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.
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
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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.
After 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.
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.
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.
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!
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