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India continued their fine form in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022, winning three medals while being guaranteed three more, in the Lawn Bowls Women's fours, Badminton in the mixed teams event, and the men's team event of Table Tennis. The moments of pride came in Judo and Weightlifting, with Shushila Devi and Vijay Kumar winning silver and bronze respectively, while Harjinder Kaur secured bronze in lifting. On this note, let's take a look at the roundup from Day 4 of CWG 2022!
Table Tennis
Sharath Kamal beat world number 15, Aruna Quadri, as defending champions India rode past Nigeria 3-0 to make another final at the Commonwealth Games. G Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai won the opening doubles tie against Olajide Omotayo and Abiodun Bode in straight games to set the tone for the tie. But it was the 40-year-old Sharath who won the crucial second singles match against Quadri to provide a big advantage to India.
Badminton
Lakshya Sen outsmarted reigning world champion, Loh Kean Yew, as India showed their might to blank Singapore 3-0 and enter the mixed team final. The men's doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Reddy and Chirag Shetty gave India the lead in the semifinal with a 21-11, 21-12 win over Yong Kai Terry Hee and Andu Jun Kian Kwek.
Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu was clinical against 19th-ranked Jia Min Yeo for a 21-11, 21-12 result to extend India's lead to 2-0. The third match between Sen and Loh was the most anticipated rubber of the semifinal with the 10th-ranked Indian facing the ninth-ranked Singaporean.
Swimming
Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj finished a creditable fifth in the men's 50m backstroke event, while Sajan Prakash's campaign ended after he failed to make it to the finals of the men's 100m butterfly. Srihari clocked 25.23s in the final at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre while Prakash couldn't capitalise on a second chance at making the final of the 100m butterfly as he finished last in the 16-swimmer semifinals with a time of 54.24s.
Boxing
Indian boxer Amit Panghal began his campaign with a win to reach the men's flyweight (51kg) quarterfinals. Panghal, a world championship silver medallist, out-punched Namri Berri of Vanuatu via a unanimous verdict. Then featherweight boxer Mohammad Hussamudin made it two out of two as he also advanced to the quarterfinals with a similar 5-0 win over Mohammad Salim Hossain of Bangladesh in the round of 16.
Later in the day, light heavyweight boxer Ashish Kumar (80kg) produced a dominating show to also move to the last eight with a 5-0 unanimous decision win over Travis Tapatuetoa of Niue.
Cycling
Indian cyclist Ronaldo Laitonjam came up with a timing of 1:02.500 to finish 12th in the men's 1000m time trial final. The 20-year-old Indian, who had clinched a silver medal in the sprint event of the senior category at the Asian Track Championship in June, was 2.995 seconds behind gold medallist Matthew Glaetzer, who clocked 59.505.
In the women's Keiren first round, Triyasha Paul, Shushikala Agashe, and Mayuri Lute couldn't qualify for the second round. Triyasha and Shushikala finished in third and fourth place in their respective heats of the first-round repechages. Only the first rider in each heat qualifies for the second round.
Squash
Indian squash player Joshna Chinappa bowed out of the women's singles event after suffering a loss to Canada's Hollie Naughton in the quarterfinals. The 18-time national champion couldn't produce his best, losing 9-11 5-11 13-15 to the 27-year-old Haughton.
Earlier, India's Sunayna Kuruvilla defeated Sri Lanka's Chanithma Sinaly in the plate quarter-finals of the women's singles. The 23-year-old from Kochi proved too strong for her opponent, winning 11-3 11-2 11-2 in just 12 minutes. She will face Faiza Zafar of Pakistan in the semifinals.
Weightlifting
Birmingham, Aug 1 (PTI) A low snatch total and a fluffed clean and jerk lift cost Ajay Singh (81kg) dear as the Indian weightlifter missed the bronze medal by a whisker in his maiden Commonwealth Games appearance. The 25-year-old managed a total effort of 319kg (143kg+176kg) to finish fourth best in the men's 81kg event. To the crowd's absolute delight, home favourite England's Chris Murray 325kg (144kg+181kg) grabbed the gold in a sensational manner as he broke the Games record in the total lift.
Hockey
India squandered a three-goal advantage and were held to a 4-4 draw by hosts England in their second Pool B match. They started brilliantly and dominated the first two quarters to enjoy a comfortable 3-0 lead at half-time, scoring through Lalit Upadhayay (3rd minute), Mandeep Singh (13th and 22nd), and Harmanpreet Singh (46th) from a penalty corner. England produced a valiant fightback in the second half and scored through Liam Ansell (42nd), Nick Bandurak (47th, 53rd), and Phil Roper (53rd).
