Highlight
- India’s success in wrestling
- India won 3 gold medals in one day
New Delhi:
Commonwealth Games 2022: Indian wrestling players created a sensation on the 8th day of the Commonwealth Games 2022 being played in Birmingham (Commonwealth Games 2022). Wrestling players gave India 3 gold medals in a day. Indian wrestler Deepak Punia has won India’s third gold medal. In men’s freestyle wrestling, Deepak Poonia defeated Pakistani wrestler Mohammad Inam 3-0 in the 86kg category.
Deepak has done
3️rd back to back goldimpenetrable @deepkapunia86 ️ (M-86kg) won gold on his debut #Commonwealth Games I
World Championships medalist put up a stellar performance @birminghamc22 2 wins with technical superiority#cheer4india
1/1 pic.twitter.com/5hEJf6Ldd4—SAI Media (@Media_SAI) 5 August 2022
Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik has won gold medal for India in women’s freestyle in the weight category of 62 kg. She defeated Canada’s Ana Godinez Gonzalez 4-4. Sakshi Malik was trailing 4-0, but then she dismissed Godinez Gonzalez in an innings.
Sakshi won gold
Rio Olympics “medallist” @ Sakshi Malik (W-62kg) won its 2018 CWG to? at . upgraded to @birminghamc22 I
what’s the return autumn victory
With this Sakshi won her third consecutive medal. #Commonwealth Games I
Medals in all 3️ Colors#cheer4india
1/1 pic.twitter.com/vsRqbhh890—SAI Media (@Media_SAI) 5 August 2022
At the same time, Indian star wrestler Bajrang Punia has given India a gold medal in the men’s 65 kg weight category. Poonia defeated Canada’s KL McLean 9-2 to win the gold medal. Bajrang Punia scored four points in the first half. After which McLean could not survive.
Hat-trick for Bajrang in Commonwealth Games
Tokyo Olympic medalist, 3 time World Championships medalist @bajrangpunia To win the third consecutive medal in a series of victories #Commonwealth Games I
Bajrang (M-65kg) dominated for the win #cheer4india #India4CWG2022
1/1 pic.twitter.com/MmWqoV6jMw—SAI Media (@Media_SAI) 5 August 2022
Anshu Malik faced Nigeria’s Odunayo Adekore in the final of the 57 kg weight category. But Anshu Malik missed out on the gold medal. She lost her last match and had to be content with silver. Nigeria’s Odunayo Adekore defeated Anshu Malik 3-7 to win the gold medal. Odunayo Adekoureye won this third consecutive gold medal.
