Glasgow, July 26 (IANS) Olympic medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will go for a third successive gold in the Commonwealth Games and add to the country’s medal tally, while India will be hoping to advance to the medal rounds when the Women’s Pairs team takes up the challenge on a crucial day of competitions for India in the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow on Sunday.Mirabai, who won gold medals in the 2018 and 2022 editions in Gold Coast and Birmingham, respectively, is hoping to continue he…
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Glasgow, July 25 (IANS) India’s Putul Sonowal suffered his first defeat in the men’s singles lawn bowls competition at the Commonwealth Games 2026, going down 8-4, 9-8 to Malaysia’s Izzat Shameer Dzulkeple in a crucial Section D encounter on Saturday.The defeat ended Sonowal’s unbeaten start in Glasgow and dealt a blow to his hopes of progressing to the semifinals. Under the competition format, only the winner of each section advances to the last four, leaving no room for runners-up.Malaysia’s D…
Glasgow, July 23 (IANS) India will look to pick medals through a strong para powerlifting contingent while swimmers, gymnasts and boxers also begin their campaigns on a packed Day 2 schedule of the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Friday.India’s biggest medal hopes on the day rest in para powerlifting, where multiple lifters will compete across men’s and women’s finals at the SEC Armadillo. Ashok and Parmjeet Kumar will feature in the men’s lightweight final, while Jaspreet Kaur and Suman Devi will co…