Commonwealth Games 2022, Day 5 Highlights: India win historic gold in lawn bowls; Indian men's team retains table tennis gold

Dutee Chand (Blue) of Team India during the Women's 100m Round 1 heats on day five of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at Alexander Stadium on August 02, 2022. (Getty Images)

Indian weightlifter Puman Yadav finished last in the women's 76kg category after failing in all her three clean and jerk attempts. Punam, the reigning CWG champion in the 69kg category, was in the silver medal winning position after snatch where she lifted 98kg in her third attempt. Punam, though, started on a disappointing note as she failed to lift 95kg in her first attempt before clearing it in the next. She was placed second after the completion of snatch with Canada's Maya Laylor at the top with a lift of 100kg. But the clean and jerk turned out to be an anti-climax for Punam as she failed to clear 116kg in all her three attempts. Punam challenged the judge's decision after her final attempt, but it was rejected, ruling her out of the competition. Laylor won the gold with a Games record of 228kg (100+128), while Nigeria's Taiwo Liadi bagged the silver with a total lift of 216kg (96+120). The bronze went to Maximina Uepa of Narau, who lifted 215kg (96+119).

Lawn Bowls is played in three formats essentially -- singles, doubles and fours, depending on the number of individuals pitted against each other. The player/team which manages to place its balls closer to the stationary target, called 'The Jack', are awarded the points. The balls need to be rolled on the floor from a distance. In the fours, or four-player, format, each team gets eight throws, or rolls, in one 'end'. One 'end' means completion of one round. One team has to bowl 18 ends to complete the match and it happens in a circular manner. The team with more points after 18 ends of throws will take the contest. The number of points awarded is determined by the number of bowls a team has managed to place closer to the 'Jack' compared to its opponent. For example: If team A places two bowls closer to 'the Jack' compared to team B's closest bowls, it will win two points in the end. In case team A had managed to place three bowls closer to the target than team B's closest bowls, it would have been awarded three points.