Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 2 Highlights: Lifter Mirabai Chanu Wins India's 1st Gold At CWG 2022

Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 2 Highlights: An action-packed Day 2 saw Mirabai Chanu winning India's first gold medal at CWG 2022 to raise India's medal count to three.

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Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 2 Live: Hello and welcome to the Commonwealth Games 2022! As the games were officially declared during the Opening Ceremony on July 28th, the CWG 2022 is in action on Day 2.India's Sanket Sargar won a silver medal in the 55 kg weightlifting competition on the second day of the Commonwealth Games 2022.  Sanket lifted a total of 248kg with a clear jerk of 135kg, while Malaysia's Anik lifted 249kg with a 142kg clear jerk to claim gold medal. India will be hoping for a medal from Mirabai Chanu in weightlifting. Many players from India performed well on the first day of the event. However, the Indian women's cricket team had to face defeat in their Commonwealth debut.On the second day from 1.30 pm, the Indian badminton team will play a match against Sri Lanka.  Whereas Sanket Mahadev and Gururaja will try their luck in weightlifting.  India's table tennis team will play a match against Guyana from 2 pm onwards.  It will be a competition of women's category.  While the men's team will play the match against Northern Ireland.Kushagra Rawat did a great job in swimming for India on the first day of the Commonwealth Games in the 200m freestyle. Whereas in boxing, India will face South Africa. Mirabai Chanu will feature in the 55 kg women's category.India's women's hockey will take on Wales. This match will begin from 11.30 pm IST. Whereas in badminton, the mixed team will play a match against Australia. This match will be from 11.30 pm IST. There is hope for a medal win from Tania Choudhary in lawn balls.

30/07/2022 22:37:36

CWG 2022 Day 2 LIVE: Mirabai Chanu Wins GOLD!!!

Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu put a dominating show in the women's 49 kg weightlifting final to bag the first-ever gold medal for India with a combined lift of 201 kg at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 in Birmingham on Saturday.

30/07/2022 22:37:36

CWG 2022 Day 2 LIVE: Mirabai Chanu Wins GOLD!!!

Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu put a dominating show in the women's 49 kg weightlifting final to bag the first-ever gold medal for India with a combined lift of 201 kg at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 in Birmingham on Saturday.

30/07/2022 21:41:07

CWG 2022 LIVE: Best of India on Day 2 of CWG 2022

Weightlifting - Sanket Sargar wins silver medal for India

Weightlifting - Gururaja Pujara wins bronze medal in men's 61kg category

Badminton - India beat Sri Lanka 5-0

Table Tennis - Indian women's team beat Guyana 3-0

Boxing - Hussam Uddin Mohamed beat South Africa's Amzole Diyi 5-0

Table Tennis - Indian men's team beat Northern Ireland 3-0.

30/07/2022 21:26:14

CWG 2022 Day 2 Live - Weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu on FIRE!

Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu currently leading 49kg weightlifting event. 

30/07/2022 20:14:21

CWG 2022 Day 2 Live - Key developments so far

Squash: Saurav Ghosal win 3-0 vs Sri Lanka's Shamil Wakeel in the men's singles round of 32 event. Joshna Chinappa beats Barbados Meagan Best 3-0 in the women's singles round of 32.

Table Tennis: Women's TT team beat Guyana 3-0. Men's TT team beat Northern Ireland 3-0 win.

Badminton: India attains a dominating 5-0 win over Sri Lanka in Group A second mixed team event

30/07/2022 19:13:35

CWG 2022 Day 2 Live - Squash: Saurav Ghosal gets a 3-0 win over Sri Lanka's Shamil Wakeel

Saurav Ghosal attains an emphatic 3-0 win over Sri Lanka's Shamil Wakeel in the men's singles round of 32 squash event.

30/07/2022 18:17:46

CWG 2022 Day 2 Live - Weightlifting: Gururaja Poojary wins bronze medal

India secures its second medal at CWG 2022! Weightlifter Gururaj Poojary bags a bronze medal for India in the Men's 61 Kg weight category with a total of 269 Kg. 

30/07/2022 17:26:16

CWG 2022 Day 2 Live - India's key results so far

India At CWG 2022 | Table tennis: Manika Batra-led women's table tennis (TT) team attains a dominating Guyana 3-0 win over Guyana to continue its winning streak. 

Weightlifter Sanket Sargar win a silver medal with a combined lift of 248 kg to open India's account at CWG 2022 in Birmingham.

Badminton: Indian shuttlers Sumit Reddy and Chirag Shetty defeat Sri Lanka 5-0 in the second group A match of the mixed team competition.

30/07/2022 16:42:09

CWG 2022 Day 2 Live - Badminton: India take 4-0 lead over Sri Lanka

India's Sumit Reddy and Chirag Shetty defeat Sri Lanka's Dumindu and Sachin 21-10, 21-13. With this, India has now taken a 4-0 lead against Sri Lanka in the mixed team event.

30/07/2022 16:38:05

CWG 2022 Day 2 Live - PM Modi congratulates weightlifter Sanket Sargar

30/07/2022 15:58:17

CWG 2022 Day 2 Live - Weightlifting: Sanket Sargar wins silver medal

India's Sanket Sagar wins a silver medal in men's 55kg weightlifting to open India's account. Malaysia’s Bin Kasdan lifts 142kg in clean & jerk to clinch gold medal. Sanket lifted a total of 248kg in clean & jerk. Bin Kasdan lifts a total of 249kg to win the gold medal.