New Delhi: Indian wrestlers Pooja Gehlot (50 Kg), Vinesh Phogat (53 Kg), Anshu Malik (57 Kg), Sakshi Malik (62 Kg), Divya Kakran (68 Kg) and Pooja Dhanda (76 Kg) have been selected to represent India at Commonwealth Games 2022, which will be held from July 25 to August 8 in Birmingham, England, ANI reported.
Ever since the 2010 Commonwealth Games, over 200 athletes have represented India in the showpiece event. This is the reason that a large number of Indian contingents are also expected to participate in the Commonwealth Games 2022 to be held in Birmingham, UK. The Commonwealth Games 2022 is to be held from July 28 to August 8.
Lets have a look at the players who are going to represent India this year in 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Weightlifting
Mirabai Chanu - Women's 49kg
Bindyarani Devi - Women's 55kg
Poppy Hazarika - Women's 59kg
Usha Kumara - Women's 87kg
Poornima Pandey - Female + 87 kg
Sanket Mahadev - Men's 55kg
Chanambam Rishikant Singh - Men's 55kg
Jeremy Lalrinnunga - Men's 67kg
Achinta Shuli - Men's 73kg
Ajay Singh - Men's 81kg
Vikas Thakur - Men's 96kg
Ragala Venkat Rahul - Men's 96kg
Badminton
PV Sindhu (Female)
Akash Kashyap (Female)
Treesa Jolly (Female)
Gayatri Gopichand (Female)
Ashwini Ponnappa (Female)
Lakshya Sen (Male)
Kidambi Srikanth (Male)
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (Male)
Chirag Shetty (Male)
B Sumeeth Reddy (Male)
Cricket
Birmingham 2022 will see cricket's second appearance at the CWG event. The first time was a men's 50-over tournament in Kuala Lumpur 1998, but the women's T20I format will be played in Birmingham 2022. The hosts England, Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Barbados and Sri Lanka will be involved in an eight-team match at the Commonwealth Games 2022.