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Pakistani wrestler Ali Asad stripped of Commonwealth Games bronze medal for doping

Pakistani wrestler Ali Asad has lost his bronze medal from the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. The Pakistan Wrestling Federation announced that Asad has been issued a four-year suspension based on the International Testing Agency’s (ITA) findings.

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Sreeja, Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra qualify for WTTC Finals

LUSAIL: Birmingham Commonwealth Games mixed doubles gold medallist Sreeja Akula, table tennis stalwart Achanta Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra qualified for the singles events of the Durban World Table Tennis Championships (WTTC) Finals in May, overcoming strong challenges in the Round-of-16 matches of the Asian WTTC Continental Stage 2023 tournament…

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Birmingham CWG star Sreeja Akula excited to be honoured with Arjuna award

MUMBAI: Ace Indian paddler, Sreeja Akula, can't hide her excitement for being chosen as one of the recipients of this year's prestigious Arjuna award for her brilliant show at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

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Saikia 'incredibly happy' after Arjuna honour

Assam's Nayanmoni Saikia was on cloud nine on Monday after she was selected for the prestigious Arjuna Award. Saikia, coming from Golaghat district, was part of the lawn bowls women's team that won the historic gold medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games earlier this year.

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Toast of nation three months back, lawn bowls CWG medallists continue to struggle for funds and recognition

NEW DELHI: Toast of the nation three months ago, India's first ever lawn bowls medallists at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games are fast fading into oblivion, searching for sponsors for their next assignment.

The Times of India

Sreejesh, Savita voted FIH Men’s and Women’s Goalkeepers of Year

Both Sreejesh and Savita were instrumental in leading their teams to a medal at the at 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games

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IOA treasurer Anandeshwar Pandey's 'Transport Privileges' were revoked during CWG after misconduct with female driver

NEW DELHI: Tainted IOA treasurer Anandeshwar Pandey, who is already in a dock following allegations of rape, had his transport privileges (T2) revoked during the Birmingham Commonwealth Games due to allegations of "inappropriate" behaviour with a female driver.

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Thought I could win gold at CWG till last 500 metres: Avinash Sable

NEW DELHI: India's long-distance runner Avinash Sable on Thursday said he believed he could win gold till the last stretch in the 3000 metres steeplechase event at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games recently.

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Focus is on winning Nations Cup to book next season's FIH Pro League berth: Deep Grace Ekka

BENGALURU: Indian women's hockey vice-captain Deep Grace Ekka on Tuesday said the Birmingham Commonwealth Games bronze medal is a thing of the past now and the team is focussing on winning this year's FIH Nations Cup, a qualifier for next season's Pro League.

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Not winning travel bag as prize led Priyanka to take up race walking

Mumbai: Not winning a travel bag frustrated Priyanka Goswami so much that her coach suggested that she should take up race walking. At the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, Priyanka’s journey from a casual sports enthusiast to a medal-winning athlete came to fruition. She won the silver in the 10000m.

The Times of India

Nikhat Zareen gifts PM Narendra Modi boxing gloves, Hima Das gives traditional gamcha

NEW DELHI: Indian athletes expressed their elation at being honoured by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for their superlative showing at Birmingham Commonwealth Games with Nikhat Zareen gifting him her boxing gloves and sprinter Hima Das giving the traditional Assamese gamcha.

The Times of India

World Championships helped me realise I could compete with the best, says triple jumper Eldhose Paul

KOCHI: In just a matter of days, triple jumper Eldhose Paul’s life has taken a turn for the better. From an unheralded triple jumper who took a last-ditch flight to compete in the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, to his return home as the golden star of Indian athletics from…

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The final wrap: Best of Birmingham

A golden treble, flying rackets, stunning comebacks and unruly braids: LockerRoom hands out bouquets and brickbats to the Kiwi team at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

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Left young by his mother, Eldhose Paul struggled for pocket money in his college days

NEW DELHI: Brought up by his grandmother and labourer father after his mother's death when he was a small child, Eldhose Paul, who won a historic triple jump gold in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, struggled for pocket money during his college days.

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The winners and losers from Birmingham Commonwealth Games so far - Susan Egelstaff

LOVE them or hate them, it’s undeniable that major multi-sports events are unlike anything else in the sporting calendar.

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Jemima Montag inspired by late grandmother in 10,000m race walk win at Commonwealth Games

Jemima Montag shares her late grandmother’s incredible Holocaust survival story, after winning the 10,000m race walk in Birmingham.

The Times of India

From Delhi University cricket captain to CWG 2022 lawn bowls gold medallist, Pinki says 'we had to do it'

NEW DELHI: Lead. Skip. Jack. Ends. Box measure. The vocabulary of sports fans, even some experts, underwent a test earlier this week. It's not usual to come across the above terms in the realm of sports in India, because the country hardly followed the sport of 'lawn bowls' until three…

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McColgan laps up sensational 10,000m gold at Birmingham Commonwealth Games

EILISH MCCOLGAN won a glorious gold medal on the track for Team Scotland, winning the 10,000m to become Commonwealth champion and emulating her mum…

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CWG 2022: India beat Barbados to enter women's cricket semifinals

Powered by another sensational bowling show (4-10 in 4 overs) by seamer Renuka Singh Thakur and a crucial half-century (56 not out, 46b, 6x4, 1x6) by Jemimah Rodrigues, India cruised into the semifinals of the of the women's competition of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games in style, thrashing Barbados by…

Newsroom.co.nz

Comm Games Day 5: The Lunch Wrap

Two bronze medals from our Kiwi wāhine - down on the green and up in the air - were the highlights of Day 5 at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

The Times of India

CWG 2022: Injured weightlifter Sanket Sargar to stay back in UK for treatment

BIRMINGHAM: Weightlifter Sanket Mahadev Sargar, India's first medallist at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games (CWG), will stay back in the UK for treatment of the UCL injury he suffered on way to securing a silver in the 55kg category.

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Fitzpatrick sisters help lift each other to dais

After a lifetime standing by each other, sisters Sulu and Theresa Fitzpatrick are helping each other through the hard times and the good at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games

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Our Yuva Shakti is creating history: PM Narendra Modi after Jeremy Lalrinnunga wins CWG gold

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga for winning the gold medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and said he has brought immense pride and glory at a young age.

The Times of India

Mizoram teen Jeremy Lalrinnunga rewrites two Games records on way to sensational CWG gold

BIRMINGHAM: Jeremy Lalrinnunga endured excruciating pain on his way to a sensational gold medal winning performance at the Commonwealth Games as the teen sensation shattered two CWG weightlifting records, here Sunday.

The Times of India

CWG 2022: IOA lauds Mirabai Chanu's gold-winning feat, congratulates others

BIRMINGHAM: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) lauded record-breaking weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on winning the country's first gold medal at the ongoing Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

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