Day 2 includes numerous nail-biting events including finals of weightlifting, athletics and para-swimming
Mirabai Chanu. Pic/AP, PTI
After a thunderous Day 1 of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Team India looks to retain momentum on the second day with all eyes on Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, the Tokyo Olympic silver-medallist and 2018 CWG gold medallist on Saturday. Badminton and Table Tennis teams looking to make a progress into the knockouts and the women’s hockey team will enter their second group-stage tie.
The Indian badminton team began their mixed team title defence with a 5-0 sweep against Pakistan. In Badminton there were wins for PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth. Women’s cricket made its debut with a three-wicket loss against Australia.
The Indian women’s table tennis team fared better with a 3-0 victory vs South Africa and then a 3-0 victory against Fiji. In boxing, Shiva Thapa won his men’s 63.5kg Round of 32 bout against Pakistan’s Suleman Baloch The Indian women’s hockey team 5-0 win against Ghana on Day One set spirits soaring.
In aquatics, Kushagra Rawat came in last in Heat 3 and was eliminated in the Men’s 400m Freestyle event. In the triathlon, India finished 26th and 27th respectively with a dismal performance by Pragnya Mohan and Sanjana Joshi.
*Day 2 schedule* includes numerous nail-biting events including finals of weightlifting, athletics and para-swimming.
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ATHLETICS
India will eye a medal in the men’s marathon Final with Nitendra Singh Rawat all geared up at 01.30 PM.
PARA-SWIMMING
India’s Ashish Kumar Singh will fight for his final birth in the men’s 100m Backstroke S9 Finals–at 12:18 AM
SWIMMING
* 100m backstroke semifinal–Srihari Natraj (1:14 am)
* 200m freestyle heat 3–kushagrarawat (03.00 pm)
GYMNASTICS
* Women’s Team Final & Individual Qualification Subdivision 3–Pranati Nayak, Ruthuja Natraj, Protistha Samanta (9:00 Pm)
BADMINTON
* Mixed team group a—India vs Sri Lanka (1:30 pm)
* Mixed team group a–India Vs Australia (11:30 pm)
BOXING
* Over 54kg – 57kg (Round Of 32)—Hussamuddin Mohammed Vs Amzolele (SA) (4:30 Pm)
CYCLING (02:30 PM – 06:15 PM)
* Womens sprint qualifying–Mayuri Lute, Triyasha Paul
* Womens 3000m individual pursuit qualifying–Meenakshi
* Mens 4000m individual pursuit qualifying–Vishwajeet Singh, Dinesh Kumar
Men’s kierin first round (8.30 PM -11.30 PM)
HOCKEY
* Womens Pool A–India Vs Wales (11:30 PM)
WEIGHTLIFTING
* Mens 55 Kg–Sanket Mahadev Sargar(01:30 PM – 06:15 PM)
* Mens 61 Kg–Gururaja(01:30 PM – 06:15 PM)
* Women’s 49 Kg–Saikhom MirabaiiChanu(08:00 PM – 10:15 PM)
TABLE TENNIS (02:00 PM – 07:00 PM)
* Womens Team Group 2–India Vs Guyana
* Mens Team Group–India Vs Northern Ireland SQUASH (04:30 PM – 07:00 PM)
* Mens singles round of 32–Ramit Tandon Vs Christopher Binnie (Jamaica)
* Womens singles round of 32–Joshana Chinappa Vs Tbd
* Womens singles round of 32–Sunayna Sara Kuruvilla Vs Aifa Azman (Malaysia)
* Mens singles round of 32–Saurav Ghosal Vs Tbd
LAWN BALLS (01:00 PM – 06:15 PM)
* Men’s triple–India vs Malta
* Women’s singles–Tania Choudhury Vs Laura Daniels(Wales)
* Men’s pairs–India Vs Cook Island
* Women’s four–India Vs Canada
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