively
Weightlifting: Women's 71kg Final -- India's Harjinder Kaur starts the clean & jerk round with a successful lift of 113kg in her first attempt. Her total at this stage: 206kg