Saurav Ghosal secures a 3-0 win over Sri Lanka’s Shamil Wakeel in the men’s singles round of 32 squash event. After securing the opening two games 11-4, Ghosal wraps up the contest with a 11-6 win. 

Saurav Ghosal puts another solid effort and Game 2 closes with the same scoreline as 1. Ghosal 11- 4 Wakeel 

Switching to squash, where India’s Saurav Ghosal starts his men’s singles round of 32 match against Sri Lanka’s Shamil Wakeel with a commanding display. He secures Game 1, 11-4 and is currently leading 6-3 in Game 2.

The men’s table tennis team notch a 3-0 win over Northern Ireland. After a challenging contest, Harmeet Desai beat Owen Cathcart 3-2 in the final match of the round.

It started with the pair of Sharath Kamal Achanta and Desai securing a 3-1 win over J Skelton and Cathcart. The second match saw Sanil Shetty defeating Paul Mccreery 3-0. 

Gururaj wins his second consecutive CWG medal! Gururaja, the man who won India’s first medal in 2018 Gold Coast, gives the country its second medal in 2022 Birmingham. Earlier, Sanket Sargar won a silver medal in the men’s 55kg category, putting India on the medal tally.

Some more success for India!!! Gururaja Poojary wins BRONZE in the 61kg event for India’s second medal in Birmingham.

Gururaja was competing with Canada’s Youri Simard. But the Indian produced a 151kg lift to finish with 269kgs, one kilo more than Simard.

Gururaja Poojary moves into bronze medal position! He lifts 151kg – his personal best — in his 3rd attempt in the Clean & Jerk round.

Gusty Gururaja produces a 148kg lift in his second attempt! Is this enough for a bronze?

Gururaja Poojary successfully lifts 144kg in his 1st attempt in Clean & Jerk round!

Just In: India midfielder Navjot Kaur’s campaign at the Commonwealth Games comes to an abrupt end. She is set to fly back home after testing positive for Covid-19.

India are 2-0 up, thanks to Sanil Shetty who eased past Paul McCreery. Harmeet Desai is up against Owen Cathcart now.

India 2-0 Northern Ireland

Indian boxer Mohammad Hussamuddin beats South Africa’s Amzolele Dyeyi in the men’s featherweight (54-57kg) category to advance to the round of 16.

Hussamuddin won all three rounds quite easily. The Indian, who had bagged bronze in the last edition of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, won by a unanimous decision in Birmingham on Saturday.

Hussamuddin wins by 5-0 on Unanimous Decision.

Gururaja finishes with a best snatch of 118kg, while Aznil Bidin of Malaysia lifts 127kg in his second attempt – a CWG record. He goes into the second half of the competition with a six-kilos advantage.

With a best lift of 118kg, Gururaja is currently fourth.

India’s Meenakshi finishes 15th in the women’s 3000m individual pursuit, with a timing of 3:49.596 minutes

Sharath Kamal-Harmeet Desai wins the opening match in four games against Northen Ireland. Sanil Shetty is now in action for the men’s team event.

Three kilos increase and it’s a gusty lift from Gururaja! He looked a bit soft under the bar… but his great shape helped him lift 118kg in the second attempt.

Gururaja Poojary has successfully lifted 115 kg in his first attempt in the snatch!

Boxing action also coming up at 5pm IST! It’s India’s Mohammed Hussamuddin vs Amzolele Dyeyi of South Africa in the 57kg category.

Gayatri Gopichand & Treesa Jolly beat Srilanka’s Vidara Vidanage & Thilini Hendaweha 21-18, 21-6

Yet another stellar display from Indian shuttlers! Gayatri/Treesa wraps up the match in straight sets to hand India a convincing 5-0 win over Sri Lanka.

India 5-0 Sri Lanka

Gururaja Poojary in action in the men’s 61kg event. The Indian had claimed silver medal in the men’s 56 kg weight class at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

Incidentally, it was Poojary who opened India’s medal account at the last Commonwealth Games. Can he bag second medal for India after Sanket’s success?

DISCIPLINE: Weightlifting

Event: 55kg

Date of Birth: 16/10/2000

Hometown: Sangli, Maharashtra

Training Base: NS NIS PatialaCoach: Vijay Sharma

Background: (Few background points about the athlete) Sanket started weightlifting in 2013. Son of a Farmer, passion for weightlifting persists in his family with his sister also in weightlifting.

Achievement: Gold – Singapore International 2022 – Commonwealth + National RecordGold – Senior Nationals Championships 2022, KiIT Bhubaneswar

Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Pullela Gopichand stage a comeback to win the first game 21-18 against the Sri Lankan pair of Thilini Handahewa and Vidara Suhasni. 

India now a game away from winning the tie 5-0! It’s been easy picking for India, who are looking for a clean sweep.

India’s Nitendra Singh Rawat finishes 12th, with 18 athletes registering a time. He clocks 2:19:22.

After Sanket’s silver, the spotlight will be on Gururaja Poojary. He is set to compete in men’s weightlifting in the 61 kg category. The lifter had also won a silver in the men’s 56 kg weight class at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

A straight game win for the Indians! Sumeeth Reddy & Chirag Shetty beat Sri Lanka’s Sachin Dias & Dumindu Abeywickrama 21-10, 21-13.

India have already qualified for the quarterfinals with still one match to go in the league stage. They will face Australia in the final league group match later in the day.

India 4-0 Sri Lanka

Sargar, 21, was staring at gold but failed clean and jerk attempts spoiled his chances as he lifted a total of 248kg, finishing second. Malaysia’s Mohamad Aniq took the top spot.

Sargar’s silver opens India’s medal tally… and there might be more! P Gururaja (61kg), Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu (49kg) and S Bindyarani Devi (55kg) will vie for the top honors in their respective events!

He has gone it!!! Sanket Sargar wins SILVER in men’s 55kg weightlifting to open India’s account.

Malaysia’s Bin Kasdan clinches gold with a stunning attempt right at the end. He lifted 142kg in clean & jerk to take his total to 249kg.

That was courageous from India’s Sanket Mahadev Sargar for even trying to attempt his third lift after that elbow injury barely seconds ago but he predictably wasn’t able to complete the lift. Sanket’s total after the snatch and clean and jerk round is 248kg. The Malaysian needs to to lift 4kg more in his two attempts to claim gold!

India’s Sanket Mahadev Sargar hurts himself while attempting a 138kg lift in his second attempt in the clean and jerk round. 

This is not good, it looks unlikely that he will be able to return for his third lift, which gives Malaysia’s Bin Kasdan Mohamad Aniq a chance to win gold as he successfully lifted 138kg in his first attempt in the clean and jerk round.

This is big! India’s Sanket Mahadev Sargar successfully lifts 135kg in the clean and jerk round to remain in the gold position.

Aakarshi Kashyap wins 21-3, 21-9 against Sri Lanka’s Suhasini Vidanage. India seal the match 3-0.

India 3-0 Sri Lanka

Reeth Rishiya wins 11-7, 14-12, 13-11 against Chelsea Edghill. Manika Batra-led India defeat Guyana 3-0 to top Group 2 in the women’s team event.

India 3-0 Guyana

Aakarshi Kashyap wins the first game 21-3! She is just one game away from giving India a 3-0 lead over Sri Lanka in the mixed team event.

Tania Choudhury loses to Wales’ Laura Daniels in women’s singles with a 10-21 scoreline. In the men’s triples event, India and Malta play out a 16-16 draw.

Kushagra Rawat for India finishes eighth in his heat with a time of 1:54.56s in men’s 200m freestyle.

Disgused overhead shots are working their charm! Aakarshi dominates the first game to take 11-1 lead at the mid-game interval.

Aakarshi Kashyap is now in action! She faces Sri Lanka’s Vidara Suhasni.

India 2-0 Sri Lanka

A fabulous way to end proceedings! Lakshya Sen gives India a 2-0 lead with 21-18 21-5 win over his Sri Lankan opponent.

India are now 2-0 up against Sri Lanka in the mixed team Group A match.

India 2-0 Sri Lanka

Indian paddler Manika Batra comfortably beats Thuraia Thomas 11-1, 11-3, 11-3 in table tennis women’s team event. India are now just one more win away from clinching this tie. 

One more win and India will be group toppers in the women’s table-tennis team event.

India 2-0 Guyana

India’s Sanket Mahadev Sargar matches the national record of 113kg to maintain the lead in snatch after Sri Lanka’s Dilanka Isuru Kumara Yodage’s 112kg lift was deemed as foul by the referees. 

Now we move into the clean and jerk phase with the Indian in gold position with a best attempt of 113kg in snatch. The Malaysian is in second position with the Sri Lankan in third. The winner will be decided after the best attempt in the clean and jerk phase.

Malaysia’s Bin Kasdan Mohamad Aniq fails to lift 111kg in his third attempt, his best remains 111kg after three attempts in snatch. 

India’s Sanket Mahadev Sargar will attempt 112kg in his third and final snatch attempt

Lakshya Sen takes the first game by 21-18 against Sri Lanka’s Niluka Karunaratne!

India’s Sanket Mahadev Sargar successfully lifts 111kg in his second attempt. While Malaysia’s Bin Kasdan Mohamad Aniq fails to lift the same weight in his second attempt. The Indian in gold position now.

Malaysia’s Bin Kasdan Mohamad Aniq successfully lifts 107kg in his first attempt. Now India’s Sanket Mahadev Sargar and the Malaysian athlete will get two more attempts to better their weight in the snatch before moving to three more attempts in clean and jerk.

Indian weightlifter Sanket Mahadev Sargar successfully lifted 107kg in his first snatch attempt in the men’s 55kg category. This lift makes him one of the frontrunners to grab gold. 

Malaysia’s Bin Kasdan Mohamad Aniq, however, is also slated to lift 107kg. If he succeeds then the fight for the top position could go down to the wire.

Lakshya Sen takes the lead right before the interval to stay in front. He leads 11-9.

Good start from the Indian pair! Sreeja/Reeth draw the first blood. They win their first match pretty easily! They beat Natalie Cummings and Chelsea Edghill of Guyana

Final score – 11-5, 11-7, 11-7.

India take a 1-0 lead

Wonderfully placed by Lakshya and he takes a two-point lead in the first game! The Indian leads 8-6 at the moment.

Lakshya Sen takes on Niluka Karunaratne in the second time of the mixed team event

Soloman Islands’ Masi ends his final snatch attempt at exact 90kg.

Rawat is currently at 15th position after the 10km mark in the Men’s Marathon 

India take a 1-0 lead against Sri Lanka in their mixed team event. Satwik/Ponappa win 21-14, 21-9

David Pingwei Mok – 81kg
Benjamin Osiemo Ochoma – 65kg
Kgotla Alphius N Kgaswane – 70kg
Willem Gwendal Emile – 83kg

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Machimanda Ponappa have won the first game against Sri Lanka’s Sachin Dias/Thilini Hendahewa 21-14.

Nitendra Singh Rawat is currently 16th after completing 5km mark in the race

Botswana’s Kgotla Alphius N Kgaswane finished with his best attempt of 70kg in snatch. Two weightlifters are done with their snatch attempts so far in the 55kg event

Nitendra Singh Rawat is in action as the Men’s Marathon begins at Victoria Square in Birmingham

Kenya’s Benjamin Osiemo Ochima finishes with best attempt of 65kg in three attempts.

Kenya’s Benjamin Osiemo Ochoma successfully lifts 65kg in the first attempt (snatch)

Update: Bostwana’s Kgotla Alphius N Kgaswane lifts 70kg in first attempt  

India’s mixed-team match against Sri Lanka begins in badminton. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Machimanda Ponappa start proceedings in the mixed doubles

Sanket Sargar has set his first attempt at 107kg.

The weightlifters are doing their final warm-ups before the start of the men’s 55kg event. Sanket Sargar will represent India in the category

South Africa take on Pakistan in the first game of men’s field hockey on Day 2. India will kickstart their campaign tomorrow against Ghana

Nitender Rawat (Men’s Marathon) and Yogeshkar Singh (Men’s Artistic Gymnastics) will also be in action soon in the medal events. 

India’s medal events are set to start in a few minutes. Sanket Sargar presents the Indian challenge in Weightlifting (Men’s 55kg) first up

The Indian men’s triples team races away to 5-1 lead in its Round 3 match against Malta. Taniya Choudhury, meanwhile, had a poor start as he trails 1-6 against Laura Daniels of Wales

Sargar, who is featuring in India’s first medal event in Weightlifting (men’s 55kg), is a national as well as Commonwealth record holder in the category. In March earlier this year, he had won the gold medal in the National Weightlifting C’ships, lifting 249kg (111+138). He remains a medal prospect for India at CWG 2022

That is what former India tennis player Somdev Devvarman has just said in the pre-Games show on Sony SIX!

The Men’s team looks to move past the crushing defeat against New Zealand (6-23) as it returns for the second match in the Section A, Round 3 against Malta

The Lawn Bowls event reumes at CWG 2022. Taniya Choudhury in action in Women’s Singles

While Mirabai Chanu remains one of the strongest medal hopes for India, Sanket Sargar (Men’s 55kg), Gururaja (Men’s 61kg), and Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibum (Women’s 55lg) will also be featuring in the medal events.

There will be three medal events early on Day 2 for India:

Nitender Rawat – Men’s Marathon
Sanket Sargar – Weightlifting (Men’s 55kg)
Yogeshwar Singh – Men’s Artistic Gymnastics (all-round)

All events start at 1:30 PM IST

Like yesterday, the Lawn Bowls events will start India’s action on Day 2. Taniya Choudhury will aim to move past yesterday’s disappointment when she faces Wales’ Laura Daniels, while India men’s team faces Malta. Both events start at 1 PM IST

India’s youngest athlete in the CWG contingent, Anahat Singh secured a cruising win over Jada Ross of St Vincent and the Grenadines (11-5 11-2 11-0). Despite a tough loss, Ross came up to Anahat and hugged her cheerfully, that was followed by a massive applause from the fans inside the University Show Court 

India had made a strong start to the mixed doubles event in badminton yesterday, outclassing Pakistan 5-0 in their first game.

On Day 2, they play both of their remaining group games against Sri Lanka (1:30 PM) and Australia (11:30 PM IST)

The Indian women’s team didn’t drop a single game against South Africa and Fiji, while the men’s side also outclassed Barbados and Ghana 3-0 in their opening two games.

A reminder that both, India men’s and women’s teams are currently the defending champions at CWG

The Indian women’s hockey team secured a comfortable 5-0 win over Ghana in their opening match on Day 1 of CWG 2022. While the penalty corner conversion remains an issue for the side, it still had little difficulty in outclassing the African opponents.

However, tonight’s game could be tricky for the Indian team as it faces Wales, who had won the 2018 CWG clash between both the sides.

The Indian women’s team will take on Guyana in its third group game of the event, while men’s team faces Northern Ireland. Both have won the opening two matches of their respective doubles events.

The boxer had issued a long post on her official social media profile, stating that her coach Sandhya Gurung hadn’t been given an accreditation for the CWG that is hampering her training. Prompt action was taken, however, and Gurung was provided with the accreditation earlier this week. 

Borgohain had won a bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics last year

The last few days have been difficult for India’s star boxer, but Lovlina Borgohain would look to keep it all behind when she enters the ring for her first round match against New Zealand’s Ariane Nicholson in the Women’s Over 66-70kg round-of-16 match.

Srihari Nataraj has the personal best timings of 53.77 seconds in the 100m backstroke event. Given the timings of all the other swimmers in the semi-finals, Nataraj would have finished second if he had equalled his PB in the qualifying. Regardless, the Indian swimmer would be aiming to reach closer to the mark to stand a chance for podium finish

Late on Friday night/Saturday morning, Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj qualified for the final of the Men’s 100m backstroke as he finished fourth in semi-final 2 (and seventh overall). Nataraj now stands on the cusp of glory as he would aim to become the only second Indian to win a swimming medal (after para-swimmer Prasanta Karmakar – Bronze in CWG 2010)

Olympics
2020: Silver

World C’ships
2017: Gold

Commonwealth Games
2014: Silver
2018: Gold

Asian C’ships
2020: Bronze

A defending champion at the Commonwealth Games, Mirabai Chanu will look to add a third Games medal to her cabinet when she arrives at the NEC Hall 1 for the Women’s 49kg final on Day 2. Chanu had lifted a total of 202kg (87 and 115) in the Olympics final.

Mirabai Chanu, who had famously won a silver medal in Tokyo Olympics last year, will be in action on the second day as India look to begin its medal count at the Commonwealth Games. The Indian table tennis women’s and men’s teams, badminton mixed doubles team and women’s hockey team will also be in action. 

Srihari Nataraj will also participate in the medal race late at night, as he secured a final berth after finishing seventh in the semi-finals

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of Day 2 of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games! It was a largely positive Day 1 for India with no major upsets, and the Indian athletes will look to continue on the momentum as they return to action on Saturday. India will also be looking to opening their account in the medal tally, as some of the heavyweights in their respective sports will be in action today.