Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 5 Highlights: India added four more medals to their already existing tally of 9 on Day 5 at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The spotlight was on the women's fours Lawn Bowls team as they won a gold. The Indian team defeated South Africa 17-10 in the final, clinching India's first medal in the sport. The quartet of Lovely Choubey, Rupa Rani Tirkey, Pinki and Nayanmoni Saikia made history as they recovered after trailing in the title to triumph. The men's table tennis team won the second gold medal of the day after beating Singapore 3-1 in the final. Weightlifter Vikas Thakur won a silver medal in the men's 96kg final with a combined best lift of 346 kg. Last but not the least, the badminton mixed team also won a silver medal after losing to Malaysia in the final. In squash, Saurav Ghosal lost to New Zealand's Paul Coll in the men's singles semi-final. India sit sixth in the overall medal's tally with 13 medals -- 5 golds, 5 silvers and 4 bronze medals.
Here are the Highlights from Day 5 of the Commonwealth Games, straight from Birmingham
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Discus Throw: Seema Punia out of medal contention
Seema Punia finshes the women's discus throw final with a best throw of 55.92m and is set to finish 5th
Malaysia Beat India To Win Gold In Badminton Mixed Event
The Malaysian women's doubles team won the 4th rubber of the final in straight games and with that India have lost the final and will have to make do with silver medal
Weightlifting: Usha Bannur out of medal contention
Usha Bannur attempted 116kg for a second time in her third attempt, but this try too was not a valid one. She finishes with 110kg in clean and jerk and a total of 205kg and is now out of contention for a medal
Kidambi Srikath was a man on a missin in game 2 as he completely annihilated the Malaysia to bring himself on level terms. He has the momentum would look to win the game and put India ahead.
PV Sindhu staved off a great comeback from her Malaysian opponent Goh Jin Wei to come away with the opening game 22-20. Sindhu had a comfortable lead at the halfway mark in the game but the Malaysian came back strong. Sindhu used her vast experience to seal the game
Badminton Mixed Team Final: Indians Trail In Game 2
Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy are feeling the heat as the trail 7-11 at the changeover in the second game, having already surrendered the first game
Badminton Mixed Team Final: Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy lose first game
Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy have lost the first game narrowly to Malaysia's Chia and Soh 18-21. It was a see-saw battle that saw both the pair dominating from time to time. The Indians had the upper hand at 18-16 but the Malaysian came back with a flurry of points to take the game.
Badminton Mixed Team Final: India, Malaysia Neck And Neck
Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy narrowly trail Malaysia's Chia and Soh 10-11 in the opening game of the men's doubles tie in the gold medal match
The mixed team badminton final between India and Malaysia will start at 10:00 pm. Also, from 9:15 pm, India's Saurav Ghosal will play the squash singles semi-finals
