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Commonwealth Games, Day 7, Highlights: India's Sudhir bagged a gold in the men's heavyweight final of para powerlifting to end Day 7 on a high for India. Before him, Murali Sreeshankar clinched a historic silver for India with a best jump of 8.08m in the men's long jump. Notably, the achievement of Sreeshankar came as the first long jump silver won by an Indian male player in the history of Commonwealth Games. Meanwhile, boxer Rohit Tokas entered the semi-finals of men's welterweight category. Defending champion Manika Batra has entered the women's singles round of 16 with a dominating 4-0 win. Meanwhile, paddlers Sreeja Akula and Reeth Tennison also entered the women's singles round of 16 with wins in their respective matches. In badminton, Aakarshi Kashyap progressed to the women's singles round of 16. The Indian men's hockey team also had a good outing, with Harmanpreet Singh's hat-trick helping them register a 4-1 win over Wales in the Pool B match. The win saw them seal a spot in the semi-finals. Earlier, boxers Amit Panghal, Jaismine Lamboriya and Sagar Ahlawat assured India at least three bronze medals with wins in men's flyweight, women's lightweight and men's super heavyweight quarter-finals. In athletics, Hima Das entered the semi-finals of women's 200m while Manju Bala entered the final of the women's hammer throw event. Shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth won their respective badminton singles Round of 32 matches.

Here are the Highlights from Day 7 Of Commonwealth Games, straight from Birmingham

Para powerlifting: Sudhir wins gold!

Para powerlifting: Sudhir looks set for gold!

Para powerlifting: Sudhir on top!

Para powerlifting: Sudhir starts on a high!

Men's long jump: Murali Sreeshankar writes history with a silver!

Men's long jump: Murali Sreeshankar fails in final attempt

Men's long jump: Muhammed Anees Yahiya jumps 7.97m

Men's long jump: Murali Sreeshankar jumps into 2nd spot

Men's long jump: Muhammed Anees Yahiya fails to better his mark

Men's long jump: Murali Sreeshankar oversteps!

Men's long jump: Muhammed Anees Yahiya jumps 7.74m

Long jump: Sreeshankar and Yahiya in the hunt for final three jumps

Squash: Pallikal-Chinappa pair sails into quarter-finals

Men's long jump: Anees Yahiya registers best jump in third attempt

Men's Long Jump: Murali Sreeshankar jumps 7.84m

Boxing: India's Rohit Tokas enters semi-finals

Badminton: Lakshya Sen enters round of 16

Boxing: India's Rohit Tokas in lead

Boxing: Rohit Tokas' quarter-final match underway

Men's long jump: Murali Sreeshankar betters his mark

Men's long jump: Muhammed Anees Yahiya starts with 7.65m

Table tennis: Sharath-Sathiyan pair enters round of 16

Badminton: Lakshya Sen in action!

Athletics: Men's long jump final starts

Table tennis: Sharath-Sathiyan pair in action

Table tennis: Desai-Shetty pair enters round of 16

Badminton: Aakarshi Kashyap enters round of 16

Table tennis: Manika Batra enters round of 16

Table tennis: Manika Batra leads 3-0

Table tennis: Sreeja Akula enters round of 16

Badminton: Aakarshi Kashyap leads 1-0

Table tennis: Manika Batra's round of 32 match starts

Table tennis: Reeth Tennison enters round of 16!

Table tennis: Reeth Tennison leads 3-1

Badminton: It's India vs Pakistan!

Table tennis: Reeth Tennison takes lead

Table tennis: Match hangs in balance!

Table tennis: Sharath-Sreeja pair enters round of 16

Table tennis: India's Reeth Tennison in action

Para powerlifting: Parmjeet Kumar fails in final attempt!

Para powerlifting: Parmjeet Kumar fails again!

Table tennis: Batra-Gnanasekaran pair into pre-quarters

Para powerlifting: Parmjeet Kumar fails in first attempt!

Para powerlifting: Indians fail to lift medal

Boxing: Sagar in semis

Boxing: Sagar Ahlawat assured of a medal

Hockey: India beat Wales 4-1 to reach semis

Para Powerlifting: India's Manpreet Kaur placed fourth

Hockey: India 4-0 vs Wales

Table tennis: Raj Aravindan Alagar wins

Squash: Indian mixed doubles pair loses

Squash: Indian doubles pair wins

Hockey: India take 2-0 lead

Hockey: India 0-0 Wales

Boxing: Jaismine faces the heat

Boxing: Jaismine wins first round

Boxing: Jaismine is here!

Squash women's doubles Round of 32

Boxing: Jaismine's bout about to start

Badminton - Sumeeth/Ponnappa lose

More para table tennis update

Para table tennis update

Boxing: Amit Panghal assures India of medal

Boxing: Panghal wins second round too

Boxing: Panghal takes the first round

Boxing: Panghal's bout about to start

TT: India mixed doubles duo loses

Badminton: Srikanth wins

Badminton: Srikanth takes first game

Hammer throw: Manju Bala in action

Badminton: Srikanth takes early lead

Athletics update: Manju Bala in top 12

Badminton: PV Sindhu wins

Badminton: Sindhu leading in second game

Badminton: PV Sindhu wins first game

Athletics: Hima Das in semis

Badminton: Sindhu leading 5-0 in first game

Badminton: PV Sindhu in action

200m: Hima Das in action

Table Tennis: The mixed doubles action underway

Athletics: Sarita in action

Women's hammer throw: Can Manju Bala, Sarita Romit Singh advance to finals?

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