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- Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 7 LIVE Updates: India beat Wales 4-1 to enter men's hockey semi-finals; boxers Amit, Jaismine, Sagar assure India of medals
Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 7 LIVE Updates: India beat Wales 4-1 to enter men's hockey semi-finals; boxers Amit, Jaismine, Sagar assure India of medals
Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 7 Live Updates: Star Indian sprinter Hima Das qualified for the women's 200m semifinals after winning her heat with a timing of 23.42s at the Commonwealth Games. The 22-year-old Hima led the five-woman field from the start with Rhoda Njobvu of Zambia clocking 23.85s to finish second while Jacent Nyamhunge of Uganda finished third with a timing of 24.07. There are six heats lined up in the women's 200m and the top-16 will qualify for the semi-final. Hima won heat 2 but Favour Ofili of Nigeria (22.71s in Heat 1) and the formidable Elaine-Thompson-Herah (22.80s in heat 5) had superior timings. At least six athletes have clocked better time, compared to Hima, en route their semi-final entries.Read Less
Table Tennis: Men's Doubles Round of 32 - Harmeet Desai/Sanil Shetty beat Elia Iosif/Christos Savva (Cyprus) 11-6, 11-5, 11-1, enter pre quarter-finals
Table Tennis: Women's Singles Round of 32: India's Manika Batra enters pre-quarters after defeating Canada's Ching Nam Fu in straight games 11-5, 11-2, 11-7 11-6.
Table Tennis: Women's Singles Round of 32: India's Manika Batra wins the third game 11-7 against Canada's Ching Nam Fu.
Badminton: Women's Singles Round of 32 -- India's Aakarshi Kashyap moves into pre-quarters after her opponent Shahzad Mahoor of Pakistan retires hurt in the second game.
Table Tennis: Women's Singles Round of 32: India's Manika Batra leads Canada's Ching Nam Fu 2-0 (11-5, 11-2) of after two games.
Table Tennis: Women's Singles Round of 32 -- India's Reeth Tennison beats Charlotte Bardsley of England 11-8, 10-12, 11-6, 12-10, 11-3
Table Tennis: Women's Singles Round of 32 -- India's Sreeja Akula beats Karen Lyne of Malaysia 12-10, 12-10, 4-11, 11-8, 11-8
Table Tennis: Women's Singles Round of 32 -- India's Sreeja Akula leads Karen Lyne of Malaysia 3-1 (12-10, 12-10, 4-11, 11-8) after the fourth game.
Badminton: Women's Singles Round of 32 -- India's Aakarshi Kashyap vs Shahzad Mahoor of Pakistan is underway...
Table Tennis: Women's Singles Round of 32 -- India's Sreeja Akula vs Karen Lyne of Malaysia is underway...
Indian women's hockey team seeks inspiration from Tokyo Games win against Australia in semi-final
The Indian women's hockey team would look to draw inspiration from its Tokyo Olympics success when it takes on mighty Australia in the second semifinal of the Commonwealth Games on Friday. India had stunned Australia 1-0 in the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Olympics last year. And come Friday, the Savita Punia-led side would look to do an encore. But it would be easier said than done as Australia are by far the dominant force in the CWG with four gold medals in six editions since hockey's introduction at the Games in 1998.
Kaur finished 4th in the event
India's Manpreet Kaur during the Women's Para Powerlifting event at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, UK, Thursday, Aug 4, 2022. (PTI Photo)
Para Powerlifting: Men's Lightweight Final -- India's Parmjeet Kumar fails to lift 165kg again in his third attempt. No score and no standings for him in the competition.
Table Tennis: Mixed Doubles Round of 32 -- India's Sharath Kamal/Sreeja Akula beat Owen Cathcart/Sophie Earley of Northern Ireland 11-7, 11-8, 11-9
Para Powerlifting: Men's Lightweight Final -- India's Parmjeet Kumar fails to lift 165kg again in his second attempt. No score for him yet.
Para Powerlifting: Men's Lightweight Final -- India's Parmjeet Kumar fails to lift 165kg in his first attempt
Harmanpreet's hat-trick hands India 4-1 win over Wales, enter semi-finals
Vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh slammed a hat-trick as the Indian men's hockey team beat Wales 4-1 in its final Pool B match to qualify for the semifinals of the Commonwealth Games on Thursday. Harmanpreet (19th, 20th, 40th minutes) converted two penalty corners and scored one from the spot while Gurjant Singh struck a field goal in the 49th minute for India. Wales' lone goal was scored by drag-flicker Gareth Furlong in the 55th minute from a set piece.
Up Next! Para Powerlifting: Men's Lightweight Final -- India's Parmjeet Kumar is competing in it
Sagar joins Amit Panghal, Jaismine in boxing semi-finals to ensure six medals
Sagar Ahlawat continued India's medal rush in boxing, joining Amit Panghal and Jaismine in the semifinals with a dominating win over Seychelles' Keddy Evans Agnes in men's +92kg competition at the Commonwealth Games on Thursday. The 22-year-old from Haryana notched up a 5-0 win over Agnes in the super heavyweight quarterfinal to take India's medal count in boxing to six at the showpiece.
Table Tennis: Mixed Doubles Round of 32 -- India's Sathiyan G/Manika Batra beat Mick Crea/Laura Sinon of Seychelles 11-1, 11-3, 11-1