Commonwealth Games 2018: Sanjita Chanu clinches second Gold for India, here are some unknown facts about the Manipuri weightlifter
Manipur's weightlifter Sanjita Chanu won Gold in the women's 53 kilogram category at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2018 in Gold Coast, taking India's total medal count to three (two Gold and I silver).
Apr 06, 2018, 09:05 AM IST
Commonwealth Games 2018 updates, Day 2, Gold Coast
Catch updates from India's second day at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.
Apr 06, 2018, 06:07 AM IST
Mirabai Chanu: From lifting firewood to CWG 2018 gold
Gold Coast Commonwealth Games (CWG) gold medallist Mirabai Chanu had showed her weightlifting prowess even as a 12-year-old when she would comfortably lift more firewoods than her elder brother.
Apr 05, 2018, 21:54 PM IST
CWG 2018, Artistic Gymnastics: Yogeshwar Singh, Rakesh Patra in finals
Yogeshwar qualified for the men`s artistic gymnastics individual all-round final, while Rakesh topped the rings apparatus qualifying competition.
Apr 05, 2018, 21:46 PM IST
CWG 2018: Campbell sisters power Australia to swimming world record
Cate Campbell powered Australia to a world record in the women's 4x100m freestyle relay at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games on Thursday, demonstrating that her year off to recover mentally from a disappointing Rio Olympics had worked wonders.
Apr 05, 2018, 19:52 PM IST
CWG 2018, Squash: Third seed Saurav Ghosal makes shock exit
Ghosal squandered a two-game lead to go down to World No. 65 Binnie 11-5, 11-7, 8-11, 9-11, 10-12 in men's singles second round.
Apr 05, 2018, 19:12 PM IST
CWG 2018: India storm into mixed team badminton quarterfinals
The Indian shuttlers wiped out Sri Lanka and Pakistan 5-0 each to enter the last-eight stage of the mixed team event.
Apr 05, 2018, 19:08 PM IST
Commonwealth Games 2018: India's medal winners on Day 1 in Gold Coast
India began its 2018 Commonwealth Games (CWG) campaign on Thursday with a gold and silver medal provided by its fancied weightlifters, while the shuttlers swept Pakistan and Sri Lanka 5-0 each to enter the quarterfinals of the badminton team event as the other highlight of the day.
Apr 05, 2018, 18:10 PM IST
CWG 2018, Day 1: Record-smashing Chanu, Gururaja win India's first gold and silver
Chanu's gold and Gururaja's silver in the weightlifting arena gave India a rousing start in Gold Coast, while badminton players also showed their class in mixed team event; however, the women's hockey team suffered a shock defeat to Wales.
Apr 05, 2018, 17:58 PM IST
Commonwealth Games 2018: India's schedule on Day 2 in Gold Coast
Eyes will be on weightlifter Sanjit Chanu in the women's 53kg division as she is also a strong medal contender and expected to add to the medals won by her teammates Mirabai Chanu (gold) and Gururaja Poojary (silver) on Day 1.
Apr 05, 2018, 17:44 PM IST
CWG 2018: Boxer Manoj Kumar advances to Round of 16 in men's 69kg
Star boxer Manoj Kumar advanced to the round of 16 in men`s boxing 69 kilogram category after convincingly thrashing Osita Umeh of Nigeria 5-0 by unanimous verdict at the Commonwealth Games here on Thursday.
Apr 05, 2018, 17:29 PM IST
CWG 2018: Indian eves lose to Jamaica in basketball
Jamaica defeated Indian eves 66-57 in a preliminary round Pool B match of the Commonwealth Games on Thursday. Right from the word start, India never looked in the contention as they were outplayed in every department of the game. Captain Shireen Limaye (18 points) and power forward Jeena Skaria (12 points), however, tried to make things even but failed in doing due to lack of support. Jamaica won the rebounding battle handsomely which include 19 offensive rebounds.
Apr 05, 2018, 17:21 PM IST
Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Indian cyclists disappoint in qualifiers
In the men`s Team Sprint qualifying, the trio of Ranjit Singh, Sahil Kumar and Sanuraj Sanandaraj finished at the penultimate seventh spot
Apr 05, 2018, 15:19 PM IST
CWG 2018, Gold Coast: PM Narendra Modi congratulates Chanu, Gururaja for winning medals
Through a series of tweets, PM Modi congratulated weightlifters Chanu and Gururaja for winning medals for the country.
Apr 05, 2018, 15:04 PM IST
Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: No physios, no problems for Indian weightlifters
Though Indian athletes performed brilliantly on the Day 1 of the Commonwealth Games 2018 at Gold Coast, neither of them had a physio by their side to take care of their aches and niggles during a demanding day.
Apr 05, 2018, 13:52 PM IST
Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast, Day 1: India's Medal Tally
Weightlifter P Gururaja on Thursday knocked off India`s medal tally at Commonwealth Games 2018, winning silver, in the 56kg category. After lifting his best weight of 111kg in the snatch, Gururaja added 138kg in his third attempt in the clean and jerk to end with a total lift of 249kg.
Apr 05, 2018, 13:27 PM IST
Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Sandhu, Malhotra advance in squash events
It was a good start for India in squash as Harinderpal Sandhu and Vikram Malhotra notched up comfortable wins against their respective opponents in the men's singles round-of-64 matches at the Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast here on Thursday.
Apr 05, 2018, 13:05 PM IST
Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Record-breaking Mirabai Chanu claims India's first gold
World champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu smashed the Commonwealth and the Games record in a snatch, pulling off clean lifts in all her three attempts (80kg, 84kg and 86kg).
Apr 05, 2018, 12:06 PM IST
Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Organisers apologise for transport failure
Gold Coast organisers have apologised on Thursday after the public transport network failed its first major test of the Commonwealth Games.
Apr 05, 2018, 10:45 AM IST
Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Australia's Pearson withdraws due to injury
Australia`s world champion 100 metres hurdler Sally Pearson is battling an Achilles injury.
Apr 05, 2018, 10:31 AM IST
