India at the Commonwealth Games Day 8 results and scores: India win 6 medals in wrestling & more

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Right then, that caps off our coverage from Day 8 of the Commonwealth Games 2022. Stay tuned to Sportskeeda for live updates, news & a lot more from the Commonwealth Games 2022. Join us tomorrow at noon as India looks to add more medals to their tally. Until then, this is me, Mohamed Farzan, alongside Habil Ahmed and Raghav, signing off. Goodnight!

Today was one of the monumental days for India at the games. 3 gold medals arrived in India as Sakshi Malik, Deepak Punia and Bajrang Punia delivered the prizes. In addition to that, Anshu Malik bagged a silver in her CWG debut while Divya Kakran and Mohit Grewal settled for a bronze.

In the badminton circuit, Lakshya Sen, Aakarshi Kashyap and the Satwik/Chirag duo won their matches quite comfortably and entered the quarterfinals of their respective sections.

Lawn Bowls has delivered yet again for India at the games as the men's four-team edge through England to enter the finals and assure a medal.

SQUASH: Mixed Doubles QF - Dipika Pallikal Karthik / Saurav Ghosal vs Rachael Grinham / Alexander Zac

Dipika / Saurav win 2 - 0 with scores of 11 - 9 and 11 - 5. Both Indian players form a great team as the Australian duo faced difficulties to crack them down. They are through to the semis and are just one win away from an assured medal.

HOCKEY: Women's Hockey Semi-Final

The Indian Women's Team lose the semi-final match but win our hearts once again. Absolute fighting spirit for our girls as they don't lose hope of winning the match until the very last moment. They fought and made a comeback during the final quarter. Moreover, the Indian defence and goalkeeper Savita Punia were at their best, not allowing Australia to convert a single penalty corner today. The Indian side also becomes the first team at the Commonwealth Games 2022 to breach the Hockeyroos' defence and score a goal against them.

India's star of the day, Savita Punia, saved Australia's first penalty attempt. However, a mistake from the organizers handed them an opportunity to re-take the penalty. The penalty was converted, leading to India's loss in morale and eventually failing to qualify for the Gold Medal match.

HOCKEY: Women's Hockey Semi-Final

2nd Penalty: Australia scores, while India fails miserably once again.
3rd Penalty: The Australian keeper makes it look like a piece of cake. She puts in it with ease. Meanwhile, Navneet hits the post. It's a miss for India!

HOCKEY: Women's Hockey Semi-Final

1st Penalty

Australia: Savita saves the first goal from the Australian side. But, wait what? The clock doesn't start and she's allowed to re-take the penalty. She scores in the second opportunity she got.

India: Lalremsiami tries to circle it around the keeper and score but she fails.

HOCKEY: Women's Hockey Semi-Final

Shoot-out to commence in a couple of mins! The player will have to start the ball from the 25-yards circle and will have 8 seconds to put the ball into the back of the net.

HOCKEY: Women's Hockey Semi-Final

End of 4th quarter: AUSTRALIA 1 - 1 INDIA

India equalizes with the combined efforts of Sushila Chanu and Vandana Katariya. Sushila takes the free hit quickly and Vandana deflects it into the goal to level the scores 1 - 1. The Indian side has also held on really well as they denied consecutive penalty corners and free hits from the Australian sides in the dying minutes of the game.

HOCKEY: Women's Hockey Semi-Final

End of 3rd quarter: AUSTRALIA 1 - 0 INDIA

The score remains the same with 15 mins to go on the clock. India hasn't got many chances in the 3rd quarter. However, they have defended well to prevent Australia from extending their lead. India needs to score at least a goal this quarter to stay alive in the race for a gold/silver medal.

HOCKEY: Women's Hockey Semi-Final

End of 2nd quarter: AUSTRALIA 1 - 0 INDIA

No goals from either of the sides in the 2nd quarter. Australia manages to hold on to their lead as we reach the halfway stage. Meanwhile, India have 30 minutes to make a comeback and book a berth in the summit clash.

HOCKEY: Women's Hockey Semi-Final

End of 1st quarter: AUSTRALIA 1 - 0 INDIA

Rebecca Greiner scores the 1st goal of the match and hands Australia a much-needed lead. The Indian side has to look to convert penalty corners and take the lead from Australia.

ATHLETICS: Women's 200m SF

Hima Das finishes 3rd in the Women's 200m Semi-Final 2 with a time of 23.42 seconds. Her qualification would depend on other players' performance as the next fastest racers from all three semis will progress to the next round.

Overall, she finished 7th and doesn't qualify for the final.

SQUASH: Men's Doubles Round of 16 - Senthilkumar Velavan / Abhay Singh vs Douglas Kempsell / Alan Clyne

Senthilkumar / Abhay win 2 - 1

The Indian pair lost the 1st game 8 - 11 to the Scottish players. However, they gave their best shot and claimed the next couple of games 11 - 10 & 11 - 8 to get through to the quarter-final. Despite the Scottish side losing, they deserve an applause for the fight they gave.

WRESTLING: Men's Freestyle 125KG, Bronze Medal Match: Mohit Grewal vs Aaron Johnson

Grewal wins the Bronze Medal!

Grewal drops an absolute masterclass here as he does not give Johnson a sniff at the scoreboard. After a gritty first round, Grewal blew away Johnson and wrapped up the tie in the first minute of second round after achieving victory by fall.

WRESTLING: Men's Freestyle 125KG, Bronze Medal Match: Mohit Grewal vs Aaron Johnson

Grewal leads 4-0 after Round one.

Mohit Grewal has completely outplayed Johnson in the first three minutes of the match. Scoring is always difficult in the heavyweight category but the Indian has been smart enough to build his points by dragging the opponent away from the circle.

BADMINTON - Men's Doubles, Round of 16: Satwik / Chirag vs Ali / Bhatti

Satwik / Chirag win 21-8, 21-7.

Satwik and Chirag have dropped a masterclass here against the neighbouring pair as they only concede 15 points throughout the match. They completely blitz past Ali and Bhatti to secure a place in the last eight of the tournament.

WRESTLING: Men's Freestyle 125KG, Bronze Medal Match: Mohit Grewal vs Aaron Johnson

The battle for bronze is underway!

BADMINTON - Men's Doubles, Round of 16: Satwik / Chirag vs Ali / Bhatti

Indian duo leads 1-0.

A solid start from Satwik and Chirag. They have looked untroubled so far and comfortably sealed the first game with a scoreline of 21-8.

BADMINTON - Men's Singles, Round of 16: Lakshya Sen vs Ying Xiang Lin

Lakshya Sen wins 21-9, 21-16

The World Championship medalist comes through a tricky battle against Ying Xiang Lin. After a competitive first game, he was pushed to the edge in the second. It was important to get the win in straight games for him and the relief on his face at the net tells us how difficult the second was.

WRESTLING - Women's Freestyle 68KG, Bronze Medal Match: Divya Kakran vs Cocker Lemalie

Divya Kakran wins the Bronze Medal!

Divya Kakran takes less than a minute to win her encounter as she registers a victory by fall after pinning her opponent instantly. Kakran retains her bronze medal from Gold Coast and she has done herself proud here by blowing away her opponent.

WRESTLING - Women's Freestyle 68KG, Bronze Medal Match: Divya Kakran vs Cocker Lemalie

The battle for the bronze begins!

BADMINTON - Women's Singles, Round of 16: Aakarshi Kashyap vs Eva Karrirtzi

Aakarshi Kashyap wins 21-2, 21-7.

Kashyap cruises into the last 8 of the women's singles of Badminton after a scintillating performance against Karritizi. She will take a lot of confidence from this dominant display of hers as she only conceded 9 points throughout the match.

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WRESTLING - Men's Freestyle 86KG, Gold Medal Match: Deepak Punia vs Muhammad Inam

Deepak Punia wins the Gold Medal!

The evening continues to get better for India as the third gold medal from Wresting has arrived and India's overall Gold Medal tally goes up to 9. Deepak Punia has put on a defensive masterclass today against Muhammad Inam and snatched a 3-0 victory in the final. There was not stopping Punia today, he kept blocking every attack like a rock and counter attacked whenever his opponent was vulnerable.

BADMINTON - Men's Singles, Round of 16: Lakshya Sen vs Ying Xiang Lin

Sen takes the first game.

A routine start here for Lakshya Sen. We expected him to dominate Lin and he has done so by taking the first game with a 21-9 scoreline.

WRESTLING - Men's Freestyle 86KG, Gold Medal Match: Deepak Punia vs Muhammad Inam

Deepak Punia leads 2-0 after the first round.

Punia and Inam battle it out in an intense first half. Deepak has been the slightly better wrestler so far as he managed to capitalize whenever Inam was on the backfoot.

BADMINTON - Women's Singles, Round of 16: Aakarshi Kashyap vs Eva Karrirtzi

Kashyap leads 1-0.

Aakarshi Kashyap is off to a flyer! She wins the first game by dropping only two points and completely outplays her opponent.

WRESTLING - Men's Freestyle 86KG, Gold Medal Match: Deepak Punia vs Muhammad Inam

The final is underway!

LAWN BOWLS - Men's Fours SF

India beat England 13-12; assured medal

The Indian Men's Lawn Bowls team was trailing early in the game. However, they managed to score three points in the final end to assure a place in the Final.

SQUASH - Women's Doubles QF

Indian pair Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal Karthik lose their quarter-final match 2 - 11, 7 - 11 to Malaysia's Yiwen Chan and Ainaa Ampani. The Indians were struggling from the start and succumbed to a defeat in a must-win game.

WRESTLING - Women's Freestyle 62KG , Gold Medal Match: Sakshi Malik vs Ana Gonzalez

Sakshi Malik wins the Gold Medal!

Sakshi Malik achieves the victory by fall after pinning her opponent! She was four points down but started off the the second round aggressively as she instantly managed to pin Gonzalez.

Six years ago, she made an iconic comeback from the crutches of defeat in the Bronze Medal Match in Rio and now she has done it again in the Gold Medal Match in Birmingham.

WRESTLING - Women's Freestyle 62KG , Gold Medal Match: Sakshi Malik vs Ana Gonzalez

Malik is 0-4 down after Round 1.

Not an ideal start for Sakshi. This has been a very defensive round but Gonzalez has managed to capitalize on multiple occasions to bag four points. Can Sakshi make a comeback here?

WRESTLING - Women's Freestyle 62KG , Gold Medal Match: Sakshi Malik vs Ana Gonzalez

The battle for Gold is underway!

WRESTLING - Men's Freestyle 65KG , Gold Medal Match: Bajrang Punia vs Lachlan McNeil

Bajrang Punia wins the Gold Medal!

India's first Wrestling Gold Medal has arrived and fittingly it's Bajrang Punia who brings home the Gold. He wins his battle with a heavy scoreline of 9-2 and defends his Gold Medal from Gold Coast 2018.

WRESTLING - Men's Freestyle 65KG , Gold Medal Match: Bajrang Punia vs Lachlan McNeil

Bajrang leads 4-0 after 1st Round.

Bajrang Punia has completely dominated the Candian here and taken a crucial four point lead in the first round. He is just three-minutes away from bagging the Gold Medal.

WRESTLING - Men's Freestyle 65KG , Gold Medal Match: Bajrang Punia vs Lachlan McNeil

Bajrang Punia's gold medal match is underway!

TABLE TENNIS - Women's Doubles, Round of 32: Akula / Tennison vs Elliot / Plaistow

Akula / Tennison win 11-4, 11-5, 11-2 and enter Round of 16.

It was a comprehensive win for the Indian duo. They have not just won the match but also completely blown away the opposition. This victory will boost their morale as they enter the last 16.

WRESTLING - Women's Freestyle 57KG, Gold Medal Match: Anshu Malik vs Odunayo Adekuoroye

Anshu Malik loses 7-3 and settles for a Silver Medal.

The match did get close towards the end and despite the aggression shown by Anshu in the last 30 seconds, she misses out on the gold by 4 points. It was an incredible battle between the two and Odunayo bags the gold medal. Anshu can be proud of her performance at the games, a podium finish in her CWG debut is something she will cherish for lifetime.

TABLE TENNIS - Women's Doubles, Round of 32: Akula / Tennison vs Elliot / Plaistow

Indian duo leads 2-0.

Another comfortable game for Tennison and Akula. They take the second game 11-5 and inch closer to victory.

WRESTLING - Women's Freestyle 57KG, Gold Medal Match: Anshu Malik vs Odunayo Adekuoroye

Odunayo leads 4-0.

The first round comes to an end. Odunayo has been falwless so far and her defensive skills have not allowed Anshu to score any points here. A massive final three minutes coming up for Anshu Malik.

TABLE TENNIS - Women's Doubles, Round of 32: Akula / Tennison vs Elliot / Plaistow

Indian duo leads 1-0.

Tennison and Akula are off to a flyer after bagging the first game with the scoreline of 11-4. They have been dominant in their rallies and are looking to finish it off quickly.

UPCOMING WRESTLING MEDAL MATCHES

Women's Freestyle 57kg Gold Medal - Anshu Malik vs Odunayo Folasade
Men's Freestyle 65kg Gold Medal - Lachlan McNeil vs Bajrang Punia
Women's Freestyle 62kg Gold Medal - Ana Godinez Gonzalez vs Sakshi Malik
Men's Freestyle 86kg Gold Medal - Deepak Punia vs Muhammad Inam
Women's Freestyle 68kg Bronze Medal - Divya Kakran vs Tiger Lily Cocker
Men's Freestyle 125kg Bronze Medal - Aaron Johnson vs Mohit Grewal

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WRESTLING: Women's Freestyle 68kg Repechage Round 2 - Blandine Nyeh Ngiri vs Divya Kakran

Divya Kakran wins 4 - 0, victory by fall; to compete for Bronze Medal

Divya Kakran picks up four points with a couple of takedowns. The referee declares the Indian wrestler the winner by fall.

WRESTLING: Men's Freestyle 125kg SF - Mohit Grewal vs Amarveer Dhesi

Mohit Grewal loses 2 - 12, will look to win bronze

Mohit was struggling since the start of his bout and managed to get only 2 points throughout. Meanwhile, the Canadian wrestler picked up 12 points and won the game by technical superiority.

WRESTLING: Women's Freestyle 62kg SF - Berthe Emilienne vs Sakshi Malik

Sakshi Malik is through to the summit clash; wins through technical superiority.

Sakshi Malik wins her bout within a minute. She picks up 10 points at the earliest and wins the match by technical superiority. Sakshi also is guaranteed a medal; either gold or silver.

WRESTLING: Men's Freestyle 86kg SF - Deepak Punia vs Alexander Moore

Deepak Punia wins 3 - 1; assured a medal

Moore gets a couple of warnings from the referee. He fails to pick up a point within 30 seconds & thus concedes a foul point to Deepak Punia. The Indian wrestler is in the lead at half-time.

Deepak Punia gets 2 points with a takedown and extends his lead to 3 - 0. However, Alexander Moore came back with a last-minute point but that goes in vain as he loses 3 - 1.

India at the Commonwealth Games Day 8 results and scores: India win 6 medals in wrestling & more - 5th Aug 2022

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