Commonwealth Games 2022, Day 5 Highlights: India win historic gold in lawn bowls; Indian men's team retains table tennis gold
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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Aug 03, 2022, 16:48:48 IST
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Commonwealth Games 2022, Day 5 Highlights: India win historic gold in lawn bowls; Indian men's team retains table tennis gold

Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham Day 5: Indian lawn bowls team won a historic gold in Women's Fours event, before the men's table tennis team bagged India's fifth gold. Weightlifter Vikas Thakur and the badminton mixed team added a silver each to take India's tally to 13 medals -- 5 gold, 5 silver & 3 bronze.
13:08 (IST) Aug 02
Lawn Bowls: Women's Pairs - Section B - Round 1 clash between India and New Zealand is underway
13:08 (IST) Aug 02
Lawn Bowls: Women's Triples - Section C - Round 1 clash between India and New Zealand is underway
12:53 (IST) Aug 02
Indian athletes in the fray
Indian athletes in the fray
12:43 (IST) Aug 02
Lawn Bowls - HOW ARE POINTS AWARDED?
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.
12:43 (IST) Aug 02
Lawn Bowls - FORMAT AND RULES
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.
12:43 (IST) Aug 02
Lawn Bowls - A QUICK OVERVIEW
Matches are played on a Lawn Bowls Green within a ‘rink’ area – there are usually six rinks per green. The match begins with a coin toss, giving one competitor the option to roll a small ball called the ‘jack’ at least 23 meters down the green. Competitors take turns bowling, aiming to ensure they are closer to the jack than any of those of their opponents. Points are awarded for each bowl that is closest to the jack. In singles competition, the first to score 21 points will win, whereas in pairs, triples, and fours competitions, the team that has amassed the most points in total will secure the victory. (INFO: Birmingham 2022)
12:40 (IST) Aug 02
The day's action will start with Women's Pairs Round 1 match between India and New Zealand at 1pm.
11:55 (IST) Aug 02
The medal-round action today will once again begin at the weightlifting hall with Punam Yadav in the women's 76kg final. Stay tuned.
11:52 (IST) Aug 02
As far as the medals tally is concerned, India remain in the sixth position with 3 Gold, 3 Silver and 3 Bronze - courtesy the effort of judokas Shushila Devi (silver) and Vijay Kumar (bronze), besides Harjinder Kaur (bronze) in weightlifting.
11:51 (IST) Aug 02
Here's all that and more that's on offer for the Indian players on Day 5
Here's all that and more that's on offer for the Indian players on Day 5
11:50 (IST) Aug 02
It was a historic day yesterday at the lawn bowls arena, where the Women's Fours team of Lovely Choubey, Pinki, Nayanmoni Saikia and Rupa Rani Tirkey beat New Zealand to enter India's first-ever CWG final in the sport. Also, the quest for gold in the Mixed Team badminton event and the Men's Team event in table tennis reached its final destination with a victory in the respective semifinals.
11:46 (IST) Aug 02
It's another scintillating day of medal-rounds in the offing for the Indian contingent in Birmingham for the ongoing Commonwealth Games. It's day five of the competition and we welcome you again here at Timesofindia.com for our continued coverage and India's climb up the medals tally.