World champion Nikhat Zareen is keen to use the experience gained in the recently-concluded global event to qualify for the 2024 Olympics.
Panghal defended her 53kg crown at the U20 World Championships in Amman, Jordan.
It's ice-cream time for Nikhat
India were unfortunate to miss a medal in men's 100kg where Avtar Singh sustained an injury and conceded his quarter-final and repechage matches.
Aiming for that elusive singles Commonwealth Games medal Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa will make one last-ditch effort to break the jinx in Birmingham.
Continuing that momentum, Hussamuddin took charge of the final round as well, and secured a 4-1 victory.
Olympian Deepak Punia skipped the national trials, in Patiala on Saturday.
'I cannot describe it in words. It was my dream.'
Singh lifted a total of 322kg and also set a national record in snatch (147kg) on Sunday.
It was double delight for the hosts in the men's 61kg junior event as Sankar Lapung clinched the bronze medal with a best effort of 256kg (114kg+142kg).
India won four gold at the IBA Women's World Championships in a depleted field. To put things in perspective, five of the boycotting nations -- USA, Ireland, Canada, Poland and Netherlands -- had finished in the top-10 in the last two editions of the tournament.
The two will now go head to head in a bid to seal qualification for the 2024 Olympics as only one lifter per country is allowed in a weight class.
'We used to give these boxers a hammering in the ring and now they are teaching youngsters how to defend. Come on man!' 'People like Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar were among the top boxers in the world, but instead of choosing them to train young boxers they are picking people who are yes men.'
The reigning U23 Asian champion Sujeet Kalkal slammed the IOA ad-hoc committee for granting direct entry to Bajrang Punia for the Asian Games.
Punam was in the silver medal winning position after snatch where she lifted 98kg in her third attempt.
The 27-year-old has also qualified for the CWG in the 49kg weight category on the basis of her Commonwealth rankings.
The IBA Women's World Boxing Championships is scheduled to be held from May 6 to 21 in Istanbul, Turkey while the 2022 Commonwealth Games and 2022 Asian Games will begin on July 28 and September 10 respectively.
India's judoka Tulika Maan gave her all but came up short against Scotland's Sarah Adlington in the final to settle for a silver medal in the women's 78kg category in the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday.
Fresh from her historic feat Mirabai touched down in the country to a rousing welcome, on Saturday.
Lovlina, who was knocked out in the first round in Gold Coast edition, attacked from the word go, using a combination of punches.
Tokyo Olympian and 2019 Asian Championships silver medallist Ashish Chaudhary will also be representing the country for the second time and would be keen to add another major medal to his name.
A look at how India's athletes fared on Day 2 at the 2022 Commonwealth Games:
Clearly disappointed with her show, the national federation chief said that the lifter competed with an injury to her knee.
Yogeshwar asked all the wrestlers to approach IOA and lodge their protest against such unfair decision.
Goof-up at World Championships: Russian anthem played incorrectly.
'CWG was not that important to me as my main target is Paris'
Her father, who is also into farming, had to shut his grocery shop for the day.
The trials for the wrestling World Championships will be held on August 25-26 in Patiala, the ad-hoc panel announced on Monday, ending weeks of uncertainty around the selection competition.
Chanu had confessed that the 90kg lift had become somewhat of a mental block last year, ahead of the CWG.
The world number nine will play Hong Kong's fifth seed Angus Ng Ka Long in the last eight stage.
Harjinder totalled 212kgs (93 in snatch and 119 in clean and jerk) to finish on the podium on Monday night.
Bindyarani Devi produced a tremendous effort to secure a silver in the women's 55kg category as India secured a fourth weightlifting medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Saturday.
The 15-year-old lifted a total of 267kg(119kg+148kg) to finish third.
India have fielded a strong contingent led by two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen and Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain.
'The prime minister's comment on 'revdi culture' was welcome. But I am disappointed he did not follow up on that.' 'All political parties, including the BJP, have been guilty of this.' 'Now, Modi's guarantees, the Congress's 'nyay' path and both ruling and Opposition parties are vying with each other for freebies in my home state Andhra Pradesh.'
Sindhu, Lakshya win openers; Sai Praneeth loses in US Open
In the lightweight (57-60kg) division, Jasmine will feature straight in the quarter-finals after getting a first round bye.
Asian Games selections were biased, made to feel unworthy in national camp, claims Panghal
Lovepreet, including a new national record of 192 kg in clean and jerk, to finish third on the podium.
Rodrigues was one of the pillars of the Indian team that went all the way into the finals of the Commonwealth Games
