CWG 2022, Day 4: Weightlifter Harjinder Wins Bronze, 2 Judokas Bag Medals
Live updates from Day 4 of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Live updates from Day 4 of the 2022 Commonwealth Games where India have won three medals and have also qualified for mixed team badminton final and men's team table tennis final.
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Judoka Shushila Devi won the silver medal in women's 48kg final, while Vijay Kumar Yadav won bronze medal in men's 60kg.
Weightlifter Harjinder Kaur won bronze medal in women's 71kg finals.
The Indian women's fours Lawn Bowls team is assured a medal after beating New Zealand in the semi-finals.
The badminton mixed team defeated Singapore to secure a spot in the final.
The men's table-tennis team defeated Nigeria in their semi-final contest to guarantee a medal.
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Commonwealth Games Day 4: Two Medal Events Today
Day four of the 2022 Commonwealth Games will see two Indians in medal events - both weightlifters. Ajay Singh's men's 81kg event gets underway at 2pm while Harjinder Kaur's Women's 71Kg event will start at 11pm.
Here's India's full schedule for today:
Swimming:
Men's 100m butterfly heat 6 - Sajan Prakash (3.51 pm)
Table Tennis:
Men's team semifinal (11.30 pm)
Boxing:
48-51kg round of 16: Amit Panghal (4.45 pm)
54-57 kg round of 16: Hussam Uddin Mohammed (6 pm)
75-80 kg: Ashish Kumar (1 am on Tuesday)
Cycling:
Women's Keiren first round - Triyasha Paul, Shushikala Agashe,Mayuri Lute (6.32 pm)
Men's 40km points race qualifying - Naman Kapil, Venkappa Kengalkutti, Dinesh Kumar, Vishvajeet Singh (6.52 pm)
Men's 1000m time trial finals - Ronaldo Laitonjam, David Beckham (9.37 pm)
Women's 10km Scratch Race Final: Meenakshi (9:37 pm)
Hockey:
Men's Pool B - India versus England (8.30 pm)
Weightlifting:
Men's 81kg - Ajay Singh (2 pm)
Women's 71 Kg - Harjinder Kaur (11 pm)
Judo:
Men's 66kg Elimination round of 16 - Jasleen Singh Saini (2.30 pm onwards)
Men's 60kg Elimination round of 16 - Vijay Kumar Yadav (2.30 pm onwards)
Women's 48kg quarter finals - Sushila Devi Likabam (2.30 pm)
Women's 57kg Elimination round of 16 - Suchika Tariyal (2.30 pm onwards)
Squash:
Women's singles plate quarterfinals - Sunayna Sara Kuruvilla (4.30 pm)
Women's singles quarterfinal - Joshna Chinnapa (6 pm)
Lawn Bowls:
Women's four semifinal: 1 pm.
Commonwealth Games Day 4: Ajay Singh's Weightlifting Event Starts
India's medal campaign on this Monday is now underway with Ajay Singh's 81kg weightlifting final. The 24-year old has listed 135kg as his first Snatch effort with seven lifters slotted at the same, or higher.
Commonwealth Games Day 4: Ajay Singh Lifts 137
He moved his listed weight up by two to 137kg and Commonwealth Champion Ajay Singh starts his campaign with a successful first lift in Snatch.
Ajay is the national record holder in the 81kg category, with a combined weight of 338kg (148+190) that he did in Samoa, in 2019.
Commonwealth Games Day 4: Ajay Lifts 140
Ajay's second Snatch lift was listed 3kgs higher than his previous effort and the Indian national record holder pulls it off to stay in contention for a medal.
Kyle Bruce of Australia though is yet to start his campaign. He's listed his first lift at 143kg.
Commonwealth Games Day 4: Ajay Lifts 141
Ajay added 3kg to his second lift for his final Snatch effort and the Rajasthan native has managed to record 143kg for this round.
England's Chris Murray has taken the lead with 144kg but there's still the medal favourite Australian Kyle Bruce, who lifted 143kg in his first effort, left.
Commonwealth Games Day 4: Ajay Placed Third After Snatch Round
Australian Kyle Bruce was the gold medal favourite going into the final but he managed only one successful lift to finish the Snatch round tied for second with India's Ajay Singh.
Ajay, the national record holder, started at 137kg, then lifted 140kg and finished the round at 143kg.
In the top position now though is local favourite Chris Murray who lifted 144kg.
Commonwealth Games Day 4: Jasleen Wins Judo Opener
In Judo, Jasleen Singh Saini has defeated Vanuatu's Maxence Cugola in the men's 66kg Round of 16 match to open his campaign. He won by IPP(10s1-0).
Jasleen will next face Northern Ireland's Nathon Burns later today in his quarter-final contest.
Apart from him, Vijay Kumar Yadav will take on Mauritius' Winsley Gangaya in men's 60kg Round 16 match, while Shushila Devi Likmabam will be up against Malawi's Harriet Bonface in the women's 48kg quarter-final.
Commonwealth Games Day 4: Ajay Lists 172kg for First Clean and Jerk Attempt
Ajay Singh has listed an impressive 172kg for his first clean and jerk attempt. Should he be successful, he will take his total to 315kg (143kg + 172kg). As of now, Australia’s Kyle Bruce and Canada’s Nicolas Vachon have listed higher weights than Ajay.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Women’s Fours Team Assured of a Medal in Lawn Bowling
Commonwealth Games 2022: Indian women's fours lawn bowls team (Lovely Choubey, Pinki, Nayamoni Saikia, Rupa Rani Tirkey) posing along with their manager Anju Luthra
We shift our focus to lawn bowling for a brief moment, as there is great news arriving from Victoria Park. The Indian women’s fours team has defeated New Zealand in the semi-finals to guarantee a medal.
The quartet of Lovely Choubey, Pinki, Nayanmoni Saikia and Rupa Rani Tirkey got the better of New Zealand by a 16-13 margin. India will be up against South Africa in the final match, which will take place on August 2 at 4:15 PM.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Ajay Successful in First Clean and Jerk Attempt
Ajay Singh is successful in his first attempt in the clean and jerk round – lifting 172kg. With this effort, he takes his total to 315kg (143kg + 172kg) and is currently leading the charts.
Australia’s Kyle Bruce, Canada’s Nicolas Vachon and local lad Chris Murray have listed bigger weights than Ajay for their first attempts.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Ajay Lifts 176kg
Ajay Singh has lifted 176kg in his second clean and jerk attempt. The 25-year-old from Rajasthan is back on top for the time being, with a total of 319kg (143kg + 176kg). The two favourites for gold medal, Chris Murray and Kyle Bruce will now have their respective second attempts in clean and jerk.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Ajay Finishes Fourth
Ajay Singh has finished in the fourth position in men’s 81kg weightlifting. After five consecutive successful lifts, the 25-year-old from Rajasthan in unsuccessful in his very last clean and jerk attempt, where he locked in 180kg.
Ajay’s total remains 319kg (143kg + 176kg), while Canada’s Nicolas Vachon clinches the bronze medal with a total of 320kg. England’s Chris Murray and Australia’s Kyle Bruce have won the gold and silver medals respectively.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Amit Panghal Cruises Into Quarters
Boxing ace Amit Panghal has opened his campaign with a comprehensive 5-0 scoreline against Vanuatu's Namri Berri in the men's flyweight (51kg) category.
Panghal, a world championship silver medallist, out-punched Berri on an unanimous verdict.
Competing in his first event since the Tokyo Olympics, Amit's quarter-final is now on 4 August and a win there will assure him of a medal.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Assured Medal in Judo!
Sushila Devi has entered the final of the 48kg judo final by defeating the top seed. She's now assured of a medal, India's first of this CWG in judo.
Devi is a silver medal from the 2014 Commonwealth Games and will now face Michaela Whitebool of South Africa in the final at 9:30pm IST.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Boxer Hussamuddin Advances to Quarter-finals
After Amit Panghal, boxer Mohammed Hussamuddin has also advanced to the quarter-finals in his category. He made light work of his Bangladeshi opponent, Md Salim Hossain, to secure a comprehensive 5-0 win on points.
In his men's 57kg quarter-final bout, the 28-year-old from Nizamabad will be up against Namibia’s Tryagain Morning Ndevelo. The match will take place on August 3, at 5:45 PM.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Squash Player Joshna Chinappa Loses Game 1
We turn out focus to squash, where two-time Commonwealth Games medallist, Joshna Chinappa is taking on Canada’s Hollie Naughton in the. The 35-year-old has had a tough start, as Naughton walks away with an 11-9 win in the first game.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Chinappa Bows Out
That's the end of the road in women's singles category at the Commonwealth Games 2022 for Joshna Chinappa. The world number 17 struggled to put up a fight against Canada’s Hollie Naughton, losing the match 11-9, 11-5, 15-13.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Saurav Ghosal off to a Good Start
Squash player Saurav Ghosal has got off to a good start in the men’s singles quarter-finals. Up against a strong opponent in Scotland’s Greg Lobban, the 2018 Commonwealth Games silver medallist wins the first game 11-5.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: India Take on England in Men’s Hockey
We turn our attention to men’s hockey, where India are taking on England in their second Pool B match. The men in blue had a fantastic start to their campaign, winning 11-0 against Ghana.
However, the battle against England will not be as easy, given the two sides are quite evenly matched on paper. As for the Three Lions, they have won their first two matches quite comfortably.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Lalit Gives India an Early Lead
India have taken all but three minutes to open the scoring. 28-year-old Lalit Upadhyay has found the back of the net from a rebound after Harmanpreet Singh’s penalty corner was saved by the English goalkeeper.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Mandeep Brings up India’s Second
England dominated the last few minutes, but it is India who find the back of the net once again. Forward Mandeep Singh turns brilliantly after receiving the ball, before launching a missile of a hit. The Englishmen lodge an appeal, claiming Mandeep used the back of his stick for his shot, but the referees decide otherwise.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: India Leads 2-0 After First Quarter
Graham Reid’s men did not play a particularly attractive brand of hockey so far in their ongoing contest against England, but they did the most important part – score goals.
Courtesy of goals from Lalit Upadhyay and Mandeep Singh, India are leading the Pool B contest 2-0.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Mandeep Brings up His Second, India’s Third
The second quarter has followed the pattern set by the first, wherein England have done most of the attacking but India have started the scoring. Mandeep Singh scored his second goal of the game to hand his team a 3-0 lead.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Saurav Advances to Semi-finals in Men’s Singles Squash
We turn our focus back to squash for a brief moment, as Saurav Ghosal has won his men’s singles quarter-final tie. After winning the first game against Greg Lobban 11-5, he lost the second match 8-11.
However, the 2018 Commonwealth Games silver medallist did well to bounce back and win the next couple of games 11-7 and 11-3. Ghosal will be up against New Zealand’s Paul Coll in the semi-finals on August 2, with the game starting at 9:15 PM.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Second Quarter Ends, India Enjoy 3-0 Lead
That’s the end of the second quarter of India’s hockey tie against England, and Indian fans will be happy with what they have seen from their team so far. A brace from Mandeep Singh and a lovely Lalit Upadhyay strike has given the men in blue a 3-0 lead going into the third quarter.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: England Pull One Goal Back in Third Quarter
England have pulled one goal back in the third quarter. India enjoy a two-goal cushion with 15 minutes to spare. Experienced forward Liam Ansell scored the goal for the Three Lions in the 42nd minute.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Judoka Shushila Devi in Action
It is time for the gold medal match in women’s 48kg judo, where India’s Shushila Devi is taking on South Africa’s Michaela Whitebooi.
The 2014 Commonwealth Games silver medallist is aiming to become India's fourth gold medallist in the Birmingham Games, after Mirabai Chanu, Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Achinta Sheuli.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Defeat in Final, Sushila Wins Silver
It ends in a defeat for Shushila, as she loses to South Africa's Michaela Whitebooi by a Waza-Ari in the final of women's 48kg judo.
The Judoka from Imphal bags India's third seventh medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022, and becomes the third silver medallist after Sanket Sargar and Bindyarani Devi.
With the score being tied at 0-0, the match moved to a sudden death situation, known as Golden Score, where Whitebooi delivered the killer blow.
Commonwealth Games 2022: Judoka Shushila Devi became India's third silver medallist at CWG 2022.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Disappointing Draw In Men’s Hockey
Meanwhile, in the men’s hockey game, England have somehow turned things around to salvage a thrilling 4-4 draw against the Indians. The men in blue enjoyed a 3-0 lead halfway into the game, but they could not turn up in the last two quarters.
Harmanpreet Singh’s goal made it 4-1 for India, but a brace from Nicholas Bandurak and a Philip Roper goal helped England secure a stalemate.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Judoka Vijay Wins Bronze
Yet another medal for India, as Judoka Vijay Kumar Yadav wins bronze in men's 60kg category. The match lasted all but 58 seconds, as Yadav defeated Cyprus’ Petros Christodoulides by Ippon.
With this triumph, he becomes India’s eighth medallist at the Commonwealth Games 2022, and second bronze medallist after weightlifter Gururaja Poojary.
Commonwealth Games 2022: Judoka Vijay Kumar Yadav won the bronze medal in men's 60kg category.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Badminton Semi-final Gets Underway
While two more Indian Judokas will be in action very soon, the Indian mixed badminton team is also battling to assure another medal. They are taking on Singapore in the mixed team semi-finals.
In the first match of the best-of-five series, the men’s doubles pair of Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty is taking on Yong Kai Terry Hee and Andy Jun Liang Kwek.
Commonwealth Games 2022: The Indian mixed badminton team is taking on Singapore in a semi-final clash.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: India Lead 1-0 in Badminton Semi-finals, PV Sindhu in Action
The Indian mixed badminton team has taken a 1-0 lead in the five-match series in the ongoing semi-final clash against Singapore. Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who created history at Thomas Cup not very long ago, have defeated Yong Kai Terry Hee and Andy Jun Liang 21-11, 21-12. In the next match, PV Sindhu will take on Jia Min Yeo.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Sindhu Wins Game 1
PV Sindhu has started strongly in her game against Jia Min Yeo. Fending off the initial threats, the three-time Commonwealth Games medallist wins the first game 21-11.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Judoka Jasleen in Bronze Battle
With two Judo medals already bagged, Jasleen Singh Saini will aim to make it three as he takes on Australia's Nathan Katz in the bronze medal contest in men’s 66kg category.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Weightlifter Harjinder's Event Gets Underway
Lots of Indians in action at the moment. In fact, Harjinder Kaur's women's 71kg weightlifting final is underway. The 25 year-old has 90kg as her first lift in Snatch and will have to wait a while for her turn. Only four lifters have listed 90kg, or higher, as their first effort.
Commonwealth Games 2022: Weightlifter Harjinder Kaur has listed 90kg for her first snatch attempt.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Jasleen Loses Bronze Contest
India’s medal count remains at 8 – judoku Jasleen Singh Saini cannot add to it as he loses his men’s 66kg bronze medal contest against Nathan Katz.
The battle lasted 3 minutes and 54 seconds as the 24-year-old from Punjab tried putting up a strong show against his Australian opponent, but Katz ultimately had the last laugh as he won by scoring an ippon.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Sindhu Makes It 2-0 in Mixed Team Badminton Semi-finals
India have taken a 2-0 lead in the five match mixed team semi-final against Singapore. Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty won the opening tie against Yong Kai Terry Hee and Andy Jun Liang Kwek with a 21-11, 21-12 scoreline.
PV Sindhu also won with a similar scoreline, defeating Jia Min Yeo 21-11, 21-12
Commonwealth Games 2022: India are leading 2-0 against Singapore in mixed team semi-finals following PV Sindhu's victory.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Harjinder Lifts 90kg in Second Snatch Attempt
Harjinder Kaur faltered on her first lift in the 71kg final. She had listed 90kg as the weight but could not hang on.
However, the winner of the 2020 Khelo India University Games is successful in her second attempt.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Lakshya Sen Wins Game 1
The Indian mixed badminton team might have started smelling victory, as they have one foot in the finals. After the Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty pair and PV Sindhu handed India a 2-0 lead in the semi-final contest against Singapore, Lakshya Sen has won the first game of his match. He beats Kean Yew Loh 21-18.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Judoku Suchika Fights for Bronze
Judoku Suchika Tariyal is in action in the bronze medal contest in women’s 57kg category. The 31-year-old is taking on Mauritius’ Christianne Lengtil.
After Shushila Devi won silver and Vijay Kumar Yadav bagged bronze, Suchika will aim to become India’s third judoku to return with a medal from the Commonwealth Games 2022.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Defeat for Suchika
Judoku Suchika Tariyal suffered a defeat against Christianne Lengtil in the bronze medal contest in women’s 57kg category.
The veteran did well to keep the score locked at 0-0 for almost the entire length of the match, but with just 11 seconds remaining on the clock, her opponent from Mauritius was able to score a Waza Ari.
India's medal count remains at 8.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Weightlifter Harjinder 4th After Snatch
Weightlifter Harjinder Kaur is narrowly out of the podium places after the completion of the snatch round. She recorded a highest lift of 93kg with her fourth attempt, while Australia’s Kiana Rose Elliott is currently holding on the bronze medal position with a lift of 94kg.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: India Qualify for Mixed Team Badminton Final
Yet another medal guaranteed for India – this time in mixed team badminton. Lakshya Sen beats Kean Yew Loh 21-18, 21-15 to hand his team a 3-0 victory in the semi-final contest against Singapore. Previously, the men’s doubles pair of Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Yong Kai Terry Hee and Andy Jun Liang Kwek, while PV Sindhu got the better of Jia Min Yeo.
In the final, India will be taking on Malaysia. The match will take place on August 2 at 11pm IST.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: India Win Match 1 in Men’s Team T-T Semi-finals
The Indian men’s table tennis team has got off to a good start in their semi-final match against Nigeria. The Indian men’s table tennis team has got off to a good start in their semi-final match against Nigeria. In the first match of the five-match series, the pair of Harmeet Desai and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran has defeated Bode Abiodun and Olajide Omotayo 11-6, 11-7, 11-7.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Harjinder Lifts 119kg in Clean and Jerk
Harjinder Singh is successful in all of her attempts in the clean and jerk round. In her third attempt, she lifted 119kg to take her total to 212 kg (93kg + 119kg).
She is second in the standings as of now, but the top two lifters from the snatch round, Sarah Davies and Joy Ogbonne Eze are yet to complete their three attempts.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Medal Confirmed For Harjinder
Nigerian lifter Joy Ogbonne Eze is unsuccessful in all of her three attempts in the clean and jerk round, meaning Harjinder Kaur becomes India's ninth medallist at the Commonwealth Games 2022.
We now wait for Sarah Davies' attempts to find out whether Harjinder will win a silver or a bronze medal.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Harjinder Wins Bronze
Harjinder Kaur has won bronze medal in women’s 71kg weightlifting. The 25-year-old from Punjab started off with an unsuccessful first attempt in the snatch round, but was absolutely flawless from there onwards.
With the highest lift of 93kg, she was fourth after the snatch round. In the clean and jerk round, the 2021 Commonwealth Senior Championships silver medallist lifted 119kg in her third attempt, taking her total to 212kg (93kg + 119kg). With Nigeria's Joy Ogbonne Eze being unsuccessful in all of her clean and jerk attempts, the total proved to be enough to earn Harjinder a bronze medal.
Commonwealth Games 2022: Weightlifter Harjinder Kaur became India's ninth medallist at CWG 2022 by winning bronze in women's 71kg finals.
Commonwealth Games 2022: Weightlifter Harjinder Kaur finished third in women's 71kg finals.
Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Medal Guaranteed in Men’s Team T-T
The Indian’s men’s table tennis team has guaranteed a medal by qualifying for the final, beating Nigeria 3-0 in the semi-final contest. After the pair of Harmeet Desai and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran got the defending gold medallists into the lead, Sharath Kamal Achanta made it 2-0 for India by beating Quadri Aruna 11-9, 7-11, 11-8, 15-13.
In a closely-contested third match, Gnanasekaran defeated Olajide Omotayo 11-9, 4-11, 11-6, 11-8 to confirm India’s place in the final, where they will take on Singapore. The match will start at 6 PM on August 2.