CWG 2022, Day 5 in pics: Gold in TT, Silver for weightlifter Vikas Thakur and badminton mixed team
Updated: August 3, 2022 3:48:30 pm- 1 / 13
India's Vikas Thakur who wond silver, Gold medalist Samoa's Don Opeloge and Fiji's Taniela Rainibogi who received a bronze medal, pose on the podium, after the Men's 96kg Weightlifting competition at The NEC on day five of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. AP/PTI
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India's Vikas Thakur reacts after a successful attempt during the men's 96kg category weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG), in Birmingham, UK, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra)
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India's Vikas Thakur competes in the men's 96kg category weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG), in Birmingham, UK, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra)
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India team pose with silver medals during the presentation ceremony for the mixed team gold medal Badminton match at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. AP/PTI
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Team India celebrate winning the silver medal in Badminton Team event at The NEC on day five of 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, Tuesday August 2, 2022. AP/PTI
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Kidambi Srikanth came up with an underwhelming performance as India succumbed 1-3 to Malaysia and settled for a silver in the mixed team badminton event at the Commonwealth Games here on Tuesday.
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India's Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and India's Chandrashekhar Shetty, right, speak during the Badminton Men's Doubles game against Malaysia's Aaron Chia Teng Fong and Malaysia's Soh Wooi Yik at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
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Birmingham: Gold medalist Indian players (C) with Silver medalist Singapore's players (L) and Bronze medalist England's players pose for photos during the presentation ceremony of the table tennis mens team event, at the Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG), in Birmingham, UK, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra)(PTI08_02_2022_000349B)
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The gold was India's seventh since the sport's introduction in Manchester 2002.
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India were expected to beat Singapore but Clarence accounted for veteran Sharath Kamal in the first singles to level the match 1-1.
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Indian discus throwers Seema Punia and Navjeet Kaur Dhillon disappointed as they finished fifth and eight respectively in the final with below-par performances at the Commonwealth Games. (PTI)
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Birmingham: India's Seema Punia during the women's discus throw final event at the Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG), in Birmingham, UK, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (PTI Photo/R Senthil Kumar) (PTI08_03_2022_000058B)
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Birmingham: India's Navjeet Kaur Dhillon competes in the women's discus throw final event at the Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG), in Birmingham, UK, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (PTI Photo/R Senthil Kumar) (PTI08_03_2022_000059B)