CWG 2022: 6 sports that have the highest expectations in the Commonwealth Games, will India be able to repeat the feat of 2010?

New Delhi: Will India be able to cross the 100 medal mark this time in the Commonwealth Games (CWG 2022)? After 2010, when India achieved the figure of 100 medals. But since then the performance of the Indian contingent collectively has not touched the heights that India expected after the New Delhi Commonwealth Games. India won 64 medals in Glasgow 2014 and finished 5th with 15 Gold, 30 Silver and 19 Bronze. In the last Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia, India finished third in 2018 with a total of 66 medals, including 26 gold, 20 silver and 20 bronze medals.

The hopes of the people of India at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games rest on the shoulders of over 215 players who have qualified for the Games. The Commonwealth Games has already removed the shooting events, which is one of the highest medal winning chances for India, so the medal tally cannot be higher than the previous season of the Games. Here is a list of players who could be potential medal winners at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, starting July 28.

Athletics: Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will be one of the best player from India to win the gold medal. He has done well this entire year and has set a new national record on two separate occasions. India has named a 37-member athletics team comprising Chopra, Dutee Chand and Hima Das for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. However, injured shot putter Tajinderpal Singh had to be ruled out. Participating in the high jump could boost India’s chances for Tejaswin Shankar.

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Badminton: India has a great chance of winning at least four gold medals. Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu will also aim to win a medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022. PV Sindhu was seen in deadly form at the Singapore Open 2022 as the Indian shuttler won the title. Apart from them, Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth, Satwik Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are in excellent form. All of them have the quality of winning the gold medal.
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Boxing: Reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen will lead a strong boxing squad from the front. She is participating in the Commonwealth Games to compete in the boxer 50kg category. Along with Nikhat, World Championships silver medalist Amit Panghal, Olympic bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain, Asian Championships gold medalist Sanjit Kumar are the gold medal prospects for India, while Shiva Thapa and Mohammad Husamuddin also surprised people with their determination. can do.

Table Tennis: Last season, Manika Batra created history by winning gold medals in table tennis in men’s team, women’s team and women’s singles. India once again have the best chance of winning gold in both the men’s and women’s team. Batra in women’s singles and Sathiyan Ganashekaran or Sharath Kamal in men’s singles can also win individual gold.
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Weightlifting: Led by Olympic silver medalist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, weightlifting is also in the race for gold. Bindyarani Devi, a gold medalist at the 2021 World Championships and Gururaja Pujari, ranked 9th in the World Championships, could surprise the world with their performances.

Wrestling: Tokyo Olympic medalists Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Bajrang Punia are the main gold medal hopefuls for India. However, along with Deepak Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Olympic bronze medalist from Rio Games, Sakshi Malik and 2021 Asian Championships gold medalist Divya Kakran are also major medal hopefuls for India in wrestling.