CWG 2022 Highlights Day 8: Deepak, Sakshi And Bajrang Clinch Gold as India Win 6 Medals in Wrestling; Women's Hockey Team Lose Semis

It was a sensational day for India in wrestling as they won medals including three gold. Bajrang Punia managed to defend his title and won his second successive gold medal in CWGs. While Deepak Punia won his first medal in CWG and he got it done with gold under his kitty. Sakshi Malik also returned to his best and clinched a gold to add more to India’s tally.

Anshu Malik got the silver after losing the final bout, while Divya Kakran and Mohit Grewal won the bronze medals.

India also assured a medal in the Men’s Lawn Bowls Fours contest as they beat England to reach the final. While India women’s hockey team suffered a defeat in the semis against Australia after a controversial decision from the referee followed by a below-par show by attackers in the penalty shootout.

Manika Batra’s ouster from the quarterfinals of the singles event was also one of the highlights of the day.

A controversial penalty shootout led to India’s defeat in the semifinal. Captain Savita made the save on first attempt but the referee denied it as Australia took the chance again because the clock didn’t start when Savita saved the first shot. However, India had a disappointing time in the shootout with their attempts as they missed their first three to lose the match 0-3 on penalties. (Check Full Updates Here)

A dominating performance from Deepika Pallikal Karthik and Sourav Ghosal to make a big statement ahead of the semifinal that they are a serious contender for the goal. Grinham and Alexander started on a good not but soon lost their tough and Deepika-Sourav didn’t give them any chance in the second game and won the tie 11-9, 11-5.

Grinham and Alexander are failing to match the intensity of Pallikal and Ghosal in the second game. The Indian pair is stamping their authority here with a 6-1 lead after winning the first game.

Excellent recovery from the Indian stars as they bounced back to clinch the first game 11-9. Dipika Pallikal picked up the pace in the later half to match the beats with Ghosal to outclass the Australian pair.

Grinham and Alexander are currently leading the first game with a two-point lead over Pallikal and Ghosal. The two pairs are giving each other a tough fight but Pallikal looked a bit rusty in the initial minutes.

The action begins as Dipika Pallikal and Sourav Ghosal are aiming to get a place in the semifinal here but it is going to be a tricky task for them.

Dipika Pallikal and Sourav Ghosal will be in the action soon against Australia’s Rachael Grinham and Zac Alexander.

Ghosal is riding high on confidence after winning a bronze in the individual event and will look to add another medal to his kitty.

Australia are currently having an edge over India in this contest with a 1-0 lead. The might Aussies have not conceded a goal so far in 2022 CWG and India have an uphill task to breach the defence. (Click Here For Live Score And Updates)

Three India paddlers were in action at the same time in round of 16 contests and interestingly all of them ended up getting identical results as Sathiyan Gnanasekaran also won his tie 4-2 to reach the quarterfinals. It was another competitive clash where Sathiyan wins 11-6, 7-11, 11-9, 9-11, 12-10, 11-6.

Another India paddler registers victory in the round of 16. Sanil Shetty was too good for Nigeria’s Bode Abiodun here and beat him 9-11, 11-8, 11-8, 9-11, 15-13, 11-8. It was another entertaining contest but Shetty looked in control throughout.

Veteran India paddler Sharat Kamal displays his class once again and outclasses Nigeria’s Olajide Omotayo 8-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-6, 12-4, 11-9. It was an intense contest where Sharat held his nerves to emerge victorious.

India’s Hima Das finishes third in the 200 semifinal 2 with a timing of 23.42 seconds. She fails to qualify for the final. Namibia’s Christine Mboma tops the tally with 22.93 seconds. While Australia’s Ella Connolly was just 0.01 second faster than Hima.

Hima Das is in action for the 200m semifinal 2 round. She was sensational in the qualification round and topped the tally.

Sharat Kamal Achanta is currently leading 3-1 at the moment and is closing in on getting a place in the quarterfinals. Nigeria’s Olajide Omotayo is trying to pose a challenge but has failed so far.

Three India paddlers are in the action at the same time individually and all three of them Sharat Kamal Achanta, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Sanil Shetty are leading their ties with a healthy lead.

Absolute domination from the Indian shuttlers over Pakistan’s Murad Ali/Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti. It was a one-sided affair where Satwik and Chirag outclassed their opposition 21-8, 21-7 in no time.

India’s Sumit Grewal takes full advantage of the situation and take the Jamaican wrestler down and forced him to lose the match via fall. It was a dominant show from Grewal as Aaron Johnson was too defensive in the bout which didn’t work well for him.

Ace India paddler Manika Batra suffers a crushing defeat here against Singapore’s Jian Zeng who completely dominated the tie. Batra was not at their best and failed to win any single game and lost the match 10-12, 9-11, 4-11, 7-11. Shocking early exit for Batra from the singles round.

Mohit Grewal is two points ahead in this bout so far. The two wrestlers have been very defensive so far and not looking to make any big attacking move here.