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From life-threatening appendicitis to CWG silver, the 'comeback journey has been really tough' for long-jumper Murali Sreeshankar

NEW DELHI: He could sleep for just three hours after his historic silver-medal feat in Birmingham. He couldn't get time to talk to his mother at length until the day after. But no one in this family of athletes from the Palakkad district in Kerala is complaining. Murali Sreeshankar, the…

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CWG 2022: No job security for silver-medallist Murali Sreeshankar

BIRMINGHAM: A top Indian athlete without a job, it's a common phenomenon, isn't it? Add CWG silver medallist long jumper Murali Sreeshankar's name to it.

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CWG 2022 Day 8: Medal rush in wrestling; men's fours lawn bowls team makes final

Indian athletes have won 26 medals-- nine golds, eight silvers and nine bronze-- at the Commonwealth Games 2022. Read further on Dynamite News:

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CWG 2022: India run into plucky South Africa in men's hockey

Much of the talk surrounding the men's hockey competition has been about who will beat Australia. There is an aura of invincibility around the team from Down Under, for good reason. They have won all six gold medals since the introduction of the sport in CWG in 1998.

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The date made me nervous, but I achieved my goal: Wrestler Deepak Punia on winning gold at CWG 2022

BIRMINGHAM: After claiming gold medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022, Indian wrestler Deepak Punia said that he was focused on his game and added that he was nervous because on August 5, 2021, he lost the bronze-medal match at the Olympics and today (on Friday) was the same date.

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CWG 2022: Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, Deepak Punia claim top honours as Indian wrestlers make merry

COVENTRY: For Bajrang Punia, anything less than a gold at the 2022 CWG would have been a setback. The competition was hardly at a level that he faces at ranking tournaments organised by the United World Wrestling. So it didn't come as a surprise when Bajrang literally waltzed through to…

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Bajrang Punia defends title, Sakshi Malik reverses losing trend to earn maiden CWG gold as six wrestlers win medals on Friday

BIRMINGHAM: Bajrang Punia was a class apart while defending his title before Sakshi Malik produced a sensational gold medal winning effort as Indian wrestlers grabbed six medals, including three gold at the Commonwealth Games on Friday.

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Sreeshankar rues missing CWG gold, says fourth jump would not have been foul under old system

BIRMINGHAM: Commonwealth Games silver medallist long jumper Murali Sreeshankar rued missing out on a gold, saying his fourth jump, which was ruled a foul under laser-based new technology, would have been legal in an earlier system and big enough to finish on top of the podium.

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CWG 2022: We are not rivals, we are part of javelin family, says Arshad Nadeem on friendship with Neeraj Chopra

BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem says he will miss competing against India's Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra at the Commonwealth Games here as they are part of 'one' family.

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‘I will hug my brother and put this medal around his neck': CWG 2022 gold medal-winning weightlifter Achinta Sheuli

NEW DELHI: 'Ami bari giye maa r haather mangsho bhaat khete chai' (I want to go home and eat mutton-rice cooked by my mother), weightlifter Achinta Sheuli told TimesofIndia.com in an interview while kissing the coveted gold medal (73kg) that he won at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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CWG 2022: 'Koshish karne waalo ki kabhi haar nahi hoti'; either Vinesh, Sangeeta or I will surely win an Olympic medal for India, says Geeta Phogat

NEW DELHI: The memories of the Commonwealth Games 2010 glory are still fresh for Geeta Phogat. Geeta had won India’s first-ever gold medal in women’s wrestling at the CWG, defeating Australia's Emily Bensted in the final in New Delhi, 12 years ago.

The Times of India

CWG 2022: Time for strong mat finish in wrestling at Birmingham

For some of the Indian wrestlers like Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik, this could be their swansong Commonwealth Games. No, they haven't announced their retirements, there's another reason altogether.

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CWG 2022: After crossing official hurdles, Tejaswin Shankar makes historic jump

BIRMINGHAM: "I have to win a medal now. I don't have an option." That was Tejaswin Shankar last Saturday while getting off the Delhi-Dubai-Birmingham flight and heading to the athletes' village. The words seemed rushed but carried a quiet conviction.

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Sudhir wins gold in para powerlifting men's heavyweight event at Commonwealth Games

The 27-year-old Sudhir, who has an impairment due to the effects of polio, thus opened India's para sports medal account in the ongoing CWG

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CWG 2022: Sudhir wins historic gold in para powerlifting men's heavyweight event

BIRMINGHAM: India's Sudhir claimed the gold medal in the men's heavyweight para powerlifting event at the Commonwealth Games on Thursday.

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CWG 2022: Murali Sreeshankar wins historic silver in long jump

BIRMINGHAM: Murali Sreeshankar clinched a silver in men's long jump event to give India a second medal in athletics at the Commonwealth Games here on Thursday.

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Fat to Fit: Judoka Tulika Maan reduced 30 kgs on her way to CWG silver

BIRMINGHAM: Overweight with bare minimum mobility only a year back, judoka Tulika Maan's journey from shedding flab to winning silver medal at the Commonwealth Games is nothing short of sensational.

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A job as an accountant & competing in decathlon at Asian Games - CWG 2022 bronze medallist high-jumper Tejaswin Shankar's next set of plans

NEW DELHI: Tejaswin Shankar had a "roller-coaster" ride over the last month, and the only thing he is immediately looking forward to after winning a historic Commonwealth Games (CWG) medal is spending quality time with family and then starting his job as an accountant in the US, besides planning his…

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CWG 2022: Got lot of love from India, says Pakistani weightlifter and 'Mirabai fan' Butt

BIRMINGHAM: As soon as Nooh Dastagir Butt won Pakistan's first gold medal at the Birmingham Games, one of the first persons to lend a congratulatory hand was none other than Indian superstar Mirabai Chanu.

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CWG 2022: Indian boxing trio storms into semifinals

Nikhat Zareen, Nitu Ghanghas and Mohammed Hussamuddin assured of podium finish

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CWG 2022 | PM Modi congratulates Tejaswin Shankar on winning India’s first-ever high jump medal

Tejaswin, a national record holder, cleared 2.22m to finish third on countback

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Punjab CM announces Rs 50 lakh award for CWG silver medallist Vikas Thakur

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday announced a cash award of Rs 50 lakh for heavyweight lifter Vikas Thakur, who won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

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It's my last CWG, but not retiring yet, says discus thrower Seema Punia

BIRMINGHAM: A medal-less campaign for the first time in five straight Commonwealth Games appearances since 2006, veteran discus thrower Seema Punia on Wednesday admitted that the Birmingham edition will be her last CWG but insisted that her career is not yet over.

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CWG 2022: Tulika Mann enters final of women's +78 kg category, assures country of another medal

Indian Judoka Tulika Mann reached the final of the women's +78 kg category after defeating Sydnee Andrews of New Zealand in the semifinal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Wednesday, assuring another medal to her country in this discipline. Read more on Dynamite News:

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