India amasses medals at C`wealth Games 2022 |
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Day 6 for India at the CWG 2022 saw multiple wins yet again. Judoka Tulika Maan won a silver medal in judo after going down to Scotland`s Sarah Adlington in the +78kg final. In the men`s singles squash, Saurav Ghosal defeated England`s James Willstrop to win India`s first singles medal in the sport. In athletics, high-jumper Tejaswin Shankar took home the bronze medal. This is the first high jump medal by an Indian at the CWG. In weightlifting, Lovepreet Singh and Gurdeep Singh bagged a bronze medal each in men`s 109kg and 109+ kg categories. Boxers Nikhat Zareen, Nitu Ganghas, and Hussam Uddin Mohammed advanced to the semi-finals to assure India of three more medals. In hockey, the Indian women`s team progressed into the semi-finals with a 3-2 win over Canada in their last Pool A match. Also, the Indian men`s hockey team registered a dominating 8-0 win against Canada in a Men`s Pool B match. In round 2 of the lawn bowls, the Indian women`s pair of Lovely Choubey and Nayanmoni Saikia won their match 23-6, while Mridul Borgohain registered a superb 21-5 win in his men`s singles match. In the women`s weightlifting 87+ kg category, Purnima Pandey finished sixth with a combined best lift of 228kg.
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