After having accomplished their best-ever efficiency at Olympic Video games in Tokyo final yr, India might be geared as much as put their splendid foot ahead on the Commonwealth Video games, beginning July 28 in Birmingham.
With the Asian Video games postponed to 2023, India’s best carrying heroes might be in Birmingham, making an attempt their splendid to win the rustic laurels. India gained as many as 66 medals, together with 26 gold medals, to complete third within the 2018 Commonwealth Video games in Gold Coast, Australia — which was once additionally their second-best appearing on the Video games since India gained 101 medals on the Delhi Commonwealth Video games in 2010.
Alternatively, with taking pictures got rid of from the record of sports activities for the approaching Commonwealth Video games in Birmingham, India’s medal tally is prone to take a beating. Particularly, India have 135 medals out of 503 gained throughout all editions of CWG in taking pictures.
Nevertheless, all eyes might be on India’s emerging heroes as the rustic seems to make a mark in Birmingham in the following couple of days. IndiaToday.in takes a take a look at the county’s greatest medal potentialities for CWG 2022 in Birmingham.
Neeraj Chopra
Neeraj Chopra is India’s greatest gold medal hope at CWG 2022 (Picture Courtesy: Instagram)
India’s greatest gold medal hope for the Commonwealth Video games is indubitably the Tokyo Olympics hero Neeraj Chopra. The javelin throw celebrity has been warming as much as the Video games in Birmingham by means of breaking his personal nationwide data at will. He’s going to be occupied with protecting the gold medal that he gained in 2018.
The Haryana athlete broke his personal nationwide file on the Diamond League in Stockholm in June as he registered a non-public splendid throw of 89.94m. The Tokyo Olympic gold medalist ignored the 90m mark by means of a whisker however he’s going to be pushing himself to complete at the best step of the rostrum.
Neeraj, who will compete on the Athletics International Championships sooner than he heads to Birmingham, will face a stiff take a look at from reigning international champion Anderson Peters. who has a season-best throw of 93.07m. Particularly, Peters completed forward of Neeraj within the Stockholm Diamond League with some other 90-plus throw.
Peters had completed with the bronze within the 2018 CWG with a throw of 82.20m whilst Neeraj took gold with a throw of 86.47m.
PV Sindhu
PV Sindhu seems to win her maiden Commonwealth Video games gold medal (AP Picture)
India’s badminton stars might be hoping to make merry on the Commonwealth Video games. After the lads’s group’s luck in Thomas Cup, the Asian giants might be having a look to protect the blended group gold medal that they gained in 2018.
India may not have the 2018 ladies’s singles gold medalist Saina Nehwal however the point of interest might be on PV Sindhu, who’s having a look to win her third directly CWG medal after a bronze in 2014 and silver in 2018.
Sindhu, in contrast to at the excursion, won’t face stiff checks however she’s going to keep watch over the likes of Kirsty Gilmour and Michelle Li.
Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy might be having a look to profit from their contemporary shape at CWG however they’re going to face stiff checks from Loh Kean Yew and Lee Zii Jia within the males’s singles box.
The doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also are in rivalry to win a gold medal in Birmingham.
Mirabai Chanu
India are one of the vital a success international locations on the subject of weightlifting on the Commonwealth Video games with 125 medals within the historical past of the Video games.
Indian weightlifters reigned perfect within the 2018 Gold Coast Video games, bringing house a wealthy haul of 9 medals together with 5 golds. With 15 weightlifters heading to Birmingham, India might be hoping for some other a success appearing from the contingent.
Mirabai Chanu is sort of a simple task to win a gold medal in Birmingham, which might be her third CWG medal.
Mirabai’s private splendid within the ladies’s 49kg stands at 207kg (88kg clutch and 119kg blank and jerk). Her nearest rival, Nigeria’s Stella Kingsley’s splendid effort up to now is 168kg (72kg and 96kg) and thus prison lifts is all that Mirabai wishes.
The Indian is acutely aware of the sector at CWG however she stated she might be competing with herself and glance to set new data in Birmingham.
“CWG is quite simple for me, I will be able to be preventing with myself. We have now deliberate to raise 91kg or 92kg (clutch) on the CWG. Expectantly, it is going to occur,” Mirabai had advised PTI information company.
Ravi Dahiya
Ravi Dahiya had flown beneath the radar forward of the Tokyo Olympics however made heads flip together with his silver-medal-winning efficiency final yr. The bonafide wrestling celebrity certified for the Commonwealth Video games within the 57kg class by means of profitable the nationwide trials in New Delhi.
Ravi has warmed up for the CWG by means of profitable a gold medal on the Asian Wrestling Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
All eyes can also be on Bajrang Punia, who will glance to retain his Commonwealth Video games name and win his third medal within the Video games. Bajrang gained a bronze on the Tokyo Olympics however the wrestler will wish to sign his intentions for Paris 2024 with a robust display in Birmingham.
Nikhat Zareen
International Champion Nikhat Zareen will glance to win her maiden CWG medal (PTI Picture)
Nikhat Zareen is appearing numerous promise to develop into the following giant boxing celebrity from India. The younger pugilist is heading to Commonwealth Video games to compete within the 50kg class and it is a nice alternative for her to emerge out of Mary Kom’s shadows.
Nikhat could not have requested for higher arrangements because the Telengana boxer gained the sector championships name in Istanbul in Might, months after she gained a historical 2d gold medal at Strandja Memorial Match.
Along side Nikhat, Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain can also be having a look so as to add to India’s medal tally in boxing in Birmingham. Lovlina will compete within the 70kg class at CWG 2022.
Manika Batra
Manika Batra created a frenzy when she rallied towards odds and gained a historical gold medal in ladies’s singles in Gold Coast 4 years in the past. The celebrity paddler, with extra enjoy and composure by means of her facet, might be having a look to protect her crown in Birmingham.
With Manika within the fray for the group occasions as smartly, India can also be hoping for robust appearing from G Sathiyan who’s making fast strides on the easiest stage and the veteran Sharath Kamal, who might be hoping so as to add to his tally of 8 CWG medals.
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