India wrap up 2022 Birmingham Games with 61 medals
Shuttlers and paddlers had sensational outings on the final day of the Birmingham Games as India wrapped up the 2022 edition with a total of 61 medals, finishing fourth behind Australia, England and Canada.
Phenomenal Sindhu lays hands on gold
India kicked off Day 11 with sporting icon PV Sindhu adding a Commonwealth Singles gold to her wide array of medals with a convincing straight-game win over Canada's Michelle Li in the final, outplaying her 13th ranked opponent 21-15, 21-13. (Reuters photo)
Sen strikes gold in maiden appearance
World no.10 Lakshya Sen after that came from behind to end Ng Tze Yong's giant-killing run in the competition. The 20-year-old defeated the world number 42 from Malaysia 19-21, 21-9, 21-16 for gold in his maiden appearance at the Games. (AFP photo)
Star doubles pair of Chirag and Satwik
Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy won the country's third gold in badminton on the final day with a straight game victory over England's Ben Lane and Sean Mendy, winning the final 21-15, 21-13. India finished a fantastic badminton campaign with three gold, one silver and two bronze. (Getty Images)
Sathiyan avenges doubles final loss
In table tennis, G Sathiyan bagged his maiden Commonwealth Games singles medal as he won bronze, beating home-favourite Paul Drinkhall 4-3 in front of a packed crowd. Sathiyan avenged his men's doubles final loss against Drinkhall and triumphed 11-9, 11-3, 11-5, 8-11, 9-11, 10-12, 11-9. The bronze was Sathiyan's sixth overall medal at the Commonwealth Games. (AP photo)
Age just a number for Sharath
Sharath Kamal, 40, then capped his best ever performance at the Commonwealth Games by winning the men's singles gold. He defeated Liam Pitchford of England 11-13, 11-7, 11-2, 11-6, 11-8 in the final to increase his tally to a staggering 13 medals across five CWG appearances. (AP photo)
Men's hockey team settles for silver
The highly anticipated India-Australia men's hockey final however turned out to be a one-sided affair as the defending champions blew away Manpreet Singh and co. 7-0. It was India's third defeat against the Aussies in a CWG final, having previously lost to them in the 2010 and the 2014 editions. (AFP photo)