BENGALURU: After pipping England by four runs in the semi-final, Indian Women are set to cross swords with the T20 champions Australia on Sunday in the final. Australia reached the final after defeating New Zealand by five wickets in the second semi-final. India suffered their only defeat of the tournament at the hands of Australia […]
NEW DELHI: Sanket Mahadev Sargar gave millions of Indians a reason to cheer when he clinched a silver medal – India’s first medal at Commonwealth Games 2022 – in the Men’s 55kg category in Weightlifting on Saturday. Sanket lifted a total of 248kg (113 in snatch + 135 in clean and jerk) but was eclipsed […]
BENGALURU: Dubbed Mirabai 2.O, the latest sensation from Manipur – Bindyarani Devi – hit her strides on Saturday and won the silver medal for India at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in the Women’s 55kg Weightlifting category. The 23-year-old lifted a combined weight of 202kg – 86kg in the snatch round and 116kg in the clean […]
BENGALURU: The 27-year-old weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Saturday created a record by lifting a total of 201kg. She lifted 88kg in snatch and 113kg in clean and jerk to bag the first gold for India in the 2022 edition of the Commonwealth Games. Hailing from East Imphal in Manipur, Chanu was drawn to weightlifting from […]