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…]
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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 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…]