Before Rani, Kashinath Naik and Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra had won a bronze and a gold in men's javelin throw in the 2010 and 2018 editions respectively.
The Indian duo lost 7-11, 4-11 to King and Coll and missed out on a spot in the final of the event.
The women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand lost to top seeds Chen Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan of China 18-21, 11-21.
The IOA had announced her appointment on March 21.
Para discus thrower Aneesh Kumar Pillai on Wednesday tested positive for COVID-19, forcing him to miss his competition in the Birmingham Games.
However, Jyothi Yarraji failed to make the cut for the women's 200m final. The Indian had a timing of 23.78s.
Jaismine Lamboria registered a dominant victory over Ana Marija Milisic of Switzerland to enter the 57kg quarter-finals of the World Olympic Boxing Qualifier in Bangkok.
President Pratibha Patil, not Prince Charles, will officially declare the Commonwealth Games open in Delhi on Sunday. This is the first time the royal family has been denied the traditional honour, the Daily Mail claimed.
The Indian government has drawn up an elaborate security plan at the cost of hundreds of crores to thwart any terrorist strike during next month's Commonwealth Games, by installing systems to detect chemical, biological weapons and "nuclear signature", according to a book on the security aspect of the Games.
Tejaswin overcomes world champion's challenge to win high jump gold
IOA president Suresh Kalmadi said India's bid is fully backed by Pakistan, Bangladesh and other neighbouring countries.
Besides Gurjant, the other player to have tested positive is midfielder Ashis Kumar Topno.
Indian shooters' gold rush continued in the Asia Olympic Qualifiers with Yogesh Singh winning the top prize in individual as well as team event of the men's 25m centre fire pistol competition in Jakarta on Monday.
Amit Panghal, a World Championships silver medallist, out-punched Namri Berri of Vanuatu via an unanimous verdict.
Ace shooter Gagan Narang, who won four gold medals at last month's Commonwealth Games, will be India's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China on November 12, Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi said in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Highlighting the tremendous scope for the hospitality sector in the coming year, a top government official today said there would be immense opportunities during the Commonwealth Games.
'I cannot describe it in words. It was my dream.'
Nadeem had no major sponsorships and months before the Paris Games, he turned to social media to help replace his old javelin for training.
Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement from wrestling, prompting an outpouring of support from the sporting community.
In the first singles, Sharath went down 7-11, 14-12, 3-11,9-11 against Clarence.
Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennell said on Tuesday that the two positive doping tests of the Nigerian athletes could be related to use of supplements.
Organisers of the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games should show urgency, including in the preparation of home athletes, the Commonwealth Games Federation said on Wednesday.
According to the organising committee of the Commonwealth Games, orders have been placed with Tata Motors for nearly 1,800 cars during the games and some more cars, jeeps and trucks for the Queen Baton Relay that would commence its nationwide run from June 25.
Singh lifted a total of 322kg and also set a national record in snatch (147kg) on Sunday.
The Games coincides with the women team's limited-overs tour of England
After taking over the ministerial reins, Gill said successfully staging of the 2010 Games is his priority. 'Now that we have been entrusted with the responsibility of hosting the Commonwealth Games, we have to make sure that it proves a big success,' Gill said.
Another triumphant story was written in Indian badminton as Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty romped to a stunning comeback win.
Dipa Karmakar will make her comeback to the tournament after a long gap of eight years
Sahim Salim finds that poor slum dwellers are paying the price for a government's dream of giving the world the 'best Commonwealth Games'
Boxer Dinesh Kumar was ruled out of the Commonwealth Games after sustaining injuries in a road accident near Patiala. The 2010 Asian Games silver-medallist, who was selected in the 91kg category, has been hospitalised and will need at least a couple of months to recover from his injuries.
India 'seriously' considering bid for 2036 Games, says sports minister
Olympic gold-medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra on Thursday requested all those who are part of the sports ecosystem to treat athletes like human beings and not medal-winning robots.
14-year-old squash player Anahat Singh was too good for Jada Ross of St Vincent and the Grenadines in an 11-5, 11-2, 11-0 victory in the Round of 64 women's singles competition in Birmingham on Friday.
The Supreme Court on Friday permitted the Indian Olympic Association and Hockey India to field the men's and women's teams in the October Commonwealth Games. The order was passed after Hockey India's rival Indian Hockey Federation admitted that it is not affiliated to the International Hockey Federation.
Mirabai Chanu's dream of clinching a second successive Olympic medal was dashed
Dipa Karmakar is one of only five women in gymnastics history to have successfully executed the Produnova -- called the 'vault of death'.
In the mixed doubles, the Indian duo of Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto lost 13-21, 12-21 to the Chinese pair of Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dong Ping in the first round.
The Sports Ministry doubled the cash awards for gold medal winners to Rs 20 lakhs for the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games to encourage sportspersons to come up with an improved performance in the upcoming mega-events.
Delhi Police Commissioner Y S Dadwal and his eighty thousand strong force, who worked round the clock to ensure fool proof security for the Commonwealth games village and all the stadiums in the capital heaved a sigh of relief as the 19th Commonwealth Games concluded at Jawaharlal Nehru stadium late on Thrusday night.
Star Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra expressed astonishment that his rival from across the border Arshad Nadeem is struggling to get a new javelin, given his standing in the world of athletics.
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