Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 8 Highlights: Wrestlers Bajrang, Sakshi, Deepak clinch gold medals, silver for Anshu
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Aug 06, 2022, 02:53:50 IST
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Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 8 Highlights: Wrestlers Bajrang, Sakshi, Deepak clinch gold medals, silver for Anshu
Bajrang Punia was a class apart while defending his title before Sakshi Malik produced a sensational gold medal winning effort as Indian wrestlers grabbed 6 medals, including 3 gold at the Commonwealth Games on Friday. Shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth stormed into the quarterfinals in their respective singles events. Sprinter Hima Das failed to qualify for women's 200m final. The Indian women's hockey team also suffered a 0-3 loss against Australia in shootout in semifinal.
22:24 (IST) Aug 05
Sensational Bajranj delivers again!
HATTRICK FOR BAJRANG AT CWG 🔥🔥🔥 Tokyo Olympics 🥉medalist, 3 time World C'ships medalist @BajrangPunia is on winnin… https://t.co/iEXKI7KBCl
Defending champion Bajrang Punia clinches gold in men's freestyle 65kg category. Beats Lachlan Mcneil of Canada 9-2 in Final. Seventh gold for India in this Commonwealth Games edition and first in wrestling.
22:16 (IST) Aug 05
Bajrang Punia is in 4-0 lead after first period in Men's Freestyle 65kg gold medal match against Lachlan Mcneil of Canada.
22:10 (IST) Aug 05
Wrestler Bajrang Punia's Men's Freestyle 65kg gold medal match is up next!
21:51 (IST) Aug 05
JUST IN - Wrestling: SILVER for ANSHU MAILK
Indian wrestler Anshu Malik settles for silver after losing 3-7 to Nigeria's Folasade Adekuoroye in 57kg final
Anshu Malik is now in action against Odunayo Folasade Adekuoroye in Women's Freestyle 57kg Gold Medal match.
21:34 (IST) Aug 05
Table Tennis: Women's Doubles - Round of 32 - Sreeja Akula/Reeth Tennison vs Lucy Elliott/Rebecca Plaistow (Scotland) is underway!
21:16 (IST) Aug 05
JUST IN - Table Tennis: Mixed Doubles pair of Achanta Sharath Kamal/Sreeja Akula advances into semis with a 3-2 win over Liam Pitchford/Tin-Tin Ho (England) in Quarterfinal 3
21:11 (IST) Aug 05
JUST IN - Table Tennis: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran/Manika Batra lose 2-3 to Javen Choong/Karen Lyne of Malaysia in mixed doubles Quarterfinal 1.
21:08 (IST) Aug 05
Table Tennis: Mixed Doubles Quarterfinal 3 - Achanta Sharath Kamal/Sreeja Akula lose fourth game 11-13 against Liam Pitchford/Tin-Tin Ho. The English pair has levelled at 2 all now!
Table Tennis - Sathiyan Gnanasekaran/Manika Batra win third game 11-8 against Javen Choong/Karen Lyne in Mixed Doubles Quarterfinal 1. Lead 2-1
20:55 (IST) Aug 05
Table Tennis - Achanta Sharath Kamal/Sreeja Akula win third game 11-8 against Liam Pitchford/Tin-Tin Ho in Mixed Doubles Quarterfinal 3. Lead 2-1
20:49 (IST) Aug 05
Table Tennis - Sathiyan Gnanasekaran/Manika Batra bounce back to win second game 11-9 against Javen Choong/Karen Lyne in Mixed Doubles Quarterfinal 1
20:47 (IST) Aug 05
Table Tennis - Achanta Sharath Kamal/Sreeja Akula lose second game 8-11 against Liam Pitchford/Tin-Tin Ho in Mixed Doubles Quarterfinal 3
20:43 (IST) Aug 05
India's Wrestling Bronze medal matches later tonight
Divya Kakran vs Tiger Lily Cocker Lemalie of Tonga in Women's Freestyle 68 kg | Mohit Grewal vs Aaron Johnson of Jamaica in Men's Freestyle 125 kg
20:41 (IST) Aug 05
Table Tennis - Achanta Sharath Kamal/Sreeja Akula win first game 11-7 against Liam Pitchford/Tin-Tin Ho in Mixed Doubles Quarterfinal 3
20:40 (IST) Aug 05
Table Tennis - Sathiyan Gnanasekaran/Manika Batra lose first game 10-12 against Javen Choong/Karen Lyne in Mixed Doubles Quarterfinal 1
20:36 (IST) Aug 05
4 Indian wrestlers to fight for GOLD medals later tonight
Anshu Malik vs Odunayo Folasade Adekuoroye in Women's Freestyle 57kg | Bajrang Punia vs Lachlan Mcneil of Canada in Men's Freestyle 65kg | Sakshi Malik vs Ana Godinez Gonzalez of Canada in Women's Freestyle 62 kg | Deepak Punia vs Muhammad Inam of Pakistan in Men's Freestyle 86 kg