Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 2 Highlights: Mirabai Chanu Gets Gold As Weightlifters Give India 4 Medals
Commonwealth Games, Day 2, Highlights: Bindyarani Devi won the silver medal in the women's 55kg weightlifting as India capped off Day 2 of the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham with four medals.
- NDTV Sports Desk
- Updated:July 31, 2022 02:55 AM IST

Commonwealth Games, Day 2, Highlights: Bindyarani Devi won the silver medal in the women's 55kg weightlifting as India capped off Day 2 of the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham with four medals. Bindyarani won the silver after Mirabai Chanu had won the gold in the women's 49kg category. Earlier, Sanket Sargar had given India its first medal after winning silver in the 55kg men's final. Gururaj Poojary then won a bronze medal in the 61kg men's category to hand India its second medal. In badminton, India had an excellent outing as they defeat Sri Lanka and Australia in the mixed team Group A clashes. Meanwhile, in table tennis, the women's team had to face defeat as they went down 2-3 against Malaysia in the quarterfinals. Indian women's hockey team also won their second pool game as they beat Wales 3-1, thanks to Vandana Katariya's brace, at the University of Birmingham hockey and squad centre.
Here are the Live Updates from Day 2 of the Commonwealth Games, straight from Birmingham
- 02:34 (IST)BINDYARANI WINS SILVER!!!!Bindyarani Devi wins silver in the women's 55kg weightlifting. She lifts 116kg in her final clean and jerk attempt to go over Fraer Morrow, who will settle for a bronze.
- 02:19 (IST)BINDYARANI STARTS STRONG!Bindyarani lifts 110kg in her first clean and jerk attempt! All to play for
- 01:44 (IST)NATARAJ FINISHES 7TH!!!Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj finishes seventh in the men's 100m backstroke final! Better luck next time
- 01:37 (IST)INDIA MAKE IT 3-0!!!Indian mixed badminton team takes a 3-0 lead against Australia with two games to go. Chirag and Sumeeth Reddy win their clash in straight sets!
- 01:28 (IST)BINDYARANI KEEPS HER COOL!!!Bindyarani nails the 86kg snatch in her third attempt. All eyes now on the clean and jerk segment
- 01:26 (IST)SANJEET CRASHES OUT!!!Indian boxer Sanjeet loses to Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali in the men's heavyweight round of 16 match
- 01:25 (IST)BINDYARANI CRUISES!!!After 81kg, Bindyarani lifts 84kg without breaking a sweat!
- 01:16 (IST)BINDYARANI OFF TO STRONG START!!!Bindyarani Devi successfully lifts 81kg in her 1st snatch attempt in the women's 55kg category.
- 01:06 (IST)WIN FOR INDIA IN LAWN BOWLS!!!India defeated Canada 17:7 in the Lawn Bowls Women's Fours - Section D - Round 3
- 01:04 (IST)ABHAY AND ANAHAT LOSE!!!India's Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh lose their squash games against Alan Clyne and Emily Whitclock in men's and women's events, respectively.
- 01:00 (IST)INDIA BEAT WALES!!!India beat Wales 3-1 in their women's hockey pool A game. They make it two wins out of two.
- 00:53 (IST)LOVLINA ADVANCES!!!Lovlina Borgohain beats New Zealand's Ariane Nicholson 5-0 in the women's over 66kg-70kg (Light Middle) Round of 16
- 00:49 (IST)SINDHU WINS!!PV Sindhu beats Australia's Wendy Chen in straight games! India go 2-0 up in the mixed team events.
- 00:43 (IST)INDIA GO 3-1 UP!!!India go 3-1 up to restore their two-goal cushion! Incredible deflection from the penalty corner.
- 00:38 (IST)WALES PULL ONE BACK!!!Wales pull one back on the stroke of the end of third quarter! India lead 2-1
- 00:33 (IST)CHANCE FOR INDIA!!!India almost take a 3-0 lead but the Wales goalie was on hands to deny them. Sharp save
- 00:27 (IST)SRIKANTH WINS!!!Kidambi Srikanth has beaten Australia Ying Xian Lin to give India a 1-0 lead in the mixed badminton team event.
- 00:10 (IST)IT'S HALF-TIMEAfter the end of the second quarter, India lead Wales 2-0 in this Pool A fixture. Gurjit Kaur and Vandana Katariya the scorers for India from penalty corners.
- 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!