Commonwealth Games 2018

CWG: Indian Para Swimmer Kiran finishes 7th in S9 100m backstroke

Indian woman para-swimmer Kiran Tak finished seventh in the women`s S9 100m backstroke final of the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Friday. Kiran completed the event in 1.47.10 minute after beginning with a reaction time of 1.08 seconds.

Apr 06, 2018, 17:21 PM IST

India at CWG, day 2: Lifters continue medal-winning run; shuttlers, boxers unbeaten

If Mirabai Chanu was the toast of the nation on Thursday, it was the turn of Sanjita Chanu to hog the limelight today, claiming a gold and a Games' snatch record in the 53kg category. 

Apr 06, 2018, 16:36 PM IST

Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018: Athlete in 'serious' condition after contracting malaria

The Games` organising committee said the 23-year-old was admitted to Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH) on Thursday.

Apr 06, 2018, 14:37 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Deepak Lather wins Bronze, takes India's tally to 4

The 18-year-old from Haryana lifted a total of 295kg (136kg+159kg) to finish third.

Apr 06, 2018, 12:38 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: India thrash Malaysia 4-1 in women's hockey

On the second day of the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games 2018 in Australia's Gold Coast, the Indian women's hockey team returned to its winning ways with a thumping 4-1 win against Malaysia. 

Apr 06, 2018, 12:13 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Indians disappoint in lawn bowls event

The triples gold in all three previous editions, since it was introduced in the lawn bowls programme in 2006, has always been won by South Africa.

Apr 06, 2018, 11:02 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Indian gymnasts impress in Subdivision 1

The Indian artistic gymnastics trio of Pranati Das, Aruna Reddy and Pranati Nayak on Friday registered decent scores, beating Sri Lanka in Subdivision 1 with a total score of 128.975 at the Commonwealth Games 2018 in Australia's Gold Coast.

Apr 06, 2018, 10:58 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Cyclists Deborah, Aleena reach quarters in women's sprint

In qualification stage, Deborah finished in 13th position clocking 11.484 seconds, while Aleena finished last with timing of 12.207.

Apr 06, 2018, 10:44 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Boxer Naman Tanwar stuns Tanzania’s Haruna Mhando to reach 91kg quarterfinals

Boxer Naman Tanwar defeated his Tanzanian opponent Haruna Mhando by a unanimous verdict.

Apr 06, 2018, 10:02 AM IST

Gold Coast CWG 2018: 'Bhartiya naari sab par bhaari', Virendra Sehwag tweets after Sanjitha Chanu wins second Gold

The ace batsman praised Sanjitha Chanu for winning a Gold - India's second - at the Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast.

Apr 06, 2018, 09:35 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018: Sanjita Chanu clinches second Gold for India, here are some unknown facts about the Manipuri weightlifter

Manipur's weightlifter Sanjita Chanu won Gold in the women's 53 kilogram category at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2018 in Gold Coast, taking India's total medal count to three (two Gold and I silver).

Apr 06, 2018, 09:05 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Weightlifter Sanjita Chanu wins 2nd gold medal for India

Indian weightlifter Sanjita Chanu on Friday clinched the second gold medal for the country.

Apr 06, 2018, 07:34 AM IST

Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018, Day 2: India at fifth spot with four medals in the overall tally, more expected

Here is the current medal count on the Day 2 of the 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Australia's Gold Coast on Friday.

Apr 06, 2018, 07:08 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018: India's medal winners on Day 1 in Gold Coast

India began its 2018 Commonwealth Games (CWG) campaign on Thursday with a gold and silver medal provided by its fancied weightlifters, while the shuttlers swept Pakistan and Sri Lanka 5-0 each to enter the quarterfinals of the badminton team event as the other highlight of the day. 

Apr 05, 2018, 18:10 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018: India's schedule on Day 2 in Gold Coast

Eyes will be on weightlifter Sanjit Chanu in the women's 53kg division as she is also a strong medal contender and expected to add to the medals won by her teammates Mirabai Chanu (gold) and Gururaja Poojary (silver) on Day 1.

Apr 05, 2018, 17:44 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Indian cyclists disappoint in qualifiers

In the men`s Team Sprint qualifying, the trio of Ranjit Singh, Sahil Kumar and Sanuraj Sanandaraj finished at the penultimate seventh spot

Apr 05, 2018, 15:19 PM IST

CWG 2018, Gold Coast: PM Narendra Modi congratulates Chanu, Gururaja for winning medals

Through a series of tweets, PM Modi congratulated weightlifters Chanu and Gururaja for winning medals for the country.

Apr 05, 2018, 15:04 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast medals tally live: Here's who stands where in the table

Though the Aussies are top favourites to win maximum medals at the 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games 2018 at Gold Coast, Australia, Indian athletes impressed spectators with their brilliant performance on the Day 1 of the mega-sporting event of the Commonwealth member nations.  

Apr 05, 2018, 14:29 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: No physios, no problems for Indian weightlifters

Though Indian athletes performed brilliantly on the Day 1 of the Commonwealth Games 2018 at Gold Coast, neither of them had a physio by their side to take care of their aches and niggles during a demanding day.  

Apr 05, 2018, 13:52 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast, Day 1: India's Medal Tally

Weightlifter P Gururaja on Thursday knocked off India`s medal tally at Commonwealth Games 2018, winning silver, in the 56kg category. After lifting his best weight of 111kg in the snatch, Gururaja added 138kg in his third attempt in the clean and jerk to end with a total lift of 249kg.

Apr 05, 2018, 13:27 PM IST