CWG 2022: Sudhir got gold on the seventh day, Sreeshankar gave India silver, confirmed 4 medals in boxing

Birmingham : The seventh day in the Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG 2022) was also another historic day for India. The seventh day was in the news for Murali Sreeshankar's silver and Sudhir's gold medal. Apart from this, while three boxers entered the semi-finals to ensure medals, the Indian men's hockey team defeated Wales 3-1 to enter the semi-finals unbeaten. In badminton, while Sindhu and Srikanth entered the last 16, Hima Das also made it to the semi-finals with her speed. India has so far won a total of 20 medals in Birmingham. These include six gold, seven silver and seven bronze medals. On the 8th day of the Games, a 12-member Indian wrestling team comprising Olympic medalists Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik will begin their campaign at the Commonwealth Games 2022.

Murali Sreeshankar won historic silver in long jump

India's Murali Sreeshankar won the silver medal in the men's long jump finals in the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG 2022) with a mark of 8.08m. Sreeshankar won a historic silver in the men's long jump with a distance of 8.08 metres, becoming the first Indian male athlete to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the long jump.

Para-powerlifter Sudhir won the gold medal

Para-powerlifter Sudhir won India's first gold medal in para-powerlifting at the Commonwealth Games. He defeated Nigeria's Ikechuku Obichuku (133.6 points) by 0.9 points.

Boxers

Boxers Amit Panghal, Jasmine Lamboria and Sagar Ahlawat advanced to the semi-finals with victories in the quarterfinals of men's flyweight, women's lightweight and men's super heavyweight to secure three medals for India. In men's 92kg boxing, Sagar Ahlawat defeated Seychelles' KD Evans Agnes 5-0 to enter the semi-finals. At the same time, Indian boxer Amit Panghal defeated Lennon Mulligan of Scotland 5-0 to enter the men's 51kg (flyweight) semi-finals.

Jasmine defeated Troy Garten of New Zealand 4-1 in the women's lightweight (60kg) quarterfinals by a split decision. Indian boxer Rohit Tokas has reached the semi-finals in the welterweight category from 63.5 kg to 67 kg. Rohit defeated Niue's Javier Mataafa Ikinofo 5-0 in the quarterfinals. This is also Rohit's first Commonwealth Games. In all, seven Indian boxers have reached the semi-finals in their respective events at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

Indian men's hockey team in semi-finals

Meanwhile, India made it to the men's hockey semi-finals with a 4-1 win over Wales thanks to Harmanpreet Singh's hat-trick in a Pool B match. Indian sprinter Hima Das on Thursday qualified for the semi-finals of the women's 200m event after finishing first in heat two of the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Das clocked 23.42 seconds to book his ticket for the semi-finals.

Lakshya Sen, Sindhu and Srikanth in the next round

Indian star players Lakshya Sen, PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth have entered the pre-quarterfinals of the singles category at the Commonwealth Games 2022. Srikanth sealed his place in the last 16 after beating Uganda's Daniel Vanegalia in the men's singles - Round of 32. Srikanth won this match 21-9, 21-9. On the other hand, Sindhu defeated Fatimath Nabaha of Maldives 21-4, 21-11 in her last 32 round match of women's singles to enter the last 16. Lakshya Sen defeated Vernon Smed of St. Helena Island 2-0 in the round of 32 match. Lakshya won the first game 21-4 and the second game 21-5.

Manju Bala, Sarita miss in hammer throw final

In the hammer throw, Manju Bala has made it to the final in the Group A qualifying round, while Sarita Romit Singh has missed out on qualifying. Manju made a best throw of 59.68m in her first attempt and qualified for the final. She finished 11th, which was enough for her to play in the final. The top 12 players will be involved in the final. India's second athlete Sarita threw 57.48m and missed qualifying for the final. She ranked 13th.

Bhavina Patel reached the semi-finals of Para Table Tennis

India's star para table tennis player and Tokyo Paralympic medalist Bhavina Patel has reached the semi-finals of women's singles category after defeating Akanisi Latu of Fiji in her third match at the Commonwealth Games 2022. Bhavina, in her women's singles category 3-5 match, defeated Latu 11-1, 11-5, 11-1. After Bhavina, India's Para table tennis star Sonalben Patel also made it to the semi-finals of the women's singles category by defeating Chineye Obiora of Nigeria. In the women's singles category 3-5 singles match, Sonalben defeated Obiora 8-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-5.

India's star table tennis player has reached the pre-quarterfinals of women's singles. Manika is the defending champion. Manika won gold in the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Manika defeated Ching Nam Fu of Canada 4-0. In Table Tennis Men's Doubles, the pair of Achanta Sharath Kamal and Sathiyan have reached the pre-quarterfinals. In the Round of 32, the pair defeated Joel Allene and Jonathan Van Lange 3-0. The Indian pair won the first game 11-2, the second game 11-5 and the third game 11-6. Earlier, the Indian pair of Harmat Desai and Sanil Shetty have also reached the pre-quarterfinals. The pair of Sanil Shetty and Harmeet defeated the Cyprus pair of Iosif Elia and Christos Sawa 11-6, 11-5, 11-1.

India won 20 medals including six gold

Medal winners of india

6 Gold: Mirabai Chanu, Jeremy Lalrinnunga, Anchita Sheuly, Women's Lawn Ball Team, Table Tennis Men's Team, Sudhir (Para-Powerlifting)

7 Silver: Sanket Sargari, Bindiyarani Devi, Sushila Devi, Vikas Thakur, Indian Badminton Team, Tulika Mann, Murali Sreeshankar

7 Bronze: Gururaja Pujari, Vijay Kumar Yadav, Harjinder Kaur, Lovepreet Singh, Saurav Ghoshal, Gurdeep Singh, Tejaswin Shankar.