CWG 2022 Day 11 Highlights: India finish fourth courtesy 22 gold medals

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 Highlights: Indian contingent picked four out of the five gold medals up for grab on the last day and finished fourth on medals table with 22 gold, 16 silver, 23 bronze

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Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: Top four in the final Medals Tally of Birmingham 2022

Top four in the final Medals Tally of Birmingham 2022. Photo: (Screengrab/ CWG Website)

7:28 PM

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: Indian hockey’s wait for Commonwealth gold extended

 

The Indian men’s hockey team would have to wait at least four more years to add a Commonwealth Gold medal to their cabinet. The wait has been extended after thiey were drubbed 7-0 in a humiliating fashion by six times champion Australia, who won their straight seventh gold in hockey at CWG. 

 

The Indian team looked a pale shadow of its Olympics self as it was not able to create even a single sure shot chance to score. The attack from the team was so bad that in 60 minutes of hockey played, it was not able to create even a single penalty corner. 

 

7:23 PM

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: Sharath Kamal becomes most decorated Indian athlete at Birmingham 2022

 

India’s ace Table Tennis player, Achanta Sharath Kamal, who had already won two gold medals, added another to his tally by winning the Men’s Singles gold medal match against England’s Liam Pitchford. He beat his English opponent 4-1 after losing the first set. 

 

Thanks to the Men’s Singles gold, Kamal, who will also be India’s co-flag bearer alongside Boxer Nikhat Zareen, has now become the most decorated Indian athlete at Birmingham 2022 with three gold and a silver medal in his kitty. Apart from Men’s Singles, he won gold in Mixed Doubles and Men’s Team events while silver in Men’s Doubles. 

 

Sathiyan Ganasekaran, another Men’s Singles player won the bronze medal against another Englishman Paul Drinkhall. He won a seven-set thriller 4-3.  

 

7:18 PM

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: India bag three gold medals in Badminton

 

It was a day to rejoice for Indian badminton as its ace player PV Sindhu, who had previously won a bronze in the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, and a silver in the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, finally changed the colour of her medal to gold by winning the Women’s Singles final against Canada’s Michelle Li in straight sets. 

 

Happiness was also increased by Lakshya Sen as he won gold in his first ever Commonwealth Games by beating Malaysia’s Tze Yong NG in a three-set thriller. He had lost the first set. 

 

However, it was the gold from the pair of Satwik Siaraj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in the Men’s Doubles category that stole all the limelight as it should have. For the first time ever, India managed to win a men’s Doubles gold in Commonwealth Games’ Badminton event. The dance of Satwik after that was just icing on the cake. They beat the English pair of Sean Vendy and Ben Lane in straight sets as well. 

 

7:01 PM

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: That’s how it ends for India on the last day

 

The Indian contingent picked four out of the five gold medals up for grab on the last day and finished fourth on the overall medals table of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in England. The Indian team won 22 gold, 16 silver, and 23 bronze medals to make it a total of 61 medals in their kitty. They edged out New Zealand with two gold medals and Scotland with 10 total medals to remain fourth on both the gold as well as the total medal count

 

6:50 PM

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: Hockey Gold Medal Match | India trail lose 0-7, get silver medal

6:14 PM

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: Historic Men’s Doubles gold for India in Badminton

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Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: The golden man of India- Achanta Sharath Kamal

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Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: Sharath Kamal wins third gold of Birmingham 2022

 

Achanta Sharath Kamal has become the most decorated Indian athlete of Birmingham 2022 as he has now won his third gold medal to add to the silver in Men’s Doubles competition. Of the four events that he was competing in, Kamal won a medal in each and three of them are gold. 

 

The 40-year-old defeated his English counterpart Liam Pictheford 4-1 in the final of the Men’s Singles. He won his three games 11-7, 11-2, 11-6 and 11-8 after losing the first game 11-13. 

 

5:53 PM

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: Chirag Shetty and Rankireddy win historic gold

 

The Indian Men’s Doubles duo of Satwik Siaraj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty created history by winning their first ever gold at the Commonwealth Games and overall the third Badminton gold at Birmingham 2022. The Indian duo defeated their English counterpart pair of Ben Lane and Sean Vendy 2-0 by winning the two sets 21-15 and 21-13. 

 

5:49 PM

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: Hockey Gold Medal Match | India trail 0-5 at Half Time

 

The Indian team is gasping in the men’s hockey final at the University of Birmingham Stadium as it has coned five goals in the first half itself. The team has not been able to get even a single penalty corner while its possession and circle penetration remain dismal as well. 

 

The Australian team on the other hand has created eight penalty corners and converted three of them. They have scored two goals from them while three of their remaining goals have come courtesy of in-field brilliance. 

 

5:42 PM

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: Sharath Kamal leads 2-1 in Table Tennis gold medal match

Sharath Kamal leads 2-1 in Table Tennis gold medal match. Photo: (Screengrab/ CWG Official Website)

5:37 PM

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: Indian Men’s Doubles duo lead 1-0 in Gold medal match

5:30 PM

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: Hockey Gold Medal Match | India against the wall, trail 0-3

 

The Indian men’s hockey team seem to have taken all the pressure as it has not been able to create even a single penalty corner, while their Australian counterparts have created five and converted two of them to lead 3-0 in the second quarter with eight minutes to go

 

5:22 PM

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: Hockey Gold Medal Match | India in all sorts of trouble at 0-2

5:15 PM

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: Another medal added to the Indian tally

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Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: Hockey Gold Medal Match | India concede early

 

The Indian wall PR Sreejesh was finally beaten as Australia kept mounting pressure on the Indian defence and created many chances. But it was the third penalty corner that was finally converted by Blake Givers that gave the Aussies a 1-0 lead in the first quarter itself

 

5:09 PM

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: Sathiyan Ganasekaran claims bronze after gruelling seven-setter

India's Sathiyan Ganasekran beats England's Paul Drinkhall 4-3 in Men's Singles Table Tennis bronze medal match. Photo: (Screengrab/ CWG Official Website)

4:59 PM

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: Sharath Kamal deserved to be India’s flag bearer

4:57 PM

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: What Lakshya Sen did was tremendous

4:57 PM

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: Hockey Gold Medal Match | India take on Australia

4:37 PM

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: Badminton Gold medal match | Lakshya sen wins riveting gold

 

Lakshya Sen of India has claimed the second gold medal in Badminton for the country at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. The Indian made s superb comeback after losing the first set 19-21 and won the second set 21-9 before going on to win the third one 21-16  and claim the gold medal.

 

4:22 PM

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: Sathiyan needs to win one more game to claim the bronze medal

India's Sathiyan Ganasekran leads 3-0 vs Paul Drinkhall of England in Men's Singles Table Tennis bronze medal match. Photo: (Screengrab/ CWG Official Website)

4:19 PM

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: Badminton Gold medal match | Sen takes a deciding 11-7 lead

 

In the deciding set for the gold medal in men’s Singles, Lakshya Sen has taken an 11-7 lead at the half-game break and looks set to extend it further. 

 

4:10 PM

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: Badminton Gold medal match | Sen’s opponent looks in pain

 

Lakshya Sen has a golden opportunity to win the gold medal for India as his Malaysian opponent looks a lot in pain. The Indian can utilise this opportunity and make his opponent use his strength more and put pressure on him. For now, the third set is equal at 3-3

 

4:05 PM

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: Badminton Gold medal match | Lakshya takes second set

 

India’s Lakshya Sen seems to have been awakened from sleep as after taking the half-game break at 11-9, he scored straight 10 points to take the second set 21-9 and push the game into the decider third set, having lost the first one 19-21

 

4:03 PM

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: Badminton Gold medal match | Lakshya leads 11-9 at half-game break

4:02 PM

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: Sathiyan Ganasekaran wins the first set in bronze medal match

India's Sathiyan Ganasekran leads 1-0 vs Paul Drinkhall of England in Men's Singles Table Tennis bronze medal match. Photo: (Screengrab/ CWG Official Website)

3:49 PM

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: The road to glory for PV Sindhu

3:47 PM

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 LIVE: Sathiyan will be up next in Table Tennis bronze medal match