The NEC Arena in Birmingham was the busiest hub on the final day. A forty five minute drive from the city centre, it had the badminton and table tennis halls packed at 8:50 am on Monday morning. The schools on vacation meant mothers were bringing in their children to sporting arenas. As my train from Birmingham New Street wheeled out, I met two Scottish boys of 7 and 9 and their mother, busy scanning the schedule of the day. There was no Scotland on the final day, but Ben Thomson and Jason Thomson wanted to catch PV Sindhu in action, so had their mother buy tickets for 85 Pounds for each of them.
Birmingham Games: Big Surprises and Turning Point for Indian Athletes
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India failed to cross the Gold Coast tally but with 61 medals from several traditional and unexpected quarters the contingent has galloped to glory in Birmingham. In the absence of shooting, athletics, wrestling, weightlifting and lawn bowls emerged as the stars of Indias 2022 campaign.
Commonwealth Games 2022 came to a close with India finishing with 61 medals© AFP
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