CWG 2022: Wrestling bouts halted after speaker falls from ceiling

In an embarrassing incident for the organisers, the wrestling bouts on the Commonwealth Games needed to be stopped and spectators had been requested to vacate the corridor after a speaker fell from the ceiling, minutes after the primary session started. Only 5 bouts may very well be accomplished when a speaker, used to relay announcement, … Read more

While You Were Asleep: Weightlifter Bindyarani wins silver, Vandana stars in India’s 3-1 win over Wales, Srihari finishes 7th in 100m backstroke

Weightlifter Bindyarani Devi clinched a silver in the ladies’s 55kg and received India’s fourth medal in weightlifting on Day 2 of the continued Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Bindyarani, who hails from Manipur had received the Commonwealth Championships gold in 2019 earlier than getting a silver in the 2021 version. The 23-year-old created a Games document … Read more

Commonwealth Games, and Olympics, can help cricket add the ‘World’ in its World Cups

Eleven groups had participated in the Women’s World Cup in India again in 1997, a 12 months earlier than cricket made its debut in the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. Eight groups featured in the latest Women’s World Cup earlier this 12 months. Across the seven Women’s T20 World Cups, the variety of groups went … Read more