Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 7 Live Updates: India into Men’s Hockey semis, Sharath/Sreeja win, medal tally
Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of Day 7 of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Men’s Lightweight Para Powerlifting
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Parmjeet Kumar fails at her second attempt as well. - ⦿
Parmjeet Kumar fails to lift 165 kg in his first attempt and will try to lift the same in his second attempt. - ⦿
Richard Lubanza of Zambia lifts 70.9 kg in his first lift with a Rack Height of 16 to earn 97.5 points — the highest so far in the standings - ⦿
India’s Parmjeet Kumar is set to compete for India in the powerlifting final and is expected to lift 49.10kg with a rack height of 14.
Table Tennis
Up next: Sreeja Akula and Reeth Tennison in women’s singles Round of 32
Mixed Doubles Round of 32: Sharath Kamal, Sreeja Akula win 11-7 11-6 11-9.
Phew that was close! Trailing 9-10, Early goes for a forehand smash. She lands it out of bounds, however. India take the game and the match.
Northern Ireland are getting closer. India are just 10-8 up now
India drop two out of the six match points. India lead 10-6.
And just like that India break out into a 8-4 lead.
Akula with a brilliant cross-court forehand to get India to parity.
India now trails 2-4.
Achanta yet again with class! He gets one point back for India. 1-3
Northern Ireland open out a three point lead.
Akula on serve to get the third game underway. Another game will seal the win for the Indian duo.
Early’s back hand goes long and that seals the second game for India. India wins the game 11-6. They are 2-0 up.
A pacy rally. Cathcart goes for a long range forehand but fails. India up 9-6.
Sharath Kamal tries a forehand but only to find the net. India leads 6-5.
Northern Ireland’s Cathcart with a backhand shot that beats Akula’s rubber. India leads 2-4.
Sharath Kamal starts the second game with a brilliant forehand winner. India leads 1-0.
Game point for India after which India seals the first game 11-7.
The Indian duo was on a three-point lead, which reduces to two after an error by Sharath. The score 4-2 to India. But Akula and Sharath goes better in the next rally to improve on its lead to 6-3 in India’s favour.
India’s Sharath Kamal and Sreeja Akula will be in action against Sophie Early and Owen Cathcart of Norther Ireland in the match starting at 9:10 pm.
Mixed Doubles Round of 32: Manika Batra, G. Sathiyan sail into Round of 16
The Indian duo wins the match in straight games, beating Seychelles 3-0.
In the third game, Seychelles tries to make a comeback, with an early point after a Manika Batra error. However, India looks too good for the team at the moment, with a seven-point lead now. The score 8-1 to India now. India seals the third game 11-1 as well to secure a spot in the Round of 16.
India wins the first game 11-1. India starts the second game with three early points and makes it four now. The India duo continues to maintain its dominance in the second game as well, winning it 11-3.
India’s Manika Batra and G. Sathiyan will be in action against Mick Crea and Sinon Laura of Seychelles in the Round of 32.
Hockey – The Indian Men’s team beats Wales 4-1 to qualify for the semifinals.
Para powerlifting Women’s Lightweight
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Manpreet and Sakina fail in their final attempts to lift 90 kg and 93 kg respectively and India is out of medal contention in this event. - ⦿
Manpreet finishes fourth while Sakina finished fifth in the final. - ⦿
Manpreet Lifts 88 kg in her second attempt to sit fourth in standings with a score of 89.6. - ⦿
Sakina successfully lifts 90 kg with a rack height of 11 and goes to fifth, just below Manpreet with a score of 87.5 - ⦿
Both lifters of Nigeria have been disqualified. - ⦿
Zoey Newson of England lifts 97 kg in her first attempt and goes right on top with a score of 98.2 - ⦿
Sakina Khatun fails to lift 90 kg with a rack height of 11. - ⦿
Manpreet Kaur lifts 87 kg in her first attempt with a rack height of 12, taking her points to top with 88.6 points. - ⦿
India’s Manpreet Kaur and Sakina Khatun are in action in the para powerlifting final.
Boxing – Men’s Super Heavyweight Quarterfinals – Sagar secures another Boxing Medal
Sagar of India is in action against Keddy Evans of Seychelles. The Indian wins the first round 49-46. Sagar improves himself in the second round with five 10s to win the second round.
The Indian wins the third round with fives 10s as well and is through to the semifinals. He secures another medal for India.
What’s in store now?
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8:00 pm: Men’s Super Heavyweight – Sagar vs Keddy Evans of Seychelles - ⦿
8:30 pm: Mixed Doubles Round of 32 – Manika Batra / G. Sathiyan vs Crea Mick / Sinon Laura of Seychelles
7:14 PM: Hockey
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Hockey – The Indian Men’s team beat Wales 4-1 to qualify for the semifinals. - ⦿
India is leading at 2-0 at halftime. You can catch all the LIVE action here
Squash: Mixed Doubles Round of 16 – India through to Quarters
The Indian duo wins the second game, and secures a quarterfinal spot with a win in straight games.
Second Game: Wales starts the second game with two early points, eyeing a comeback in the match. India pulls back two points to draw level, till Whitlock’s shot puts Wales back in front with a one-point lead. India makes a comeback in the game and takes a six-point lead, followed by a win in the second game.
The duo seals the first game 11-8 taking a 1-0 lead in the match against Wales.
India wins the first Game: India takes the lead initially, but Wales pulls back two points to go level at 3-3 so far. Wales goes in front temporarily, but Saurav and Dipika take the lead eventually back to 6-5 in favour of India. Dipika’s shot is too low for Whitlock as India wins another point to go two-points ahead of Wales. The score 9-7 to India.
India’s ace mixed doubles pair of Ghosal and Pallikal is underway with its Round of 16 contest.
India vs Wales
India have their noses in front at halftime. India 2-0 Wales.
Harmanpreet makes it 2-0! India converts another penalty corner.
India take the lead 1-0! Harmanpreet converts a penalty corner to take India ahead. He now has 12 goals in the Commonwealth Games 2022.
6:47 PM: Squash – India’s mixed doubles pair of Joshna Chinappa and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu lose their Round of 16 match to New Zealand and bow out of competition. The second Indian pair of Saurav Ghosal and Dipika Pallikal plays later today.
6:39 PM: Hockey – India’s men’s team is in action in their last group stage match. It needs at least a draw to secure the first spot. A loss, on the other hand, could lead to its exit. You can catch all the LIVE action here.
6:35 PM: Boxing – It is yet another medal for India! Jaismine hung by a thread in the third round but got the win in the women’s lightweight category. She becomes the latest boxer to assure a bronze medal.
Jaismine vs Troy Garton
Round 3 : Garton started well and had Jaismine on the back foot for the opening exchanges. The New Zealander came pretty close to stealing the contest and had Jaismine pushed on the ropes multiple instances. This was, however, not enough to get her the win. Jaismine won the bout via a 4:1 split decision.
Round 2 : Garton knew she needs to catch up and came with an aggressive approach to start the next round. Jaismine tamed her opponent’s aggression by shuffling across the ring. The Indian defends and defends well. She gets the split decision and retains the lead after two rounds.
Round 1 : The round started with both boxers assessing each other, and not taking any risks. Jaismine’s long reach allowed her to land meaningful blows. This allows her take the first round with all five judges ruling the decision in Jaismine’s favour.
6:15 PM: Squash – After a positive start in the women’s doubles, Joshna Chinappa and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu will take the court in Round of 16 of mixed doubles.
6:15 PM: Boxing – India’s Jaismine is in action in the quarterfinal of the women’s lightweight category. A win will ensure another medal for India.
6:07 PM: Rhythmic Gymnastics – Team Final and Individual Qualification – India’s Bavleen Kaur manages a score of 18.750 on the apparatus ‘Ball’ and sits in ninth place.
6:05 PM: Squash – India’s women’ doubles team of Sunayna Kuruvilla and Anahat Singh advance to the Round of 16.
5:46 PM: Table Tennis – Aravindan Alagar wins the third game 11-2 to seal the contest. Aravindan seals the match with a 3-1 win and makes it to the quarters.
5:50 PM: Table Tennis – Dan Bullen fights back to take the third game. This one went right down the wire and the Englishman edges past 9-11.
5:43 PM: Table Tennis – Alagar pushes a gear higher and wins the second game with a bigger point difference. He takes the game 11-2 and leads 2-0.
5:36 PM: Table Tennis – Alagar sails through the first game with ease, and wins 11-5. He leads the contest 1-0.
5:30 PM: Table Tennis – India’s Raja Aravindan Alagar in action men’s singles classes 3-5 .
5:25 PM: Rhythmic Gymnastics – Team Final and Individual Qualification – India’s Bavleen Kaur finishes 12th (out of 13) on the apparatus ‘Hoop’ with a score of 18.100.
5:20 PM: Lawn Bowls – Mridul Borgohain loses his final Section D game 13-21 to end in fourth place. He fails to qualify for quarterfinals.
5:07 PM: Badminton – The mixed doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and B Sumeeth Reddy crash out in the Round of 32 with a 18-21 16-21 loss to the England duo.
5:00 PM: Table Tennis – Sonalben Patel advances to the semifinal in the women’s singles classes 3-5 with a 3-1 win over Nigeria’s Obiora.
4:57 PM: Boxing – Amit Panghal advances to the semifinal of the men’s flyweight category and assures another medal for India.
Amit Panghal vs Lennon Mulligan
Round 3 : Mulligan throws the kitchen sink at the bout in an attempt to reverse his deficit, but the Indian is clever enough to navigate it. Panghal takes the bout 5:0 on a unanimous decision.
Round 2 : Mulligan starts on the front foot and land a few clean hits on Panghal. The Indian, however, comes back and takes the attack to the Scot. The judges award another 4:1 split decision to Amit Panghal.
Round 1 : Amit Panghal relies on his footwork and is actively moves around the ring. He manages to land a few clean hits. The judges feel the same and award him the first round 4:1.
4:38 PM: Boxing – Amit Panghal in action in the quarterfinal of men’s flyweight category.
4:38 PM: Badminton – The mixed doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and B Sumeeth Reddy loses first game 21-18.
4:33 PM: Badminton – Kidambi Srikanth beats Uganda’s Daniel Wanagaliya 21-9 21-9 to advance to the second round.
SECOND GAME
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Final Score: Kidambi 21-9 Wanagaliya - ⦿
Wanagaliya is asked to stretch to pick a drop shot but he fails to do so. Kidambi leads 15-8. - ⦿
11-4 lead for the Indian. - ⦿
Kidambi is in the lead again. He is up 9-4. - ⦿
The second game is underway.
FIRST GAME
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Final Score: Kidambi 21-9 Wanagaliya - ⦿
Kidambi now leads 17-9. - ⦿
The Indian leads 11-6 at the half way point of the first game. - ⦿
A comfortable point for Kidambi as he gently nudges the shuttle past the net while the Ugandan struggles to place himself at the right spot. - ⦿
The Indian leads 5-2 in the early stage of Game 1
4:10 PM: Badminton – Kidambi Srikanth begins his singles campaign against Uganda’s Daniel Wanagaliya in the round of 32.
4:04 PM: Table Tennis – Bhavina Patel is through to the semifinal. She beats her Fijian opponent 11-1 11-5 11-1. Meanwhile, her compatriot Baby Sahana Ravi loses 0-3 to Australia’s Qian Yang.
3:58 PM: Table Tennis – Bhavina Patel doubles her lead. She wins the second game 1 1-5. Patel just needs one more game to advance to the next round.
Squash Update
Ramit Tandon ruled out of the 2022 Commonwealth Games due to an injury.
3:55 PM: Table Tennis – Bhavina Patel takes little time to win the first game 11-1.
3:45 PM: Athletics – Manju Bala has qualified for the women’s hammer throw final which will be held on Saturday. Manju finished 11th in the qualification round with a best throw of 59.68m. However, her compatriot Sarita Romit Singh finished 13th and failed to make the cut.
3:40 PM: Table Tennis – Sanil Shetty and Reeth Tennison have been knocked out of mixed doubles after losing their round of 64 match 2-3 (6-11, 10-12, 13-11, 11-8, 8-11) to the Malaysian duo of Wong Qi Shen and Tee Ai Xin.
3:28 PM: Badminton – PV Sindhu is through to the round of 16 with a comfortable 21-4, 21-11 win over Abdul Razzaq of Maldives.
3:10 PM: PV Sindhu begins her singles campaign against Maldives’ Abdul Razzaq in the round of 32.
SECOND GAME
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Sindhu takes the second game 21-11 and moves to round of 16 easily. - ⦿
Sindhu shows her class. Wins nine points on the trot to lead 18-9. - ⦿
Razzaq equalises at 9-9. - ⦿
Much better play from Razzaq in second game. However, Sindhu leads 8-4.
FIRST GAME
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Sindhu takes the opening game 21-4 in next to no time. - ⦿
Sindhu further extends her lead to 13-2. - ⦿
Superb start for the Indian shuttler. Leads 5-0.
3:03 PM: Athletics – Hima Das is in action in the women’s 200m Heat 2. She starts in lane number 5. Hima Das, despite a slow start, wins her heat with a timing of 23.42s and automatically qualifies for the semi-finals!
2:45 PM: Paddlers Sanil Shetty and Reeth Tennison are about to begin their mixed doubles campaign against Malaysian pair of Wong Qi Shen and Tee Ai Xin in round of 64.
FIFTH GAME
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Sanil’s backhand shot hits the net and that’s it for the Indian pair. Malaysian pair wins 3-2. - ⦿
Three match points for Malaysian pair at 10-7. Can the Indian pair repeat what it did in the third game? - ⦿
The match is running away from the Indian duo. Three consecutive points take Malaysians to 8-4. - ⦿
Excellent stuff from Sanil. Cross-court forehand from the Indian takes the pair to 4-5. - ⦿
Malaysians move quickly into a 4-1 lead.
FOURTH GAME
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Reeth and Sanil convert at the second time of asking. Win fourth game 11-8 to force a one-game shoot-off. - ⦿
Three game points for Reeth and Sanil as they lead 10-7. - ⦿
Sanil and Reeth wins three points in a row to level the score at 6-6 in the must-win game. - ⦿
Just like that, the Malaysians have reeled off six points in a row to lead 6-3. - ⦿
The Indian pair carries the momentum in fourth game. Leads 3-0.
THIRD GAME
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Sanil and Reeth come back from the brink of defeat to take the third game 13-11. This match is not over! - ⦿
Sanil saves third match point at 10-11 with a round the net shot. - ⦿
Sanil and Reeth save two match points and the score is 10-10. - ⦿
An incredible rally at 7-9 and Sanil comes up with a brilliant forehand winner while losing his balance. - ⦿
Malaysian’s had a 6-3 lead in the third game as well but Sanil and Reeth have reduced the gap and now trail by one point at 6-7.
SECOND GAME
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From 9-10 down, the Malaysian pair wins three points in a row to clinch the second game as well. - ⦿
The Malaysians close the gap and the score are level at 9-9. - ⦿
Indians have turned it around to move 7-5 ahead. - ⦿
Much closer start to the second game. The Malaysians lead 4-2.
FIRST GAME
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Wong and Tee take the first game 11-6 - ⦿
Lots of unforced errors from the Indian duo and the Malaysians are 9-4 up. - ⦿
Malaysian pair has a 6-3 lead.
2:30 PM: Here we go. Time for live action. Women’s Hammer Throw qualification in which 17 athletes will compete to make it to the top 12 for Saturday’s final.
Women’s Hammer Throw Qualification
The women’s hammer throw qualification is over. Manju Bala, who finished 11th, has qualified for Saturday’s final while Sarita Romit Singh with a 13th-place finish fails to make the cut.
Manju Bala fails to register a valid throw in her third and final attempt. The Indian is placed at 11th at the moment which means she can still qualify for the final.
Sarita’s final throw measures at 56.62m. She is currently at 13th and hence, will not make it to the final.
Like Sarita, Manju Bala’s second attempt too is invalid.
Sarita’s second throw is an invalid one. She has only one more attempt left. Meanwhile, Canada’s Camryn Rogers has set a new Games Record of 74.68m.
Sarita’s first throw goes only as far as 57.48m, way off the automatic qualification mark of 68m. Manju Bala does better than her compatriot with a first throw of 59.68m.
2PM: Just half an hour to go for the first day of the event – women’s hammer throw qualification. India’s Manju Bala and Sarita Romit Singh will be in action.
1:50 PM: Read the journey behind judoka Tulika Maan’s silver medal – Behind Tulika Maan’s CWG judo silver, the fight of her single mother Delhi Police cop – written by Jonathan Selvaraj
1:40 PM: Here is what Tejaswin Shankar told my colleague Santadeep Dey after clinching a historic bronze in men’s high jump on Wednesday: ‘I want to relive this moment again and again’
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1:20 PM: ICYMI, check the highlights of Day 6 where India won five medals: Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 6 Highlights: India wins four Bronze and one Silver to take medal tally to 18
1:10 PM: Here are the top moments from Day 6 of CWG 2022.
The Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham take place from July 29 to August 8 with Indian athletes competing in events across 15 sports. Here are all the events Indians will be participating on Day 7 in Birmingham.
Athletics
2:30 pm: Women’s Hammer Throw Qualification – Manju Bala, Sarita Romit Singh
3:03 pm: Women’s 200m Round 1 Heats – Hima Das
12:12 am: Men’s Long Jump Final – M Sreeshankar, Muhammed Anees Yahiya
Badminton
3:00 pm: Women’s Singles Round of 32 – PV Sindhu vs Abdul Razzaq (MDV)
4:00 pm: Men’s Singles Round of 32 – Kidambi Srikanth vs Daniel Wanagaliya (UGA)
4:00 pm: Mixed Doubles Round of 32 – B. Sumeeth Reddy/Ashwini Ponnappa vs Callum Hemming/Jessica Pugh (ENG)
10:00 pm: Women’s Singles Round of 32 – Aakarshi Kashyap vs Mahoor Shahzad (PAK)
11:30 pm: Men’s Singles Round of 32 – Lakshya Sen vs Vernon Smeed (SHN)
Boxing
4:45 pm: Men’s Flyweight – Quarterfinal – Amit Panghal vs Lennon Mulligan
6:15 pm: Women’s Lightweight – Quarterfinal – Jaismine vs Troy Garton
8:00 pm: Men’s Super Heavyweight – Quarterfinal – Sagar vs Keddy Agnes
12:30 am: Men’s Welterweight – Quarterfinal – Rohit Tokas vs Xavier
Rhythmic Gymnastics – Women’s
4:30 pm onwards – Bavleen Kaur
Squash
5:30 pm: Women’s Doubles Round of 32 – Sunayna Sara Kuruvilla, Anahat Singh
6:00 pm: Men’s Doubles Round of 32 – Abhay Singh, Velavan Senthilkumar
6:00 pm: Mixed Doubled Round of 16 – Joshna Chinappa, Harinder Pal Sandhu
7:00 pm: Mixed Doubles Round of 16 – Saurav Ghosal, Dipika Pallikal
11:45 pm: Women’s Doubles Round of 16 – Joshna Chinappa, Dipika Pallikal
Table Tennis
2:35 pm: Mixed Doubles Round of 64 – Sanil Shetty, Reeth Tennison
8:30 pm: Mixed Doubles Round of 32 – G. Sathiyan, Manika Batra
9:10 pm: Mixed Doubles Round of 32 – Sharath Kamal, Sreeja Akula
10:00 pm: Women’s Singles Round of 32 – Reeth Tennison
10:00 pm: Women’s Singles Round of 32 – Sreeja Akula
10:45 pm: Women’s Singles Round of 32 – Manika Batra
11:30 pm: Men’s Doubles Round of 32 – Harmeet Desai, Sanil Shetty
12:10 am: Men’s Doubles Round of 32 – G. Sathiyan, Sharath Kamal
Para Table Tennis
3:45 pm: Women’s Singles Classes 6-10 – Baby Sahana Ravi
3:45 pm: Women’s Singles Classes 3-5 – Bhavina Patel
4:20 pm: Women’s Singles Classes 3-5 – Sonalben Patel
5:30 pm: Men’s Singles Classes 3-5 – Raj Aravindan Alagar
Para-powerlifting
7:30 pm: Women’s Lightweight Final – Sakina Khatun
9:00pm: Men’s Lightweight Final – Parmjeet Kumar
1:30am: Men’s Heavyweight Final – Sudhir
Lawn Bowls
4:00 pm: Men’s Singles Sectional Play — Mridul Borgohain
Men’s Hockey
6:30 pm: India vs Wales
