New Delhi: After a thunderous Day 1 of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Team India looks to retain momentum on the second day with all eyes on Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, the Tokyo Olympic silver-medallist and 2018 CWG gold medallist on Saturday.
Badminton and Table Tennis teams looking to make a progress into the knockouts and the women’s hockey team will enter their second group-stage tie. The Indian badminton team began their mixed team title defence with a 5-0 sweep against Pakistan.
In Badmintion there were wins for PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth. Women’s cricket made its debut with a three-wicket loss against Australia. The Indian women’s table tennis team fared better with a 3-0 victory vs South Africa and then a 3-0 victory against Fiji.In boxing, Shiva Thapa won his men’s 63.5kg Round of 32 bout against Pakistan’s Suleman Baloch.
The Indian women’s hockey team 5-0 win against Ghana on Day One set spirits soaring.In aquatics, Kushagra Rawat came in last in Heat 3 and was eliminated in the Men’s 400m Freestyle event. In the triathlon, India finished 26th and 27th respectively with a dismal performance by Pragnya Mohan and Sanjana Joshi.
Day 2 schedule includes numerous nail-biting events including finals of weightlifting, athletics and para-swimming.
Athletics:
India will eye a medal in the men’s marathon Final with Nitendra Singh Rawat all geared up at 01.30 PM.
PARA-Swimming:
India’s Ashish Kumar Singh will fight for his final birth in the men’s 100m Backstroke S9 Finals–at 12:18 AM.
SWIMMING* 100m backstroke semifinal:
Srihari Natraj (1:14 am)* 200m freestyle heat 3–Kushagra Rawat (03.00 pm).
GYMNASTICS* Women’s Team Final & Individual Qualification Subdivision 3:
PranatiNayak, RuthujaNatraj, ProtisthaSamanta (9:00 Pm).
BADMINTON* Mixed team group A:
India vs Sri Lanka (1:30 pm)* Mixed team group a–India Vs Australia (11:30 pm).
BOXING* Over 54kg – 57kg (Round Of 32): Hussamuddin Mohammed Vs Amzolele (SA) (4:30 Pm).
Cycling (02:30 PM – 06:15 PM)* Womens sprint qualifying:
Mayuri Lute, Triyasha Paul* Women’s 3000m individual pursuit qualifying–Meenakshi. Men’s 4000m individual pursuit qualifying–Vishwajeet Singh, Dinesh Kumar. Men’s kierin first round (8.30 PM -11.30 PM).
HOCKEY Womens Pool A:
India Vs Wales (11:30 PM).
WEIGHTLIFTING:
Mens 55 Kg:
Sanket Mahadev Sargar (01:30 PM – 06:15 PM), Mens 61 Kg–Gururaja (01:30 PM – 06:15 PM)).
Women’s 49 Kg:
Saikhom, Mirabhai Chanu (08:00 PM – 10:15 PM).
Table Tennis (02:00 PM – 07:00 PM):
Womens Team Group 2–India Vs Guyana, Mens Team Group–India Vs Northern Ireland.
Squash (04:30 PM – 07:00 PM):
Mens singles round of 32: Ramit Tandon Vs Christopher Binnie (Jamaica), Womens singles round of 32–Joshana Chinappa Vs Tbd
Womens singles round of 32: Sunayna Sara Kuruvilla Vs AifaAzman (Malaysia). Mens singles round of 32–Saurav Ghosal Vs Tbd.
Lawn Balls (01:00 PM – 06:15 PM): Men’s triple–India vs Malta (* Women’s singles–Tania Choudhury Vs Laura Daniels(Wales)* Men’s pairs–India Vs Cook Island* Women’s four–India Vs Canada.
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