Commonwealth Games Highlights: Mirabai Chanu wins India's first gold at CWG 2022 on day 2

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Mirabai Chanu wins India's first gold at CWG 2022

Mirabai Chanu clinched India's first gold medal at the CWG 2022 with a 113kg lift in her second attempt in clean and jerk of the women's 49kg weightlifting event.

Manika Batra beats Ying Ho, India 1-1 Malaysia in women's team quarters

India'sManika Batra beat Malaysia'sYing Ho in 11-8, 11-5, 8-11, 9-11, 11-3 the women's table tennis team event to level the quarterfinal tie 1-1.

Malaysia beat India in first game of women's doubles table tennis quarters

The Indian pair ofReeth Tennison and Sreeja Akula was beaten by the Malaysian duo ofKaren Lyne and Li Sian Alice Chang in the first game of the women's doubles table tennis quarter-final.

Mirabai Chanu sets CWG record with 88kg lift

Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu lifted 88kg in her second snatch attempt in the womens' 49kg category. Although she failed to lift 90kg in her third attempt, she still set a new record. 88kg is both Chanu's personal record, as well as theCWG record in the women's 49kg weightlifting category.

The weightlifting event is still underway and the winners are yet to be announced.

Mirabai Chanu leading in women's 49kg weightlifting event

Mirabai Chanu lifted84 kg in her first snatch attempt and 88kg in her second attempt, putting her firmly in the lead in the women's 49kg weightlifting event. Second placedMarie Hanitra Roilya Ranaivosoa managed to lift 76kg.

Eyes on Mirabai Chanu as women's 49kg weightlifting event begins

All eyes are on Olympic silver medallistMirabai Chanu in the women's 49kg weightlifting event, which is underway. Chanu is looking to clinch her third CWG medal in Birmingham.

Watch | Sanket Sargar's medal ceremony

Saurav Ghosal progresses to round of 16 in men's singles squash event

PM Modi congratulates Poojary for India's second medal at CWG 2022

India's Gururaja Poojary wins men's 61-kg weightlifting bronze

Indian weightlifter Gururaja Poojary won a bronze medal in the men's 61 kg weightlifting event to take India's medal tally to two on day 2. Poojary managed a total lift of 269kg to win the bronze.Malaysia's Muhammad Aznil bin Bidin bagged the gold medal with an overall lift of 285 kg, whileMorea Baru of Papua New Guinea secured the silver with an overall lift of 273kg.

Indian boxer Mohammad Hussamuddin advances to featherweight round of 16

India'sMohammad Hussamuddin beat South Africa's Amzolele Dyeyi 5-0 in the men's featherweight (54-57kg) boxing event to advance to the round of 16.

India's Meenakshi finishes 15th in women's 3000m cycling event

India dominate Sri Lanka 5-0 in badminton mixed teams group play

India completed a 5-0 clean sweep overSri Lanka in the badminton mixed teams group play event, capped off by a win by Indian duoTreesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand.

Uganda's Victor Kiplangat wins men's marathon

Uganda's Victor Kiplangat won the men's marathon, clincing gold with a time of2:10:55.

Tanzania's Alponce Felix Simbu andKenya's Michael Mugo Githae won silver and bronze respectively.

India's Nitendra Singh Rawat, meanwhile, finished 12th with a time of2:19:22.

Sanket Sargar opens India's account with silver

India's Sanket Sargar won the silver medal in the men's 55kg weightlifting event, having lifted a total of 248kg in the snatch andcleanand jerk rounds despite an injury.

Sargar lost out on the gold to Malaysia'sBin Kasdan Mohamad Aniq, who managed a total lift of 249kg.

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India register clean sweep over Guyana in the table tennis women's team event

The Indian women's team ofManika Batra, Reeth Tennison, Sreeja Akula, and Diya Chitaleregistered a clean sweep over Guyana in the table tennis women's team event in Day 2, and remain unbeaten in the group stages.

India's Sanket Sargar on top in Men's 55kg-Snatch category

Dropped by Govt, Pakistan badminton contingent finds last minute sponsor to reach Birmingham

A four-member Pakistan badminton team, the standard squad size being eight, has made it to Birmingham against all odds.

The players including Olympian Mahoor Shahzad were not even supposed to be here.

The Pakistan Sports Board dropped badminton from its Commonwealth Games contingent earlier this month due to lack of funds, crushing their hopes before they found a last minute sponsor in the country's Olympic body. (PTI)

CWG 2022: Barbados women make winning start to Group A campaign, defeat Pakistan by 15 runs

Captain Hayley Matthews and Kycia Knight slammed half-centuries as Barbados made a winning start to their women's T20 campaign in 2022 Commonwealth Games, defeating Pakistan by 15 runs at Edgbaston.

Pushed into batting first, Kycia remained unbeaten with 62 off 56 balls, hitting nine boundaries while Hayley scored 51 off 50 balls, laced with four fours and a six, to take Barbados to 144/4 in 20 overs. In reply, all-rounder Nida Dar scored an unbeaten half-century off 31 balls, but it was not enough for Pakistan to keep up with the asking rate, ending at 129/6 eventually. (IANS)

Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina Borgohain to begin campaign on day 2

Ghana boxer suspended after failing drug test

Ghanian boxer Shakul Samed has been suspended by the CWG organisers after he tested positive for a banned masking agent on day one of the competition, the Games' Anti-Doping and Medical Commission said. (PTI)

My ultimate goal is Paris Olympics, says Sindhu

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu hopes the Commonwealth Games will serve as a perfect launchpad for her quest to regain the world championship crown next month.

Sindhu, who won a silver and a bronze in the last two editions, is chasing an elusive gold medal at the ongoing Games and thereafter her immediate target will be the Tokyo World Championships from August 22-28. (PTI)

Gymnast Yogeshwar qualifies for all-around final

With high hopes, Nikhat Zareen set to make her CWG debut in Birmingham

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Srihari Nataraj books final berth in men's 100m backstroke

Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj has qualified for the finals of men's 100m backstroke after clocking 54:55 seconds in the semi-final event at the ongoing Commonwealth Games.

The 21-year-old finished fourth in his heat and seventh overall to secure a berth in the medal event that will take place on Sunday. (PTI)

Yogeshwar makes cut; Tamboli, Mondal ousted

Yogeshwar Singh was the lone Indian male gymnast to qualify for the all-around final after his teammates Saif Tamboli and Satyajit Mondal narrowly missed out in the Commonwealth Games here.

The 25-year-old Haryana gymnast, who has participated in three World Championships, overcame some stiff competition to finish at the 16th place with an overall score of 73.600. (PTI)

India's schedule for Saturday

Following is India's schedule on competition day two of the Commonwealth Games on Saturday.

All times in Indian Standard Time.

Swimming:

Men's 200m freestyle - Heat 3: Kushagra Rawat (3.06 pm)

Artistic Gymnastics:

Women's team final and individual qualification:

Ruthuja Nataraj, Protistha Samanta and Praniti Naik (9 pm)

Athletics:

Men's marathon final: Nitendra Singh Rawat (1.30 pm)

Badminton:

Mixed team Group A: India vs Sri Lanka (1.30 pm); India vs Australia (11.30 pm)

Boxing:

54-57kg (featherweight) round of 32: Hussam Uddin Mohammed (5 pm)

66-70kg (light middleweight) round of 16: Lovlina Borgohain (12am on Sunday)

86-92kg (heavyweight) round of 16: Sanjeet (1 am on Sunday)

Squash:

Men's singles round of 32: Ramit Tandon (5 pm); Sourav Ghosal (6.15 pm)

Women's singles round of 32: Sunaya Sara Kuruvilla (5.45 pm); Joshana Chinnapa (5.45 pm)

Table Tennis:

Women's Group 2: India vs Guyana (2 pm)

Men's Group 3: India vs Northern Ireland (4.30 pm)

Cycling:

Women sprint qualifying: Mayuri Late, Triyasha Paul (02.30 pm – 6.15 pm)

Women's 3000m individual pursuit qualifying: Meenakshi (2.30 pm – 6.15 pm)

Men's Keirin first round: Esow Alben (8.30 pm – 11.30 pm)

Hockey:

Women's Pool A: India vs Wales (11.30 pm)

Weightlifting:

Men's 55kg: Sanket Sargar (1.30 pm)

Men's 61kg: Gururaja (4.15 pm)

Women's 49kg: Mirabai Chanu (8 pm)

Women's 55kg: S Bindyarani Devi (12:30 am on Sunday)

Lawn Bowls:

Men's Triple: India vs Malta (1 pm - 6.15 pm)

Women's Singles: Tania Choudhary vs Laura Daniels (Wales): 1 pm – 6.15 pm

Men's Pair: India vs Cook Islands (7.30 pm – 12.45 am on Sunday)

Women's Four: India vs Canada (7.30 pm – 12.45 am on Sunday).