The Indian team continues to enhance its medals count and put forward wonderful results on day 7 of the Commonwealth Games 2022. With 20 medals in the kitty, India placed on 7th position on the medal tally including six gold, seven silver, and seven bronze.
Sudhir won India’s first-ever gold medal in para-powerlifting and etched his name in the history to clinch in Para-Powerlifting at CWG. Whereas, in Men’s Long Jump, Murali Sreeshankar clinched a historic silver with a distance of 8.08m.
Commonwealth Games 2022- Day 7 Results
Athletics
India’s Murali Sreeshankar clinched a historic silver with a distance of 8.08m in the Men’s Long Jump and became the first Indian male athlete to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the long jump.
Hima Das won her heat to qualify Women’s 200m Semifinals. Muhammed Anees Yahiya finishes 5th in the men’s Long Jump Final.
Congratulations Murali Sreeshankar for becoming the first ever Indian male to win a silver 🥈in long jump at #CWG2022 #CHEER4INDIA #B2022 pic.twitter.com/Der8xgczag
— Jay Shah (@JayShah) August 5, 2022
Para- Powerlifting
Sudhir bagged India’s first gold in Para-Powerlifting at the Commonwealth Games. He defeated Nigeria’s Ikechukwu Obichukwu by 0.9 points
A great start to the CWG 2022 para-sports medal count by Sudhir! He wins a prestigious Gold and shows yet again his dedication and determination. He has been consistently performing well on the field. Congratulations and best wishes to him for all upcoming endeavours. pic.twitter.com/6V2mXZsEma
-- Advertisement --— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 5, 2022
Squash
India’s Joshana Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal defeated Meagan Best and Amanda Haywood of Barbados 11-4, 11-4 in the round of 16
Dipika Pallikal paired with Saurav Ghosal advanced in the mixed doubles.
On the other hand, in the round of 16, India’s Sunayna Sara Kuruvilla and Anahat Singh lost to Donna Lobban and Rachael Grinham of Australia 4-11, 4-11.
#Squash Update
Our leading Squash duo @DipikaPallikal / @joshnachinappa secure a 2-0 (11-4 11-4) victory over Meagan Best/Amanda Haywood in the WD R-16
Well Done!!!#Cheer4India #India4CWG2022 pic.twitter.com/QYmSNteVOi
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) August 4, 2022
#CWG2022 | Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal make a strong start to their mixed doubles squash campaign!
Youngsters Anahat and Sunayna Kuruvilla into women's doubles pre-quarters | #Squash #CommonwealthGames https://t.co/HvlikeUnC0
— India Today Sports (@ITGDsports) August 4, 2022
Boxing
Indian boxer, Rohit Tokas easily defeated Xavier Mata’afa-Ikinofo of Niue by 5-0 in the Quarterfinals Welterweight 63.5kg – 67kg category.
Amit Panghal and Jaismine Lamboria reached the boxing semifinals.
MEDAL NO. 7️⃣! 🤩💪@rohit_tokas displays a good mix of aggression and defense to topple 🇳🇺’s Xavier and makes his place in the semifinals. 👊
Well done, champ! 👏👏@AjaySingh_SG | @debojo_m @birminghamcg22 #Commonwealthgames#B2022#PunchMeinHainDum 2.0#birmingham22 pic.twitter.com/VfEDUKtQE0
— Boxing Federation (@BFI_official) August 4, 2022
Badminton
Ace shuttler Lakshya Sen defeated Vernon Smeed of St Helena in a straight set 21-4, 21-5 in the Men’s Singles Round of 32.
India’s Aakarshi Kashyap enters the round of 16 in the women’s singles event.
P.V. Sindhu 2–0 Fathimath Nabaaha (Maldives) – Women’s Singles Round of 32
Kidambi Srikant 2–0 Daniel Wanagaliya (Uganda) – Men’s Singles Round of 32
#Badminton Update
Our young sensation @lakshya_sen starts off his singles campaign with a comfortable 2-0 (21-4 21-5) victory over Vernon Smeed (SHN) in the MS Round of 32
Great performance, Lakshya! 💪#Cheer4India#India4CWG2022 pic.twitter.com/qKQRW4QRrv
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) August 4, 2022
Hockey
India 4-1 Wales – Men’s Group Match Pool B. India qualified for the semis.
One Spirit, One Team, One Win! 💙
IND 4:1 WAL#IndiaKaGame #HockeyIndia #B2022 #Birmingham2022 @CMO_Odisha @sports_odisha @IndiaSports @Media_SAI pic.twitter.com/lyJuiy9i5r
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) August 4, 2022
Table Tennis
Sharath Kamal and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran defeated Joel Alleyne and Jonathan van Lange of Guyana 11-2, 11-5 in the Men’s Doubles Round of 32
Also, the pair of Harmeet Desai and Sanil Shetty beat Iosif Elia and Christos Savva of Cyprus 11-6, 11-5, 11-1 in the round of 32
#TableTennis Update
Cruise control! @sharathkamal1 / @sathiyantt (IND) waste no time at all to win get a quick 3-0 (11-2 11-5 11-6) victory over ALLEYNE Joel/van LANGE Jonathan (GUY) in their MD Round of 32 match
Easy peasy!#Cheer4India #India4CWG2022 pic.twitter.com/F8hKrsJwzx
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) August 4, 2022
Lawn Bowls
Mridul Borgohain lost to 21–13 Ross Davis in the Men’s Singles Section D Round 5.
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Bavleen Kaur finished 13th in the final & individual qualification in the Rhythmic Gymnastics
Bavleen Kaur with the hoop, ball, club, and ribbon in rhythmic gymnastics 📸
A beautiful sport. pic.twitter.com/3wfaApNPX2
— ESPN India (@ESPNIndia) August 4, 2022
