- The Commonwealth Games 2022 to be held in Birmingham from 28th July to 8th August will see around 200 Indian athletes competing for medals in 16 different sports.
- India are already 1 medal short of Tokyo Olympic javelin champion and World Championships silver medalist Neeraj Chopra with a late withdrawal from the CWG 2022 due to injury.
- India did not win any medals on the 1st day of the Commonwealth Games 2022.
- India got its 1st medal on the 2nd day of the Commonwealth Games. Sanket Sargar won the 1st medal for India in 55kg men’s weightlifting and won the silver medal.
- Mirabai Chanu won the 1st gold for India at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in 49kg women’s weightlifting.
- Gururaja Pujari won bronze medal in 61kg men’s weightlifting and Bindyarani Devi won silver medal in 55kg weightlifting.
Qns : When was the Commonwealth Games 2022 to be held in Birmingham?
Ans : The Commonwealth Games 2022 to be held in Birmingham from 28th July to 8th August will see around 200 Indian athletes competing for medals in 16 different sports.
