Gold Coast: The star badminton trio of Saina Nehwal, P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth were the centre of attraction as the paddlers continued to snatch medals as the Indian contingent ended its campaign at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) on a high on Sunday. India bagged a total of seven medals[Read More…]
Tag: Commonwealth Games
Wrestler Bajrang wins gold at CWG
Gold Coast (Australia): Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia won gold in the men’s 65 kilogram freestyle category while compatriot Mausam Khatri took the 97kg silver at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Friday. Bajrang needed only around two minutes to overpower Kane Charig of Wales by technical superiority in the[Read More…]
Wrestler Pooja takes silver at CWG
Gold Coast (Australia): India’s Pooja Dhanda finished with the silver medal in the women’s 57 kilogram wrestling category at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Friday. Pooja lost 5-7 to defending champion Odunayo Adekuoroye of Nigeria in the final. The Nigerian had won the title at the 2014 CWG[Read More…]
CWG 2018: Shooter Tejaswini wins gold, Anjum takes silver
Gold Coast (Australia): Indian 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 (CWG) here on Friday. Tejaswini registered a new Games record 457.9 points to take the title. Anjum scored 455.7. Seonaid McIntosh of Scotland[Read More…]
CWG 2018: Shooter Manu Bhaker wins gold, Heena Sidhu takes silver
Gold Coast (Australia): India’s Manu Bhaker and Heena Sidhu took gold and silver respectively in the Women’s 10m Air Pistol event at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Sunday. Bhaker produced a spectacular performance, setting a new CWG record with a total of 240.9 points in the final round. Heena[Read More…]
Lifter Sathish Kumar defends CWG title
Gold Coast (Australia): Indian weightlifters continued to dominate at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) with the veteran Sathish Kumar Sivalingam defending his title in comprehensive fashion in the men’s 77 kilogram event here on Saturday. The Indian registered a total of 317 kg which included 144 kg in snatch and[Read More…]
CWG 2018 : Lifter Sanjita Chanu wins gold
Gold Coast (Australia): Indian weightlifter Sanjita Chanu won gold in the women’s 53 kilogram category at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Friday. 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.[Read More…]
Lifter Mirabai Chanu wins gold at Commonwealth Games
Gold Coast (Australia): Star weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won the first gold for India at the 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games with a power-packed performance in the women’s 48 kilogram category here on Thursday. The Manipuri powerhouse left the competition far behind by setting Games and Commonwealth records in the snatch,[Read More…]
In pics: Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari rocks the photo shoot in glamorous avatar
Ever since the film Dangal has been released, the popularity of Phogat sisters has increased tremendously. These girls are real inspiration when it comes to the sport, but their fashion statement is no less. The international wrestling champs Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari turned into stunning divas for a rocking[Read More…]