Glimpses from the closing ceremony of CWG. Commonwealth Games 2022 Highlights, Day 11 Schedule of India: P V Sindhu and young gun Lakshya Sen lived up expectations by grabbing gold medals as India swept the singles badminton competition while star doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy won the country’s third gold from the badminton court with straight-game victory over England’s Ben Lane and Sean Mendy at the Commonwealth Games.
In table tennis, Sharath Kamal extended his domination at the Commonwealth Games by winning the gold medal in men’s singles event, thrashing England’s Liam Pitchford 4-1 in the final while Sathiyan Gnanasekaran came away with the Bronze. It was heartbreak for the men’s hockey team, however, when they lost to a marauding Australia team 0-7 and had to settle for silver.
India ended their medal tally at 61, which includes 22 gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze and finished 4th in the overall table.
Harmanpreet & Co. falter at end to miss women’s cricket gold
The final act of the night is Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath. The crowd goes absolutely ballistic for the iconic singer and the band. Ozzy performs ‘Paranoid’ alongside guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Tommy Clufetos and bassist Adam Wakeman.
His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex is bringing the Birmingham 2022 to a close in a speech to be delivered at the Closing Ceremony.
The state of Victoria, Australia will be the next host of the Commonwealth Games in 2026. We now see the Flag Handover Ceremony, which signifies the official handover of the Commonwealth Games from Birmingham to Victoria, where in March 2026, it will deliver the first true multi-city Commonwealth Games in Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo and Gippsland.
It’s time to hand over the flag to Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games. The Commonwealth is one of the world’s oldest associations of countries, and the Games has a century-long tradition of celebrating friendship through sport and youth. The flag, a proud symbol of that friendship, was raised at Alexander Stadium during the Opening Ceremony.
It's been spouted throughout Birmingham 2022, but the message is a lasting one. As reinstated by President of the Games Federation, Dame Martin: "Sport is just the beginning." John Crabtree OBE thanks volunteers, athletes and the people from the City of Birmingham. The work to make the Games truly a "Games For All", begins after this Closing Ceremony.
Razza, Mahalia, Jaykae and Ash perform a marathon performance, telling their truths through song. A performance to inspire, and to showcase how powerful togetherness can be, and inspire the young to make sure their voice is also heard.
We now enter Rum Runner, Birmingham's famous nightclub, where people could express themselves freely. Tallulah-Eve Brown, the first-ever transgender contestant on Britain’s Next Top Model. leads the celebrations.
Enter The Peaky Blinders, the epic TV show about the city’s most notorious gang. Ballet Dance company Rambert pay tribute to the most famous gangsters of Small Heath and one of Birmingham's most recent success stories!
A tribute to one of Birmingham’s major global exports of the past decade... Enter The Peaky Blinders, the epic TV show about the city’s most notorious gang. Ballet Dance company Rambert pay tribute to the most famous gangsters of Small Heath and one of Birmingham's most recent success stories!
Mundian to Bach Ke: this was the first ever Bhangra song to reach the UK top 10 in 2002!
Named after the Unemployment Benefit Form no.40, UB40 are the next music act to emerge, performing their hit track 'Red Red Wine.'
Apache Indian is on stage. Meanwhile, Andrew on social media says: "Here I am watching the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth games where they are showcasing music from Birmingham waiting to see where Black Sabbath or Napalm Death come in...."
Time for the flagbearers to come out one by one! Australia are up first
Birmingham-born band Dexys have entered the fray, performing their hit 'Come on Eileen'. Come On Eileen reached number one and stayed there for four weeks, becoming the best-selling single of 1982.
Birmingham was the third most bombed City during World War Two - but from the rubble came hope. To the soundtrack of 100 Mile High City from Solihull band Ocean Colour Scene, we see the city recovering from the ruins....
The 2022 Commonwealth Games is drawing to a close as Birmingham ends its 12-day sporting extravaganza with an impressive line-up of performances. West Midlands artists UB40, Jorja Smith and Dexys Midnight Runners are some of the musical performances in line for tonight
After 11 days the 2022 Commonwealth Games will end with the closing ceremony at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has selected paddler Mr Achanta Sharath Kamal and boxer Ms Nikhat Zareen as Team India's flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Star paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal and world champion boxer Nikhat Zareen have been named India’s flagbearers for the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games on Monday.
With a rich haul of 61 medals (22 gold, 16 silver, and 23 bronze) at this edition of the Commonwealth Games, the Birmingham Games turned out to be one of the most memorable editions for the 210-strong Indian contingent. (READ MORE)
Taken at face value, India’s 61 medals and fourth-place finish at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games are a notch down from the previous edition at Gold Coast four years ago. Engage in some number crunching, though, and it’ll emerge that despite fewer medals, India has made some critical gains. (READ MORE)
Cricket is again on the cusp of something big – with Los Angeles 2028 Games inviting presentations from the sport, and 2032 Brisbane not likely to be averse to a sport that is taking its first ‘Games’ strides in Birmingham. Read more.
Cricket is again on the cusp of something big – with Los Angeles 2028 Games inviting presentations from the sport, and 2032 Brisbane not likely to be averse to a sport that is taking its first ‘Games’ strides in Birmingham. Read more.
Explained: How Mirabai Chanu, just 49 kg, could lift a massive 113 kg on her way to a CWG gold medal. Read Here.
With sufficient time still left for the closing ceremony to begin, we have a few stories for you from these games. Starting with India's first medal winner at these games, Sanket Sargar. Read here.
One of the hallmarks of his game is that throughout his career – he adapts quickly to his opponent’s playing style and then beats them at their own game. Sixteen years after the Melbourne triumph, it has brought him his second Commonwealth men’s singles gold, at the Birmingham Games. Read more.
India's Tressa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand finish at the Women's Doubles Badminton podium with a bronze.
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India finish their 2022 Commonwealth Games medals tally at 61, which includes 22 gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze. Read: Every Indian player/team to win a medal at Birmingham CWG.
"We didn't win the silver, we lost the gold. It (final) was a valuable learning lesson for us."
~PR Sreejesh
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18k followers, Olympic medal: Sindhu’s coach Park’s India takeaways. Read more.
"Your silver medallists at the CWG 2022 Men's Hockey, India!"
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With that Hockey silver, India's total medal count goes to 61. 22 golds.
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India men's team will have to settle for their third silver in CWG Hockey. Australia, just too good for them on the day. The scoreline will hurt but hopefully another learning curve for this team moving onwards and upwards in world hockey.
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A 7th CWG gold medal for Sharath Kamal, 13th overall across five editions of the games. WHAT A LEGEND!
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7-0! Extremely sloppy work this from the Indian team in the box, with no semblance of positioning at all.
End of the third quarter, Australia 6-0 India!
Nathan Ephraums gets on the scoresheet again. This has been a comfortable stroll in the park for Australia who put their opposition under pressure early on in the final.
Satwik and Chirag win the Men's Doubles gold!
An outpouring of emotions at the Badminton court as well. What a duo they have been for India!
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SHARATH KAMAL WINS MEN'S SINGLES GOLD AT BIRMINGHAM 2022!
Beats England's Liam Pitchford 4-1 in the final!
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Having taken a 2-1 lead in the Men's Singles final, Sharath Kamal is ahead in the fourth game as well. 9-6!
Half-time, 5-0 it is!
India will need *SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL* to stage a comeback from here. The 2018 Gold Coast gold winners looking on their way to a centre-top podium finish in Birmingham as well.
Australia 4-0 India
Things going from bad to worse for India. Captain Manpreet Singh off the field following a horrible collision followed by Australia adding a four goal cushion. Four minutes still left in the second quarter.
Sharath Kamal makes a comeback in the Men's Singles gold medal match having lost the first game against England's Liam Pitchford.
The Indian boys take the first game, 15-21!Just one game away from making it three golds for India in Badminton on Day 11!Screengrab: CWG website
Satwik and Chirag lead 15-13 in the first game of the Men's Doubles gold medal match against the home duo of Ben Lane and Sean Vendy.
2-0, AUSTRALIA IN CONTROL!
India looking under pressure of the occasion and the opponent here. Nathan Ephraums gives a two goal cushion.
So stung was G Sathiyan by his second-round exit at the Tokyo Olympics that he went into a deep introspection mode, watching the videos of his defeat ‘endless times’ with his coach Subramaniam Raman. “Maybe, the occasion and the nerves got to me,” India’s top-ranked men’s singles table tennis player says. “I’ve only learnt lessons from it.”
Almost a year on, Sathiyan is a changed player. “We’re going into a 2.0 version of Sathiyan,” he declares. Read more.
GOAL, AUSTRALIA 1-0 INDIA!
26-year-old Blake Govers scores his 7th goal at these games and Australia take the lead with six minutes still left in the first quarter.
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran has won bronze in men's singles table tennis, beating England's Paul Drinkhall 4-3.
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Time for the Men's Doubles Gold medal match, can Satwik and Chirag add a third gold to India's Badminton tally on the day?
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India Men in action at the University of Birmingham for the Hockey final against Australia.
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Paul Drinkhall trailing 0-3 in the Men's Singles bronze medal match vs Sathiyan Gnanasekaran has made a stunning comeback to make it 3-3 and take the match into the seventh game.