Commonwealth Games Day 8 HIGHLIGHTS: Bajrang, Sakshi, Deepak win gold medals; Anshu silver; Kakran, Mohit bronze

CWG 2022 Day 8 HIGHLIGHTS: Wrestling action began on Day 8 of the Commonwealth Games and helped India add three gold medals, a silver and two bronzes to their medal tally. Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Deepak Punia won the gold medals. Silver went to Anshu Malik with Divya Kakran and Mohit Grewal clinching bronze. India are assured of medals courtesy Bhavina Patel in para table tennis and Men’s Fours Lawn Bowls - both into the final. In athletics, India’s men’s 4x400m relay team qualified for the final. Underway: India women’s hockey team take on Australia in the semi-final. Day 8 preview: India so far have 20 medals including six gold and are seventh in the table. Two medals came on Day 7 with Sudhir winning a historic para powerlifting gold and M Sreeshankar added another historic silver in the men’s long jump event. More medals are expected on Day 8 as the Indian women’s team take on Australia in the hockey semi-finals. It is a repeat of the thrilling quarter-finals at the 2020 Olympics. Indian wrestlers begin the campaign with Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, Deepak Punia, Divya Kakran, Anshu Malik and Mohit Grewal competing today. They will be looking to ensure medals with wins in the quarter-finals. In badminton, PV Sindhu will be back to play round of 16 match. Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen and Aakarshi Kashyap will also be playing their singles round of 16 matches. Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty and Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand will be playing in the men’s and women’s doubles round of 16 match respectively. In para table tennis, Bhavina Patel and Sonalben Patel will be playing in the women’s singles class 3-5 semi-finals. Manika Batra/G Sathiyan and Sharath Kamal/Akul Sreeja will play their mixed doubles round of 16 match respectively. Sreeja and Reeth Tennison will also play their singles Roun of 16 matches. In athletics, Jyothi Yarraji and men’s 4x400m relay team will in action. Ancy Edapilly will compete in women’s long jump qualification. Click here to check the whole Day 8 schedule and time in ISL Streaming details: The Commonwealth Games 2022 will be broadcast live in India on Sony Ten Sports Network channels and DD Sports. The Games can also be streamed live on the SonyLiv app. Click here for our complete coverage of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Read all the Latest News ****, Trending News ****, Cricket News ****, Bollywood News ****, India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook ****, Twitter and Instagram ****.

Commonwealth Games Day 8 HIGHLIGHTS: Bajrang, Sakshi, Deepak win gold medals; Anshu silver; Kakran, Mohit bronze

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