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CWG Day 2 Report: Indian weightlifters continued their highly impressive medal-winning performances as K Sanjita Chanu and Deepak Lather clinched gold and bronze respectively, while squash player Joshna Chinappa, boxers Amit Panghal and Naman Tanwar entered the quarter-finals at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) on Friday. Sanjita won in the women’s 53 kg category as the Manipuri star lifted a total of 192 kg which included a CWG record of 84 kg in the snatch and 108 kg in clean and jerk, while Lather bagged a bronze medal in the men’s 69 kg competition. He managed 136 kilograms in the snatch and 159 kg in clean and jerk for a total of 295 kg. [caption id=“attachment_4421691” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] India take on Pakistan in their match at the Commonwealth games. Image Couretsy: Hockey india[/caption] India now has four medals here after weightlifters S Mirabai Chanu and Gururaja delivered a gold and a silver respectively on Thursday. Success also continued in the mixed team badminton event as India topped Group A and reach the quarter-finals, after thrashing unfancied Scotland 5-0. India’s artistic gymnasts Pranati Das and Pranati Nayak qualified for the individual women’s all-round and vault finals respectively on a disappointing day for World Cup medallist Aruna Budda Reddy. Das finished 21st in the all-around final, with a total of 43.800 points. In the individual vault, Nayak was fourth with 13.300 points. India’s women continued to shine as Joshna was the lone squash player to reach the quarter-finals after Dipika Pallikal and Vikram Malhotra lost in the Round-of-16. Joshna defeated lower-ranked Tamika Saxby of Australia 3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-4). The women’s hockey team bounced back strongly after the 2-3 stunning loss to Wales with a 4-1 rout of Malaysia in a Group A match. Gurjit Kaur (6th, 39th minutes), Rani Rampal (56th) and Lalremsiami (59th) scored for India. In boxing action, Amit outplayed Tetteh Sulemanu of Ghana 5-0 in the men’s light flyweight (49 kg), while Naman thrashed Tanzania’s Haruna Mhando 5-0 in Heavyweight (91 kg) division in Round-of-16 actions at Oxenford Studios arena here. Indian cyclists disappointed on the second day as all of them failed to advance to the medal rounds. Sahil Kumar, Ranjit Singh and Sanuraj Sanandaraj failed to qualify for the next round in the men’s cycling keirin first round heats. In the men’s 4,000m Individual Pursuit, Manjeet Singh also failed to qualify forward after posting 4:39.744 to finish 24th out of 27 competitors. Deborah Herold and Aleena Reji lost in the quarter-finals of the women’s sprint event. India also had a mixed day in the lawn bowls events, reaching Round 5 in the men’s Pairs and women’s Fours event, while they suffered losses in the Round 3 of the men’s Pairs and Triples competitions. Pinki lost in singles Round 4. Woman para-swimmer Kiran Tak finished seventh in the S9 100m backstroke final which she completed in 1.47.10 minute after beginning with a reaction time of 1.08 seconds. At the end of Friday, India remained in the fifth spot in the medal table, behind Australia (36 medals), England (18 medals), Canada (11 medals) and Scotland (10 medals). India has so far rode on the success of its weightlifters and two of them rose to the occasion on Friday. Sanjita outclassed defending champion Loa Dika Toua of Papua New Guinea, who was a distant second with 182 kg while Canadian Rachel Leblanc-Bazinet took bronze with 181 kg. Sanjita was by far the most dominant competitor in both snatch and clean jerk. She took the lead in the snatch with an opening attempt of 81 kilograms. New Zealand’s Rachel, who had managed 78 kg in her first attempt, joined Sanjita at the pole position by lifting 81 kg in her second attempt. But Sanjita showed her class by equalling the CWG record of 83 kg in her second attempt to regain the lead. The Canadian, whose best lift in training has been 82 kg, made a brave and futile attempt to match the CWG record. The Indian then walked out to set a new CWG record at 84 kg and take the lead. The previous CWG record of 83 kg was set by compatriot Swarti Singh at the Glasgow Games in 2014. Things were even easier for Sanjita in the clean and jerk as none of her rivals managed to produce even a semblance of a challenge. Sanjita took the lead with a successful opening attempt of 104 kg. She bolstered her lead with 108 kg in her second attempt. She then attempted to better the existing CWG record of 111 kg which was set by Loa in 2014. That however, was not to be as Sanjita failed to lift 112 kg in her third attempt. Loa, who started with a successful attempt of 102 kg, failed to hoist 109 kg in her second attempt. She then went for 113 kg in her final attempt in a bid to better her own CWG record and retain the title which she had won four years ago. But she failed her third attempt despite a brave effort as the Indian camp celebrated Sanjita’s triumph. Rachel meanwhile, needed two attempts to clear 98 kg before lifting 100 kg in her third attempt. The third Indian weightlifter in action in the day, Saraswati Rout failed to finish in the women’s 58kg competition. She couldn’t get a valid lift. Day 3 Schedule (7 April) India vs England Event: Men’s basketball Time: 1.00 pm India vs Malaysia Event: Women’s basketball Time: 2.00 pm India vs Pakistan Event: Men’s Hockey Time: 10.02 am Athlete: Manjeet Singh Event: Cycling (Men’s 4000m Individual Pursuit) Time: 3.54 pm (Final) Athlete: Sanuraj P Event: Cycling (Men’s Sprint) Time: 9.56 am (Qualification), 10.43 am (Quarter-final), 2.10 pm (Semi-final), 4.14 pm (Final) Athlete: Ranjit Singh Event: Cycling (Men’s Sprint) Time: 9.56 am (Qualification), 10.43 am (Quarter-final), 2.10 pm (Semi-final), 4.14 pm (Final) Athlete: Sahil Kumar Event: Cycling (Men’s Sprint) Time: 9.56 am (Qualification), 10.43 am (Quarter-final), 2.10 pm (Semi-final), 4.14 pm (Final) Athlete: Amritha Reghunath Event: Cycling (Women Point Race) Time: 10.28 am (Qualification), 2.46 pm (Final) Athlete: Sonali Chang Event: Cycling (Women Point Race) Time: 10.28 am (Qualification), 2.46 pm (Final) Athlete: Manorama Devi Event: Cycling (Women Point Race) Time: 10.28 am (Qualification), 2.46 pm (Final) Athlete: Deborah Herold Event: Cycling (Women 500 m Time Trial) Time: 3.29 pm Athlete: Aleena Reji Event: Cycling (Women 500 m Time Trial) Time: 3.29 pm Athlete: Rakesh Patra Event: Gymnastics (Individual All Around) Time: 4.39 am Athlete: Yogeshwar Singh Event: Gymnastics (Individual All Around) Time: 4.39 am (Final) Athlete: Ashish Kumar Event: Gymnastics (Individual All Around) Time: 4.39 am (Final) Athlete: Pranati Das Event: Gymnastics (Women Individual All Around) Time: 12.11 pm (Final) Athlete: Pranati Nayak Event: Gymnastics (Women Individual All Around) Time: 12.11 pm (Final) Athlete: Aruna Reddy Event: Gymnastics (Women Individual All Around) Time: 12.11 pm (Final) Athlete: Sajan Prakash Event: Swinning (Men’s 50m Butterfly Heat 5) Time: 7.00 am Athlete: Virdhawal Khade Event: Swinning (Men’s 50m Butterfly Heat 5) Time: 7.00 am Athlete: Srihari Nataraj Event: Swimming (Men’s 50m Backstroke) Time: 6.45 am (1st Heat), 3.49 pm (1st Semi-final) Athlete: Sathish Sivalingam Event: Weightlifting (Men’s 77kg) Time: 5.12 am Athlete: Vandna Gupta Event: Weightlifting (Women’s 63kg) Time: 9.42 am Athlete: Ragala Venkat Rahul Event: Weightlifting (Men’s 85kg) Time: 2.12 pm Event: Mixed Badminton team quarter-finals Event: Boxing Men Preliminary rounds Time: 7.30 am-11 am and 2 pm-5.30 pm Event: Boxing Women Preliminary Rounds Time: 7.30 am-11 am and 2 pm-5.30 pm Event: Table Tennis (Team Group and Knockout Stage) Time: 4.00 am-10.00 am and 11.30 am-4.30 pm Event: Squash (Singles Preliminary) Time: 8.00 am-12 pm and 1.30 pm-5.00 pm India vs South Africa Event: (Lawn Bowls) Men’s Triples Section A - Round 5 Time: 4.31 am India vs Niue Event: (Lawn Bowls) Women’s Singles Section D - Round 5 Time: 4.31 am India vs Norfolk Island Event: (Lawn Bowls) Men’s Pairs Section D - Round 5 Time: 4.30 am India vs Fiji Event: (Lawn Bowls) Women’s Fours Section B - Round 5 Time: 7.30 am With inputs from IANS
Highlights, Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast: Weightlifters Sathish Sivalingam, Venkat Rahul Ragala bring India glory on Day 3
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India’s singles campaign in squash comes to an end at the Commonwealth Games 2018 after Joshna Chinappa loses 5-11, 6-11, 9-11 to New Zealand’s Joelle King in the quarter-final
India win their 4th GOLD!
Ragala Venkat Rahul gave India its fourth gold of the 2018 Commonwealth Games, joining fellow lifters Mirabai Chanu, Sanjita Chanu and Sathish Sivalingam as top prize winners.
The 21-year-old from Stuartpuram in Andhra Pradesh, a Commonwealth Championship gold medallist last year, beat back a surprising challenge from a vastly improved Samoan Don Opeloge to claim the 85kg gold.
The two of them had lifted 151kg in Snatch but the Indian put paid to Don Opeloge’s aspirations by entering the clean and jerk competition at 182kg and upped the ante by hoisting 187kg.
Under tremendous pressure to match Venkat Rahul, Don Opeloge had to ask for 188kg and 191kg on his second and third attempts and failed on each occasion, ceding gold to the young Indian.
Weightlifting: 85kg
Ragala’s final attempt was unsuccessful but Don Opeloge couldn’t manage to lift 191kg.
He lifted a total of 338kg. Too good from the Andhra Pradesh weightlifter!
Boxing:
And in what must come as a surprise to no one, Manoj wins with a unanimous verdict. All the Indian boxers have registered victories so far.
Weightlifting:
Venkat Rahul Ragala lifts 182kg in his first Clean and Jerk attempt to move into the top position
Swimming:
Srihari Nataraj, the teenager from Bengaluru, strove hard but could not make it to the final of the 50m backstroke. The youngest of the 16 semifinalists, he finished in 26.50 seconds, a shade slower than his 26.47 national record time in the heats. He was named the first reserve and would figure in the final only if one of the eight qualifiers pulls out of the race. Swimming in the faster of the two semifinal heats, the 17-year-old Srihari Nataraj’s slow reaction time at the start also contributed to his being unable to lower the National Record one more time. It was the first time in four races that he has not been able to improve his personal best.
Boxing: 69kg
Manoj Kumar enters the ring for his match against Kassim Mbundwike of Tanzania.
Manoj has been the more agile of the two boxers, bouncing around on the balls of his feet. How Tanzanian rival has barely moved out from the centre of the ring.
Basketball: Women
A heartbreaking loss for India against Malaysia in their group fixture. The Indians did try to make a late comeback but Garima limped off the court with an injury. They have now lost both their group fixtures, which means they are out.
Boxing: Hussamuddin wins 5-0!
It was an end-to-end bout with punches and jabs flying from both ends. However, it was the Indian boxer who came out victorious by a whisker. Boe isn’t happy with the decision.
Boxing:
India’s Hussamuddin Mohammed is in action against Boe Warawara of Vanuatu in the pre-quarter-finals.
Swimming:
Sajan Prakash finishes last in the event. Chad le Clos of South Africa takes gold. What an outstanding swimmer he is!
Weightlifting: 85kg
India’s 21-year-old Ragala Venkat Rahul faltered once but tied with Samoa’s Don Opeloge at the top of the pack in the men’s 85kg weightlifting competition. They both lifted 151kg in the snatch variant and promised to make the battle more tactical and exciting when the focus shifts to clean and jerk. Nigeria’s African champion Michael Anyalewechi (147kg) and Malaysia’s Muhamad Fazrul Azrie (145kg) raised visions of an intense battle, though defending champion Richard Patterson (New Zealand) finished with a no-lift at 143kg and bowed out. The Indian, who dropped the barbell when it was loaded at 151kg and then chose not to revise it upwards on his final visit, will have to respond to the surprise that Opeloge may have sprung on him by bridging the 10kg gap between them in the Commonwealth Championship last year.
Rangala successfully lifts 151 kg. That looked easy!
He is now tied with Samoa’s Don Opeloge at the top in the snatch event. We now move on to the Clean & Jerk event. The Indian has a very good chance to win the gold medal in this discipline
Rangala doesn’t look happy with his effort there. He fails in his second lift of 151 kg.
Will he manage to lift it in his next attempt?
Venkat Rahul Ragala enters the stage as he is the last lifter to start the men’s 85kg category.
He’s done it. Ragala lifts 147kg in his first attempt
Basketball: Men’s
England cruise past India in the Men’s Preliminary Round Pool B basketball match. India hardly troubled their English counterparts in each of the four quarters.
Hockey India captain PR Sreejesh reflects on today’s controversial result against Pakistan
We can’t be too harsh on the umpires 🙏 ..Some they commit mistake 👍, it’s we who gave him a chance!! Don’t be disappoint ‘ still we grab a point ... Each penny counts when it’s really matters ... let move on guys , There are big matches coming @GC2018 #CommonwealthGames2018
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Basketball: Women
The Malaysians have scored 12 points from turnovers, while India have managed to get only three. Malaysia are making most of their chances from the baseline. They also scored two consecutive three-pointers
Meanwhile, the men’s basketball team is struggling to close the gap on England’s massive lead
#India manage just 11 points in the 3rd quarter to England's 29
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The lead has now increased to a massive 40 points as the scoreline now reads 75-35 in England's favour#GC2018Basketball
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Basketball:
25-20! India hold a slight 5-point advantage over the Malaysians. The Indians look at their best and are making full use of their attack.
He has got a chance to add to India’s medal tally.
The men's weightlifting (85 kg) is underway
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India's Venkat Rahul Ragala will be in action.
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Sarita Devi wins 5-0
Sarita Devi off to a great start. A left jab to begin with, followed by a quick defence as Kimberly Gittens of Barbados throws a few punches at her. She has shown a lot of aggression in the second round too.
That’s it. A unanimous decision goes in the Indian’s favour. She’s through to the quarter-finals
Basketball:
India’s women’s team is in action against Malaysia in the Preliminary Round.
England lead India 46-24 after first two quarters in the basketball men’s Pool B match.
A disappointing 2nd quarter, managing to score just 7 points in that duration of play.
After two failed attempts in Clean and Jerk, India’s Vandana Gupta finishes 5th in the women’s 63 kg weightlifting final.
Meanwhile, Canada’s Maude McCarron wins the gold and breaks the CWG record in the discipline.
India 2-2 Pakistan
Stunning result for Pakistan. It’s 2-2. This draw is almost a win for Pakistan. They came back from 0-2 down and the best was that they killed the pace and created a structure. India crumbled and just refused to tackle Pakistan head on. In the end, video decisions were controversial, especially the last one from which Pakistan equalised. Sreejesh, in fact, saved three goals. Huge lessons here for India. India coach has a lot of work – especially in the way the midfield vanished and also to tell Mandeep Singh to pass when Sunil was in a better position.
Weightlifter Vandna Gupta finishes 5th in women’s 63kg event
Vandna Gupta became the third Indian weightlifter after Muthupandi Raja and Saraswati Rout to return home without a Commonwealth Games medal when she was unable to overcome a weak effort in the snatch variant in the women’s 63kg class competition. She seemed a shadow of the lifter who has a personal best of 91 kgs and lifted 88 kgs in the Commonwealth Championship last year. After two failures at 80 kgs, she finally managed a clean lift to stay in the competition today. But needing a solid effort the clean and jerk lifts, she could only get one clean lift at 100 kgs and failed twice at 104 kgs. The 23-year-old from Lucknow had only two legal lifts today and finished with 180 kgs. It was never going to be a challenge for the top guns in the competition like Zoe Smith (England), Maude Charron (Canada) and Mona Pretorius (South Africa). India will now look to Ragula Venkat Rahul (men’s 85kg class) to add to its haul of three gold one silver and one bronze medals from eight events.
India 2-2 Pakistan
Pakistan score off that penalty corner, shooting low. A diving Sreejesh cannot get down in time as the ball creeps under him. That penalty corner decision is going to dominate news for some time.
India 2-1 Pakistan
Another penalty corner for Pakistan as the ball hit an Indian defender’s foot, right as the time ran out!
India 2-1 Pakistan
With seven seconds to go for the final whistle, Pakistan are given a penalty corner! But they bungle it! There’s some last-minute drama on the pitch as the Pakistanis are claiming the ball hit a defender’s foot again. Nervous wait for India and their fans.
India 2-1 Pakistan
India barely surviving. They lead 2-1. Three consecutive PC’s for Pakistan and Sreejesh makes some good saves. It is getting close and tense. Another goal from India could close the contest.
India 2-1 Pakistan
That man Sreejesh again!
In the span of two minutes, he’s pulled out three saves. In the first instance, he first heads the ball away as Shafqat Rasool tries to chip it over him! Then he flies to his right to block another shot. That’s no exaggeration! He was actually air-borne as he made that block.
He then dived to the ground to thwart a penalty corner. What a match he’s having!
India 2-1 Pakistan
Q3 saw Pakistan cutting the score. They came close to getting an equaliser. India could have increased the lead through Chinglensana but the midfielder then gets a yellow. Tough Q4 looming up. India needs a couple of more goals.
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