Source: Times of India
The 2022 Commonwealth games were held in Birmingham, the United Kingdom from July 28, 2022, to August 8, 2022.
Till the end, India was in its full form by winning 22 gold medals, 16 silver medals, and 23 bronze medals. The star athletes of the country proudly marked themselves in multiple sports. At Commonwealth games 2022, India's medal tally reached a total of 61 medals by grabbing 4th position in the medal standings.
Here is the list of the players who have won the gold medal at the Commonwealth games 2022 and you should remember them.
Badminton
PV Sindhu
Source: News18
On 8 August 2022, India's shuttler PV Sindhu won a gold medal for the first time at the Commonwealth Games in badminton women's singles against Michelle Li of Canada. She beat her by 21-15, and 21-13.
Lakshya Sen
Source: Firstpost
After PV Sindhu, India's shuttler Lakshya Sen made India proud by winning a second gold medal in badminton at the Birmingham games. He defeated Malaysian Tze Young NG by 19-21, 21-9, and 21-16.
Satwik Sairaj Rankireddi and Chirag Shetty
Source: India Today
Satwik Sairaj Rankireddi and Chirag Shetty maintained India's perfect record by completing a hat-trick of the gold medal in Badminton. They defeated England's star duo in straight games and won the medal in the men's doubles final on Monday.
Wrestling
Vinesh Phogat
Source: India.com
Indian grappler Vinesh Phogat won all three bouts and in her last group bout against Chamodya Keshani Maduravalage Don of Sri Lanka’ on Saturday, she secured a gold medal in the women’s 53 kg category. Phogat ended the bout in 2 minutes and 24 seconds and won the match by 4-0 via Victory by fall at CWG 2022.
Dahiya Ravi Kumar
Source: Sportskeeda
On Saturday 6th August 2022, India's Dahiya Ravi Kumar clinched gold by defeating Nigeria's Ebikewenimo Welson in the 57 kg Wrestling final at Birmingham Commonwealth Games. He entered the final by beating Pakistan's Asad Ali 12-4 in the men's freestyle.
Sakshi Malik
Source: India Today
Sakshi Malik won her gold medal, India's third medal in wrestling at Commonwealth Games 2022. She defeated Ana Godinez Gonzales of Canada to win gold in the women's 62kg freestyle wrestling final match.
Bajrang Punia
Source: Khel Now
In the men’s 65kg wrestling category, Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia won the gold medal on Friday 5th August 2022. He beat Canadian youngster Lachlan McNeil in the final match at the Coventry Stadium and Arena.
Deepak Punia
Source: Deccan Herald
World junior champion and World championship silver medalist Deepak Punia won his first gold medal in the 2022 Commonwealth Games on Friday. He outwitted Pakistan's Inam Malik in the final wrestling match in the category of the men's freestyle 86kg.
Naveen
Source: Times of India
At CWG 2022, Naveen won India’s 6th gold medal in wrestling after defeating Pakistan's Muhammad Sharif Tahir 9-0 in the final of the men's 74kg freestyle wrestling category.
Weightlifting
Mirabai Chanu
Source: Times of India
The 27-year-old Mirabai Chanu lifted a total of 201kg and won the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in the category of women's 49kg weightlifting final.
Jeremy Lalrinnunga
Source: Greater Kashmir
At Birmingham 2022 CWG, the 19-year-old Mizoram weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga stunned the world by winning the first gold medal of his career in men's 67kg weightlifting.
Achinta Sheuli
Source: Free Press Journal
On Sunday 7th August 2022, Achinta Sheuli won the gold medal in the men's 73kg weightlifting event. Sheuli lifted a combined 313kg (143kg in the Snatch and 170kg in the Clean and Jerk) to reach the top spot and set a Games Record.
Boxing
Nikhat Zareen
Source: Moneycontrol
At the Commonwealth Games 2022, the world champion Nikhat Zareen won the gold medal in the women’s 50kg flyweight. She outpunched Northern Ireland's Carly McNaul by unanimous decision in the final to win her first CWG gold.
Nitu Ghanghas
Source: Hindustan Times
The Indian 21 years old boxer Nitu Ghanghas won the gold medal and opened India's medal account in boxing at CWG 2022. She beat Demie-Jade of England in the women's 48kg final.
Amit Panghal
Source: Telegraph India
By winning the gold medal in the men's 51kg category in boxing, India's Amit Panghal strongly bounced back from his Tokyo Olympics disappointment. He showed a powerful performance in the final against England's Kiaran MacDonald on August 7, 2022.
Table Tennis
Sharath Kamal
Source: India Today
Veteran Sharath Kamal won the gold medal at Commonwealth Games 2022 by thrashing England's Liam Pitchford 4-1 in the Table Tennis men's singles.
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai, Sanil Shetty
Source: Outlook India
The Indian men's Table Tennis team including players Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Harmeet Desai, and Sanil Shetty beat Singapore in the final of the CWG 2022 on August 2 to win the gold medal.
Sharath Kamal, Sreeja Akula
Source: Times of India
Achanta Sharath Kamal and Sreeja Akula won India's third medal in table tennis at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The pair beat the Malaysian combination of Choong Javen and Lyne Karen 11-4, 9-11, 11-5, 11-6 to win the elusive gold medal in the mixed doubles final.
Bhavina Patel
Source: India Today
The 35-year-old from Gujarat, Bhavina Patel won the gold medal in the women's single class 3-5 at the Commonwealth Games. She is the star Indian para table tennis player who defeated Nigerians Ifechukwude Christianna Ikpeoyi.
Para Powerlifting
Sudhir
Source: Tribune India
Sudhir made the country proud in Birmingham when he became India's first-ever para powerlifting athlete to win the gold medal in the history of CWG. He accumulated a total of 134.5 points with his lifts in the 88kg weight division to break the Games Record.
Triple Jump
Eldhose Paul
Source: Outlook India
On 7th August 2022, Eldhose Paul created history by winning India's first-ever gold in the men's triple jump at the Commonwealth Games. He hails from Kerela's Ernakulam district and produced his personal best jump of 17.03 m to clinch the gold medal during his CWG debut.
Lawn Bowls
Lovely Choubey, Nayanmoni Saikia, Rupa Rani Tirkey, Pinki
Source: Scroll
On Tuesday at the Commonwealth Games 2022, the Indian women's four teams (Lovely Choubey, Pinki, Nayanmoni Saikia, and Rupa Rani Tirkey) secured a historic first-ever gold in lawn bowls. They defeated South Africa 17-10 in the final match.
Written by - Vipasha
Edited by - Kritika Sharma
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