Gold Coast: Indian shooter Anish Bhanwala, 15, became India’s youngest ever gold medallist in the Common Wealth Games (CWG). The other two shooters Tejaswini Sawant and Anjum Moudgil have won gold and silver respectively in the Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions at the 21st Commonwealth Games. Tejaswini registered a new Games record 457.9 points to…
Veteran Indian star Sushil Kumar won gold in the men’s 74 kilogram category in the wrestling competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) today. Sushil overpowered Johannes Botha of South Africa by technical superiority in the final. Another Indian wrestler Rahul Aware also won gold in the men’s 57 kilogram category by defeating Steven Takahashi…
India dominated the range and the ring as Shreyasi Singh’s double trap gold shored up the medal tally while the entire men’s Indian boxing contingent made the semifinals to be assured of podium finishes in an unprecedented performance on day seven of the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Wednesday. On the overall medal tally,…
Gold Coast: Pistol shooter Heena Sidhu shone the brightest with a gold and a Games record, while para-powerlifter Sachin Chaudhary put behind a dope-tainted past to claim a surprise bronze as the Indian juggernaut slowed down a bit after five days of gold rush at the Commonwealth Games here. With weightlifters through with their campaign,…
Gold Coast: The ever-reliable Jitu Rai’s pistol shot down a Gold and a Games record, while the mixed Badminton and men’s Table Tennis sides also picked up milestone top finishes as India shone through in both the individual and team events on a splendid Day-5 of the 21st Commonwealth Games here. The weight-lifters wrapped up…
Gold Coast: From weightlifting to boxing to table tennis to hockey, women formed the core of India’s stupendous day four at the 21st Commonwealth Games where 16-year-old Manu Bhaker delivered a record-shattering shooting gold medal and the table tennis team shocked fancied defending champions Singapore to clinch the top honours for the first time in…
India’s Chanu Saikhom Mirabai won gold in the women’s 48-kg weight-lifting, setting a new Commonwealth Games record in the process with a total lift of 196-kg. Mauritius’ Marie Hanitra Roilya Ranaivosoa took silver while Sri Lanka’s Dinusha Gomes claimed bronze. Chanu smashed the Games records in 48-kg category snatch, clean and jerk and overall en…
Star shuttler P.V Sindhu led the Indian contingent at a glittering opening ceremony which launched the 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games here on Wednesday. The Rio Olympics silver medallist carried the Tri-colour at the head of the Indian contingent which also included fellow badminton stars H.S. Pranoy and Kidambi Srikanth. Star shooter Gagan Narang,…
Sania Nehwal claimed that her father Harvir’s name was removed from the Indian team’s officials list for the 2018 Commonwealth Games (CWG) and vented her anger in a series of tweets. Removal of the name meant that he would not be allowed entry to the Games village or see any of her matches. The Sports…
In a huge relief for India’s CWG contingent, its boxers were cleared of any doping violation, but they remained under the scanner for breaching the Games’ strict ‘no needle’ policy. The concerned CWG Association has been summoned for a hearing on Tuesday, said the CGF, but clarified that there was no doping offence involved in…
Leopard Rescue Centre to come up at YelwalDecember 22, 2024
Man murdered with electric chainsawDecember 22, 2024
MCC asked to enforce penalties for waste segr...December 22, 2024
11-day floral grandeur opens at Mysore PalaceDecember 22, 2024
Recent Comments