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 by lifting 116kg in the clear and jerk after a private better of 86kg in the snatch part, totalling 202 kg. Nigeria’s Adijat Adenike Olarinoye additionally obliterated the Games document in snatch and whole effort with an mixture of 203kg (92kg+111kg) to win the gold medal. Local favorite England’s Fraer Morrow bagged the bronze with a 198kg effort (89kg+109kg).
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“It is my first CWG and I really feel very joyful about the silver and about the Games document as nicely,” Bindyarani mentioned.
“I used to be into taekwondo from 2008 to 2012 after that I shifted to weightlifting. I had a peak downside so needed to shift. Everyone instructed my peak is right for weightlifting. So I modified,” she added.
Vandana scores twice in India’s 3-1 win over Wales
Sensational Vandana Katariya scored twice as India defeated Wales 3-1 to document second successive win in Pool A. India scored all their three targets from penalty corners with Vandana discovering the web twice, and Gurjit Kaur as soon as.
An unforgettable night time at Birmingham and three factors in the bag with yet one more WIN! 💪
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India started aggressively, incomes themselves a penalty nook in the very first minute of the match. But they missed out on taking an early lead as a consequence of weak execution. India continued their attacking intuition and went on to ran riot into the Welsh circle with as many as eight penetrations, creating numerous goalscoring alternatives. But, they couldn’t discover a solution to get on board in the primary quarter.
India remained affected person in their strategy and have been rewarded for his or her effort as skilled striker Vandana broke the impasse in the twenty sixth minute. Vandana efficiently deflected Gurjit’s try on the Penalty Corner. Gurjit went on to double India’s lead from Penalty Corner in the twenty eighth minute of the match.
Wales acquired their solely likelihood of the match in the type of a penalty nook 13 seconds from the third quarter and Hughes discovered the again of the Indian internet after getting a deflection of Grace’s foot.
In the forty seventh minute, India secured their sixth penalty nook however Gurjit’s sweep shot was saved by Thomas.
Srihari finishes 7th
Chasing an elusive medal in the able-bodied Commonwealth Games swimming occasions, Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj completed seventh in the boys’s 100m backstroke.
The 21-year-old was fifth in the 50m cut up however was pushed additional again in the powerful first lane to complete with a timing of 54.31s. It was manner beneath his private greatest and nationwide document timing of 53.77 that he clocked to seal his Tokyo Olympics quota final 12 months. A repeat of the efficiency would have landed him a historic gold.
“I’ve a few extra occasions and I’ll make positive this doesn’t occur. I gave it all the things, I had nothing left,” Nataraj mentioned, hoping for a greater end in the 50m backstroke.
Nataraj had certified for the ultimate with a time of 54.55 seconds which was seventh general