IOA felicitates CWG 2022 medallists, reiterates its stance on inclusion of shooting, wrestling at Victoria 2026
The gold medalists received Rs 20 lakh each, while the silver and bronze medalists received Rs 10 lakh and Rs 7.5 lakh, respectively.
The gold medalists received Rs 20 lakh each, while the silver and bronze medalists received Rs 10 lakh and Rs 7.5 lakh, respectively.
The toss for gold medal match was delayed by almost 15 minutes because Tahlia had tested positive for Covid-19 & Australia had to inform the Indian team.
India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said her eleven in unchanged from the four-run win over hosts England in the first semifinal on Saturday.
Shortly after, Naveen almost got his 20-year-old opponent in position for a 'wheelbarrow' but Tahir did well to escape the hold.
Vinesh completed the clean sweep, beating Chamodya Keshani Maduravalage Don by fall to end the tournament with a flawless record.
The Indian athletes will be looking to continue the country’s legacy of finishing the quadrennial tournament in the top 4 with the 200+ athletes we have on board.
Last month, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) had withdrawn its threat to boycott the Birmingham Commonwealth Games over shooting's omission.
This will be the first time since 1974 that the discipline of shooting will not be part of the Commonwealth Games and second time since shooting was introduced in the event in 1966.
On shooting being excluded, Sidhu had said: "I think it has happened before. We have backed out in the past. India is a big nation and we can throw our weight behind this."
Birmingham has been named as the British government's choice to host the 2022 CWG.
