Cwg 2018 News

With an overall tally of 66 medals including 26 golds at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, the Indian contingent has surpassed the medal tally from the last edition of the Games in Glasgow in 2014. The 2018 Games also became India's third best outing ever in the event's history. Over the 11-day course, Indian athletes set 11 CWG records cumulatively.

With 80 gold medals at the 2018 Gold Coast Games, Australia topped the Commonwealth Games medal tally for the 13th time overall. With 26 gold medals, India managed to finish inside the top-3 in the medal tally for only the second time. With 504 medals, India is now ranked fifth in the list of nations with most Commonwealth Games medals.

Each of the 12 Indian wrestlers who participated in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast won a medal. Sumit Malik, Rahul Aware, Bajrang, Sushil Kumar and Vinesh Phogat bagged gold medals while Mausam Khatri, Babita Kumari and Pooja Dhanda clinched silver medals. Meanwhile, Somveer, Sakshi Malik, Divya Kakran and Kiran settled for bronze.

Scotland's marathon runner Callum Hawkins, who had been leading the men's marathon at the Commonwealth Games 2018, lost the race after collapsing and hitting his head on the road just 2 km before the finish line. The 25-year-old, who hit a roadside barrier before collapsing, was not assisted by bystanders as he lay there with opponents running ahead of him.

Commonwealth Games 2018 Chief Peter Beattie has apologised for the closing ceremony, which was called 'dull' because of long speeches and exclusion of athletes alongside flag bearers from live broadcast. The athletes were made to enter the stadium before the live broadcast began. Reportedly, half the stadium had emptied and most of the athletes had left midway during the ceremony.

Eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt, who was one of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games' ambassadors, played DJ during the closing ceremony of the 11-day event on Sunday. The 31-year-old played music briefly and danced with mascot Borobi on the stage. Last week, Bolt was seen DJing at a nightclub in Gold Coast.

Organisers of the Commonwealth Games 2018 slammed fans and bystanders for taking pictures of Scotland's marathon runner Callum Hawkins who was leading the race before collapsing down just 2 km before the finish line. The 25-year-old runner, who hit his head on the road as he hit a roadside barrier, was later assisted by medics and taken to a hospital.

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal has said her Gold Coast Commonwealth Games singles gold was much tougher than her 2010 New Delhi Games gold. "(Delhi) one was more special because it was the first one. The second one was tougher as there was more pressure," she added. Nehwal is the only Indian woman shuttler to win CWG singles gold.

A medal-winning Indian wrestler at the Commonwealth Games 2018 was questioned by the police after he tried to pass on his accreditation card to a friend so that he could enter the Games Village for a 'fun tour'. Reportedly, Vikram Sisodia, the Chef de Mission of the Indian contingent, was informed about the incident by the authorities.

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal has revealed she couldn't sleep for two days while her father was not allowed inside the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games athletes' village. Saina, who had threatened to pull out of the Games over the controversy, added, "I don't mind fighting for my dad anywhere." She won mixed team and singles gold medals at the Games.

Muhammed Anas, India's first CWG 400m finalist since Milkha Singh in 1958, has been told by the Athletics Federation of India to join the national camp rather than train with a personal coach. His coach wants Anas to be allowed to train closer to his hometown and said changing training methods could hamper his progress for the upcoming Asian Games.

World number three shuttler PV Sindhu took to Twitter to share a letter she wrote after clinching silver at the CWG after losing to Saina Nehwal. "So, to...badminton lovers who now tune out after having savoured a nail biting finish, know that I'm not done," she wrote. "No loss is ever enough...to stop me from believing in myself," Sindhu added.

Following his gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, wrestler Sushil Kumar said he had already forgotten the 2016 Rio Olympics controversy "and moved ahead". Sushil, India's only double individual Olympic medalist, was dropped for the Rio Olympics, with wrestler Narsingh Yadav being chosen ahead of him. Sushil approached the Delhi High Court, but his appeal was turned down.

Talking about Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar's third successive Commonwealth Games gold medal, yoga guru Baba Ramdev said that the best part is that he is a vegetarian. Ramdev further said that India would have bagged one more gold medal at 2016 Rio Olympics if Sushil would have participated. Meanwhile, Sushil said that he has been blessed by Ramdev since childhood.

On being asked by a reporter about boxing in mid-thirties, CWG 2018 gold medallist boxer Mary Kom said, "Who said age is a factor? Come up, I'll show you what I can do." "I'll know when my body will not allow me to carry on...Olympic Gold is what I'm still dreaming," she added. Kom had won bronze in 2012 Olympics.

Shooter Anish Bhanwala, who is India's youngest Commonwealth Games medalist, said he will now prepare for his Class X board exams. "CBSE has rescheduled my exams...I've to prepare for that. After exams, I'm going to Korea on 21 April to participate in World Cup," the 15-year-old added. Anish had won gold in men's 25m rapid fire pistol at CWG 2018.

India's chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand has revealed he did not watch the final between PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal at the Commonwealth Games 2018. "Keeping off the final was the easiest thing to do. I had no work and got some time to rest," he added. "I will watch that final later for academic interest," he further said.

World Cup and CWG gold medal-winning shooter Manu Bhaker has dismissed reports stating she was forced to sit on the floor at a felicitation ceremony in Haryana. The reports had claimed that Manu, who was initially sitting on a chair, moved to the floor after VVIPs arrived. "There were a lot of elders...That's why I sat on floor," Manu said.

Following India's performances in hockey at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games 2018, Indian hockey's high-performance director David John has requested for a sports psychologist to help the players. The Indian men's team lost to lower-ranked New Zealand in the semifinals, while the women's team lost to England 0-6 in their bronze medal match.

The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) has recommended Manika Batra, the country's only quadruple medallist at the Commonwealth Games, for the prestigious Arjuna Award. Batra, who twice beat three-time Olympic medallist Feng Tianwei at the CWG 2018, will next represent India at the World Team Championships in Sweden from April 29.