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Defending champions India out of women's team event in TT
Defending champions India out of women's team event in TT

After recording an easy win in a group stage match earlier in the day, the Indian women's team lost to Malaysia in the last-eight stage. Batra won one singles match and lost the other as the Indian team made a pre-mature exit from the tournament.

  • Sunday, 31 July 2022
Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu
Chanu's success inspires Indians: PM Modi

Chanu (49kg) went on a record-smashing spree, claiming four of them in a power-packed performance, to claim India's first gold medal at the Games here on Saturday.

  • Saturday, 30 July 2022
CWG 2022: With coach now in Games Village, Lovlina gets ready for opening bout
CWG 2022: With coach now in Games Village, Lovlina gets ready for opening bout

Lovlina's post on social media had stirred up a Hornet's nest and forced the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to take away the accreditation of the team's doctor and hand Sandhya Gurung the opportunity to be with her ward and help her prepare for her first bout.

  • Friday, 29 July 2022
Indian contingent, led by shuttler PV Sindhu & Men's Hockey team captain Manpreet Singh
Shakespeare, vintage cars, Duran Duran light up opening ceremony of Birmingham Commonwealth Games

The magnificent Bards of Brum represent some of the city's most famous exports: William Shakespeare, composer Edward Elgar, the inventor of the modern dictionary Samuel Johnson and the 18th-century Lunar Society, the forefathers of modern Birmingham.

  • Friday, 29 July 2022
Neeraj Chopra
Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra ruled out of Commonwealth Games due to groin injury

Chopra had recently ended India's 19-year-long wait for a medal at the World Athletics Championships by winning silver with his best throw of 88.13 metres.

  • Tuesday, 26 July 2022
Vijay Kumar
Dropping shooting from CWG 2022 a move to deny India medals: Vijay Kumar

Having bagged six medals, including five gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, and later translating that success at the 2012 London Olympics by clinching silver in 25m rapid-fire event, Vijay Kumar adds he is disappointed the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) did not pursue the issue proactively for the common good of the Indian shooting fraternity.

  • Monday, 25 July 2022
PM Narendra Modi
PM Modi interacts with CWG-bound athletes, wishes them luck for the Games

Well aware of their back stories, Modi asked how the athletes overcame the hurdles in their lives.

  • Wednesday, 20 July 2022
Wrestler Satender punches referee during Commonwealth Games trials, gets life ban
Wrestler Satender punches referee during Commonwealth Games trials, gets life ban

Due to Satender's intervention at the mat, the 57kg bout between Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Aman was also stopped for a brief period.

  • Tuesday, 17 May 2022
Women Cricket Team
India To Take On Australia In Commonwealth Games Cricket Opener

Along with Australia and India, Group A also comprises of Barbados and Pakistan, while England, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka will fight for supremacy in Group B.

  • Tuesday, 01 February 2022
Queen’s Baton Is Here!
Commonwealth Games 2022 | Queen’s Baton Reaches Puri For Relay

Commonwealth Games 2022 | Queen’s Baton Reaches Puri For Relay

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  • Saturday, 15 January 2022
Queen's Baton For 2022 CWG Arrives In Odisha
Queen's Baton For 2022 CWG Arrives In Odisha

It will then return to Bhubaneswar for the symbolic relay at the Kalinga Stadium where eminent sportspersons of the state will be present.

  • Saturday, 15 January 2022
Jhilli Dalabehera
Jhilli Dalabehera From Odisha Wins Silver In Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship

She finished second in the Commonwealth nations, behind Nigeria's Peter Stella Kingsley, who lifted 168kg (72 + 96).

  • Thursday, 09 December 2021
India To Field Hockey Teams At Birmingham Commonwealth Games
India To Field Hockey Teams At Birmingham Commonwealth Games

Considering the quarantine requirements of the CWG 2022, which ends on August 8, and the Asian Games, starting on September 10, hockey teams will not have sufficient time to prepare for the event.

  • Saturday, 04 December 2021
Hockey India Withdraws From 2022 Birmingham CWG Over COVID, Quarantine Rules
Hockey India Withdraws From 2022 Birmingham CWG Over COVID, Quarantine Rules

Hockey India reasoned that there is only a 32-day window available between the Birmingham Games (July 28-August 8) and the Hangzhou Asian Games (September 10-25).

  • Tuesday, 05 October 2021
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CWG 2018: Gold rush for India on penultimate day

Gold Coast (Australia): Indian athletes clinched as many as eight gold medals on the penultimate day of the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) being held in Gold Coast in Australia. India has 59 medals in total with 25 gold medals in the games so far. India has won 16 silver and 18 bronze medals till now […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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