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Commonwealth Games 2022: Weightlifter Achinta Sheuli clinches gold medal in Men’s 73kg category, bags India’s third gold
Kolkata weightlifter won the third gold medal for India and the sixth medal overall at the CWG 2022.
Indian weightlifter Achinta Sheuli bagged a gold medal in the men’s 73kg category at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022. The 20-year-old broke the Games record by lifting a total of 313kg to reach the top spot on the podium. Achinta lifted a Games record 143kg in Snatch and 170kg in Clean and Jerk, making him win the yellow metal at CWG 2022.
Sheuli beat Malaysian weightlifter Erry Hidayat Muhammad and Canada’s Shad Darsigny. Erry took home the silver medal by lifting 303kg (138kg Snatch + 165kg Clean and Jerk) followed by Shad who won the bronze medal by lifting a total of 298kg (135kg Snatch + 163kg Clean and Jerk).
Kolkata weightlifter won the third gold medal for India and the sixth medal overall at the CWG 2022.
PM Modi took to Twitter and congratulated the 20-year-old for his outstanding performance. He tweeted, Delighted that the talented Achinta Sheuli has won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. He is known for his calm nature and tenacity. He has worked very hard for this special achievement. My best wishes to him for his future endeavours, he added.
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President Droupadi Murmu also congratulated the champion. She tweeted that Achinta Sheuli has made India proud by winning gold and making the tricolor fly high at the Commonwealth Games. You immediately overcame the failure in one attempt and topped the lineup. You are the champion who has created history. Heartiest congratulations!
Medals won by India at the CWG 2022
- Weightlifter Sanket Mahadev Sargar won the silver medal in the men’s 55kg final.
- Weightlifter Gururaja bagged a bronze medal in the men’s 61kg final.
- Mirabai Channu won a gold medal in the women’s 49kg weightlifting final.
- Bindyarani Devi clinched a silver medal in the women’s 55kg weightlifting final.
- Weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga won a gold medal for India in the men’s 67kg final.
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Asian Games 2023: Indian Men’s Hockey team thrash Uzbekistan 16-0 in opener
The Indian team completely trashed their opponent Uzbekistan. Mandeep Singh snatched the limelight with a hat-trick while Lalit Upadhyay and Varun Kumar scored 4 goals each in the Asian Games.
In the Asian Games 2023, the Indian Men’s Hockey team won the match against Uzbekistan with 16-0 in their opener on Sunday.
The Indian team completely trashed their opponent Uzbekistan. Mandeep Singh snatched the limelight with a hat-trick while Lalit Upadhyay and Varun Kumar scored 4 goals each in the Asian Games.
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ODI World Cup 2023: ICC announces prize money, winners to get 4 million dollars
The team that finishes second in the Final, which will be played on November 19 at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium, will be awarded USD 2 million.
The winners of the Men’s ODI World Cup 2023 are scheduled to take home USD 4 million of the USD 10 million overall prize pool, according to a statement made by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on September 22.
The team that finishes second in the Final, which will be played on November 19 at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium, will be awarded USD 2 million.
In the Group Stage, all 10 teams will play each other once in a round-robin format, with the top four teams advancing to the semifinals. Teams receive USD 40,000 for each win during the Group Stage as part of the total prize money. Teams who fail to qualify past the group stage will receive $100,000 each.
With the ICC announcing equal amounts for both men’s and women’s events during the Annual Conference held in Durban, South Africa in July 2023, the prize money additionally sets the precedent for the upcoming ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in 2025.
The 13th edition of the prestigious competition will feature a total of 10 teams competing for the prized World Cup trophy. While New Zealand, England, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Australia, Afghanistan, and South Africa advanced from the Super League, India qualified by virtue of serving as the hosts.
To go to the World Cup, Sri Lanka and the Netherlands have to battle it out in the qualifying rounds.
The biggest men’s event in cricket will feature 48 games spread across 10 sites, starting on October 5 with a rematch of the previous edition’s Final between the reigning Champions England and New Zealand.
Each side will compete in two exhibition games before the World Cup to prepare for the 46-day competition.
Meanwhile, this is the first time India will host the ODI World Cup entirely in the country.
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World Wrestling Championship: Antim Panghal wins bronze, secures plays in Paris Olympic
The two-time U20 global champion was at the top of her game as she won 16-6 on the basis of technical superiority (TSU), earning her first medal at the senior global Championships.
Indian wrestler Antim Panghal on Thursday, competing in her first senior World Championships, defeated Swedish champion and European champion Jonna Malmgren in the 53 kg division to secure a bronze medal and a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The two-time U20 global champion was at the top of her game as she won 16-6 on the basis of technical superiority (TSU), earning her first medal at the senior global Championships.
Panghal defeated current world champion Olivia Dominique Parrish of the US in the qualifying rounds before defeating Roksana Marta Zasina of Poland in the TSU to earn the bronze medal.
Following WFI’s suspension by the world governing body, the 19-year-old athlete from Haryana, who is competing as a neutral athlete, defeated Natalia Malysheva of Russia in the quarterfinal before suffering a heartbreaking loss to Vanesa Kaladzinskaya of Belarus in the semifinal on Wednesday.
The Haryana wrestler appears to be adjusting to the senior circuit without difficulty after standing out in the trials for the Asian Games and World Championships.
A category that Vinesh Phogat has dominated thanks to her incredible display over the past few years is seeing a rise in Panghal.
The 53kg quota will likely remain with Panghal as Phogat, a two-time World medalist, recovers from knee surgery.
The quota currently belongs to IOA. Phogat’s straight entry into the Asian Games was contested by Panghal, who claimed she was capable of defeating the seasoned Indian competitor.
Panghal, who just missed out on the gold medal match, has made a significant statement by taking home the bronze.
Panghal started with an early push-out point and quickly took a 5-0 lead. Malmgren used a takedown manoeuvre to fight and had the Indian in her grasp, but the Indian managed to escape.
The Swedish player’s brilliant double-leg attack further whittled down the deficit, and Malmgren’s six straight points gave him a razor-thin 6-5 lead.
Panghal scored a point on a counterattack just before the opening frame ended to tie the score at 6-6. Panghal dominated the second period as the two-time U20 winner executed move after move to extend her lead.
The strong Panghal used leg-lace to quickly widen the gap despite the determined resistance from the Swede and eventually prevailed through technical superiority.
With Panghal’s bronze medal triumph, India’s women’s championship campaign came to an end. India has only received one medal to yet.
