Commonwealth Games 2022

Commonwealth Games 2022: National contingents to receive Birmingham-style welcome on arrival

The ceremonies will take place at one of the campus villages and will include a welcome speech from the Chef de Mission and the raising of the national flag whilst the national anthem is played. The final rehearsal for the unique welcome ceremony for the 6,500 athletes and team officials from the 72 nations and territories was conducted on Thursday

Jul 15, 2022, 14:27 PM IST

Singapore Open 2022: PV Sindhu storms into semifinals, beats Han Yue in thrilling contest

PV Sindhu will next face unseeded Saena Kawakami, the Japanese world No. 38 who caused an upset by eliminating sixth seeded Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand 21-17, 21-19.

Jul 15, 2022, 13:53 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2022: Young gun Achinta Sheuli eyes medal in weightlifting

After years of hard work and passion, Achinata will be finally seen competing in the 73kg category in the Commonwealth Games later this month

Jul 15, 2022, 13:42 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2022: Neeraj Chopra to Harmanpreet Kaur’s cricket squad, full list of Indian athletes who made the cut for Birmingham

BCCI announced a 15-member women's cricket team led by Harmanpreet Kaur to take part in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham starting on July 28.

Jul 12, 2022, 07:22 AM IST

Indian men's hockey team hit by Covid-19 storm; striker Gurjant, coach Graham Reid test positive

The players had assembled for the camp after competing at the FIH Hockey Pro League double-headers against Belgium and the Netherlands. The camp is set to conclude on July 23 ahead of the team's departure for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games

Jun 30, 2022, 17:29 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2022: Neeraj Chopra to PV Sindhu, full list of Indian athletes who made the cut for Birmingham

India have named a 37-member athletics squad for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games including Neeraj Chopra, Dutee Chand and Hima Das. Check all squads here.

Jun 26, 2022, 09:12 AM IST

CWG 2022: Rani Rampal IGNORED once again as India names 18-member women's hockey team

India women's team will be captained by goalkeeper Savita Punia while experienced defender Deep Grace Ekka will be her deputy in the Birmingham CWG, to be held from July 28 to August 8.

Jun 23, 2022, 16:31 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2022: High Jumper Tejaswin Shankar moves Delhi High Court against exclusion from squad

Tejaswin Shankar is the only national record holder to have met the qualifying standard who will not be participating in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Jun 22, 2022, 14:35 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2022: Neeraj Chopra to Mirabai Chanu, full list of Indian athletes to make the cut for Birmingham

Commonwealth Games medallists Amit Panghal and Mohammad Hussamuddin made the cut for Birmingham 2022 along with five-time Asian medallist Shiva Thapa.

Jun 21, 2022, 08:55 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2022: Delhi High Court dismisses pleas by 2 paddlers against exclusion

On June 7, the CoA had said it has included Diya Chitale in the squad, and finalised the selection list, putting all the controversies to rest related to the team selection in a detailed minutes of meeting.

Jun 21, 2022, 07:50 AM IST

Neeraj Chopra (from left), Dutee Chand and Seema Antil Punia. (Source: Twitter)

Neeraj Chopra to Seema Punia: India's TOP medal hopes from athletics at Commonwealth Games 2022, in pics

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Thursday named a 37-member Indian athletics team, to be led by Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, for the upcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games. Out the of the 37 picked by the selection committee of the AFI, 18 are women, with the likes of star sprinters Hima Das and Dutee Chand. In these collection of pictures, we take a look at some of the top medal contenders from athletics at 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Jun 17, 2022, 10:29 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2022: Neeraj Chopra to lead 37-member athletics team

Athletics team for Commonwealth Games 2022: Although selected, some of the athletes will have to prove their form and fitness before the Birmingham Games

Jun 16, 2022, 20:32 PM IST

Lovlina Borgohain blames felicitations, functions post Tokyo Olympics medal for loss of focus

Last year, after winning a historic gold medal at the Tokyo Games, javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra had also said his training took a hit as he had to attend numerous functions.

Jun 11, 2022, 19:02 PM IST

Yogeshwar Dutt makes BIG statements, predicts India's gold medal tally in Commonwealth Games 2022

Ravi Dahiya (57 kg), Bajrang Punia (65 kg), Naveen (74 kg), Deepak Punia (86 kg), Deepak (97 kg) and Mohit Dahiya (125 kg) were selected during the trials to represent the country at the event.

Jun 11, 2022, 15:38 PM IST

Lovlina, Nikhat, Nitu and Jaismine: Meet Indian women's boxing team for CWG 2022

Mary Kom withdrew her name from CWG 2022 on June 10 (Friday) after she injured herself during the trials. She got a medical attention and came back to resume the bout but then the injury resurfaced and the referee had to stop the bout.

Jun 11, 2022, 13:59 PM IST

Amit Panghal, Shiva Thapa secure place in Indian boxing team for Commonwealth Games

While Panghal, the 2019 world championship silver medallist, secured his place in the 51kg division, Thapa clinched the 63.5kg spot in the trials held at the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports.

Jun 02, 2022, 15:10 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2022: Manika Batra and women’s TT team participation still uncertain, here’s WHY

The Committee of Administrators (CoA) plans to tweak the selection guidelines in the future. The chosen players are Manika Batra, Archana Kamath, Sreeja Akula (rank 66), Reeth Rishya (100), with Diya Chitale (129) as the standby.

Jun 01, 2022, 13:37 PM IST

Banned wrestler Satender Malik makes BIG claim, accuses referee of putting hands on him first

Satender Malik's statements came after the Wrestling Federation of India banned him for hitting referee Jagbir Singh inside the KD Jadhav Hall at the IGI Stadium.

May 25, 2022, 23:29 PM IST

THIS Indian wrestler BANNED for life for punching referee during Commonwealth Games 2022 trials

Satender lost his cool, walked across to Mat A where Ravi Dahiya and Aman were locked in the 57kg final, went straight to referee Jagbir, and began to assault him. He first abused Jagbir and then slapped him, who lost his balance and fell to the ground.

May 17, 2022, 18:33 PM IST