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  Record-breaking Mirabai Chanu bolsters status as next icon of Indian weightlifting

  April 05, 2018 17:32 IST

  Mirabai Chanu, the weightlifter from Manipur, left the competition far behind by setting Games and Commonwealth records in the snatch, clean and jerk as well as the total.

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  India's sports fraternity congratulates Mirabai Chanu on clinching gold at CWG 2018

  April 05, 2018 17:33 IST

  Earlier, P Gururaja claimed a silver medal in the men's 56kg event to open India's medal account in the quadrennial extravaganza.

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  No physios, no problems for Indian weightlifters at 2018 CWG

  April 05, 2018 13:39 IST

  Neither of Chanu and Gururaja's physios were by their side to take care of their aches and niggles during a demanding day.

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  Commonwealth Games 2018: India's Mirabai Chanu wins Gold medal in women's 48 kg weightlifting

  April 05, 2018 12:23 IST

  India's Mirabai Chanu on Thursday won the Gold medal in women's 48 kg weightlifting with a total lift of 196 kg at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast, Australia. She also set six Commonwealth and Commonwealth Games records.

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  Commonwealth Games 2018: Wales shock India in women's hockey

  April 05, 2018 10:47 IST

  This is the first time that World No.10 India have lost to Wales -- who are placed 26th in the world rankings -- in a major tournament.

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  Meet weightlifter P Gururaja: Son of a truck driver who clinched India's first medal at CWG 2018

  April 05, 2018 11:10 IST

  P Gururaja hails from a small village in Karnataka and could hardly stop smiling after winning the silver medal in men's 56kg category. Gururaja equalled his personal best of 249kg (111kg+138kg) to finish second.

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  Commonwealth Games 2018: India blank Sri Lanka, Pakistan in badminton team event

  April 05, 2018 19:16 IST

  Srikanth beat Sri Lanka's Niluka Karunaratne 21-16, 21-10 in straight games to clinch the men's singles match while Saina outshone Madushika Dilrukshi Beruwelage 21-8, 21-4 in the women's singles match.

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  Commonwealth Games 2018: Weightlifter Gururaja's silver hands India its first medal

  April 05, 2018 10:37 IST

  Weightlifter Gururaja opened India's account at the ongoing 2018 Commonwealth Games with a silver in Men's 56kg category.

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  Commonwealth Games 2018: India's schedule on Day 1

  April 04, 2018 21:21 IST

  Here's the list of events where the India sportspersons will participate on Day 1 in the Commonwealth Games 2018 at Gold Coast, Australia.

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  CWG 2018: Saurav Ghosal India's best bet for maiden singles medal in squash

  April 04, 2018 20:24 IST

  Ghosal, who had lost the bronze medal play-off in Glasgow four years ago, gets another shot at making history.

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  CWG 2018: India begins quest for coveted gold in mixed team badminton event

  April 04, 2018 20:04 IST

  India have been accorded the top seed this time and are clubbed with Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Scotland in Group A.

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  PV Sindhu leads Indian contingent as Commonwealth Games 2018 gets underway

  April 04, 2018 20:20 IST

  The Indian contingent, led by flag-bearer Olympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu walked out to a warm reception from the nearly 25,000 strong crowd.

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  Commonwealth Games organisers list England as part of Africa in the official program

  April 04, 2018 16:17 IST

  The colorful souvenir edition lists the English capital as Banjul (instead of London), locates it in the Africa region and notes its population as slightly more than 2 million.

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  Highlights, Commonwealth Games 2018 Opening Ceremony: Prince Charles declares Gold Coast Games open

  April 04, 2018 18:20 IST

  More than 4,500 athletes from 71 nations and territories will be vying for 275 gold medals at the multi-sport event.

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  Commonwealth Games 2018: Saina Nehwal's father gets access to CWG village after shuttler's wrath

  April 03, 2018 19:35 IST

  Earlier, Saina took to Twitter to claim that her father was denied entry in the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Village.

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  Mary Kom needs one win to clinch medal on CWG debut

  April 03, 2018 17:49 IST

  With their team doctor Amol Patil let off with a reprimand in the needle controversy, the boxers heaved a sigh of relief and focus was back on the sport.

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  Commonwealth Games 2018: A look at India's medal contenders

  April 03, 2018 16:22 IST

  India have left their mark in every field and this time, all the hopes lie on the star players to bring home plenty of silverware.

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  Commonwealth Games 2018: India reprimanded over use of needles

  April 03, 2018 14:36 IST

  The CGF court ruled that the Indian doctor had erred in not disposing the syringes as mandated by the 'No Needle Policy of the Games.

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  India hope to shift spotlight on medals at humdrum 2018 Commonwealth Games

  April 03, 2018 14:20 IST

  For the Indians though, the mood-killer has been the needle controversy even though the Commonwealth Games Federation has not named the country.

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  Needling issues: Syringe controversy reaches CGF court

  April 03, 2018 11:41 IST

  The CGF has stoically refused to name the national association or the athlete involved in the controversy which flared up after syringes were discovered at the Games Village on Saturday.

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  Saina Nehwal's father denied access to games village; shuttler lambastes CWG

  April 03, 2018 10:49 IST

  Nehwal took to Twitter to slam the CWG after learning that her father wasn't allowed access to the games village, however, the IOA dismissed the shuttler's complaint.

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  Commonwealth Games 2018: India under scanner as probe begins on syringe controversy

  April 02, 2018 12:44 IST

  The Indian contingent has been insistent that there has been no wrongdoing on its part, claiming that the syringes found could belong to other teams who are staying in the same compound of the Games village.

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  PM Narendra Modi hails Indian shooters after impressive show at ISSF Junior World Cup

  April 01, 2018 19:50 IST

  PM Modi congratulated the Indian shooters, who won medals at the recently concluded ISSF Junior World Cup in Sydney.

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  PV Sindhu hopes to be fit in time to lead India's medal rush at 2018 Commonwealth Games

  April 01, 2018 13:19 IST

  Sindhu had suffered a sprain on her right ankle while practising on Tuesday but scans showed no injury to the bone or ligament, much to the relief of Indian contingent and fans.

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  Indian athletes probed over alleged doping ahead of 2018 Commonwealth Games

  March 31, 2018 19:03 IST

  A staff member at the Commonwealth Games Village in Gold Coast discovered syringes near the accommodation of Indian athletes.

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  Khelo India champions Manu Bhaker and Srihari Nataraj set for Commonwealth Games debut

  March 31, 2018 16:32 IST

  While Manu shot her way to a gold in women's 10m Air Pistol in the finals of National Shooting Championships, Srihari broke his own 100-meter backstroke national record while winning six gold and a silver medal at the Khelo India School Games.

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  Gymnast Pranati Nayak looks to emulate Dipa Karmakar in 2018 Commonwealth Games

  March 30, 2018 16:34 IST

  Pranati will look to make the finals and emulate Dipa, who won a historic bronze in Glasgow four years ago.

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  Wrestler Sushil Kumar's name missing from Commonwealth Games 2018 entry list

  March 30, 2018 21:41 IST

  The official list of entries for the men's freestyle 74kg wrestling category, uploaded on the CWG 2018 website does not mention the name of Sushil among other 15 wrestlers participating in the event.