Twitter
Advertisement

India at CWG 2018, Day 2: Weightlifters continue medal run; shuttlers, boxers remain unbeaten

Here's how India performed on day 2 of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Latest News
article-main
FacebookTwitterWhatsappLinkedin

Indian weightlifters added a gold and bronze to the team's medal tally, while the shuttlers and boxers continued to be unbeaten on the second day of the 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Friday.

Weightlifting 

If Mirabai Chanu was the toast of the nation yesterday, it was the turn of Sanjita Chanu to hog the limelight today, claiming a gold and a Games' snatch record in the 53kg category.

The diminutive Manipuri lifted a total of 192kg (84kg+108kg) to claim the gold and broke down in tears on the podium.

Ensuring that the men also had a share in the day's exploits, Lather became the youngest Indian weightlifter to claim a CWG medal with his bronze in the 69kg category.

The only disappointment in the weightlifting arena was Saraswati Rout in the women's 58kg category. She failed to complete a single valid lift in the snatch section and was disqualified from clean and jerk as a result.

Hockey

There were several other good results to celebrate for India though, a prominent one being the women's hockey team bringing its campaign back on track with a 4-1 thrashing of Malaysia.

The triumph helped the side recover from the shocking 2-3 loss to a lower-ranked Wales in the tournament-opener.

Badminton

The Indians continued to be the big bullies of the badminton court, dismantling Scotland today to top their mixed team event group and advance to the quarterfinals.

Saina Nehwal was in rampaging form and took down Julie Macpherson in just 36 minutes during the mostly one-sided contest which India won 5-0.

"I think that these wins in the tournament are important because they give us confidence moving forward," said K Srikanth, who defeated Kieran Merrilees in straight games during the rubber.

Boxing

In the boxing ring, CWG debutants Amit Panghal (49kg) and Naman Tanwar (91kg) were hardly pushed as they recorded unanimous victories to enter the last-eight stage.

Squash 

On the squash court, Joshna Chinnappa entered the quarterfinals with a 3-0 win over Australia's Tamika Saxby.

The day was, however, not without its fair share of disappointments, a big win among them being Dipika Pallikal in the women's singles squash competition. She went down to England's Alison Waters 0-3 in her pre-quarterfinal match.

Vikram Malhotra lost to England's Nick Matthew.

Lawn Bowls

The Indian men's lawn bowls team bowed out of the Commonwealth Games after suffering a 14-15 defeat to England in men's triples.

Gymnastics

India's women gymnasts began their campaign in the Commonwealth Games on a positive note as Pranati Nayak, Pranati Das and Aruna Reddy dished out an impressive performance.

Vault Specialist Pranati Nayak and Aruna did well scoring 13.300 and 13.200 respectively and were ranked first and second on vault after Sub Division 1.

There are four Sub Divisions in women's event after which the qualifiers are decided for vault finals.

In all around Pranati Das emerged with the highest score among the Indians followed by Aruna and Pranati.

Cycling 

Indian cyclists Deborah Deborah and Aleena Reji progressed to 1/8 finals in the women's sprint qualifying at the Commonwealth Games. However, they didn't progress to the medal rounds.

Find your daily dose of news & explainers in your WhatsApp. Stay updated, Stay informed-  Follow DNA on WhatsApp.
Advertisement

Live tv

Advertisement
Advertisement