Gururaja Poojary won bronze medal Commonwealth Games 2022

India bagged its second medal on the first day of the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Saturday. Gururaja Poojary won the bronze medal in men’s 61 kg weightlifting with a total lift of 269 kg (118 +151). Gururaja Poojary won bronze medal Commonwealth Games 2022.

Gururaja Poojary was competing with Canada’s Yuri Simard in weightlifting 61 kg. But the Indian weightlifter produced a personal best of 151 kg in the clean and jerk to 269 kg, 1 kg more than Simard to ensure India’s second medal on Saturday. Earlier, Sanket Sargar opened the medal account of the country in the Commonwealth Games by winning the silver medal in the men’s 55 kg category.

Star weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will also compete on the second day of the Commonwealth Games, and India is looking forward to more success. Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Chanu is expected to not only defend her CWG title but also add a third medal at the Games.

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The battle for bronze was fought between him and Canada’s Youri Simard, who finished on 268kg. Malaysia’s Aznil Bin Bidin Muhamad won the gold medal, with Papua New Guinea’s Morea Baru finishing second. This is Gururaja’s second medal at the Commonwealth Games, after his silver triumph in the men’s 56kg category at the Gold Coast in 2018.

Table tennis

Women’s team won their first two group matches (1st match against South Africa 3-0 and second match against Fiji 3-0). Men’s team won their first group match against Barbados 3-0. Men’s team will face Singapore in the second group stage match at 11:00 PM tonight.

Boxing

Shiva Thapa defeated Baloch Suleman in the first match of 63.5 kg men’s boxing (5:0, Unanimous decision).

Swimming

Sajan Prakash (50 m Butterfly) failed to qualify for the semi-finals and Kushagra Rawat (400 m freestyle) failed to qualify for the finals. Srihari Nataraj (100 m backstroke) made the final.

Cycling

Women’s sprint team failed to qualify for the semi-finals, team India finished 7 in the qualification round with a timing of 51.433 for Women’s team sprint. Men’s pursuit team finished last in the qualification round with a timing of 4:12.865. In the men’s team sprint India finished 6th in the qualification round, failing to secure the semi-final slot for the same.

Cricket

In women’s cricket, India lost to Australia in their first group stage match by three wickets. India scored 154 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 8 wickets, India will face Pakistan in their second group match on July 31.