Indian contingent got off to a good start on the first day of the 22nd Commonwealth Games. In boxing, Indian experienced boxer Shiv Thapa defeated his Pakistani opponent. India also defeated Pakistan in the mixed team event of badminton sports. In women’s hockey, the women in blue defeated Ghana by a huge margin of 5-0 in the first match. However there were expectation of a little more margin win from Indian women against Ghana.
In Table Tennis, the women’s team won against South Africa & Fiji Island and made their position for the quarterfinals. Similarly, the men’s team has also got success to make their position in the quarterfinals. Whereas in squash too, the Indian team started with a win.
The women’s team also defeated Fiji in the second match in table tennis
In TT, the Indian women’s team defeated Fiji 3-0 in the Group-2 match. The pair of Diya Parag and Sreeja beat Fiji’s Toua Titana and Grace Rosie Yee by the game score of 11-8, 11-3, 11-5 in the first match. After this, in the singles category, Manika Batra easily defeated Caroline Lee by the game score of 11-2, 11-4, 11-2, and gave Team India a 2-0 lead.
In the last match, Sreeja Akula defeated Grace Rosie Yee by the game score of 11-7, 11-1, 11-2, and gave Team India a 3-0 win. Before Fiji, India had defeated the South African women’s team 3-0 in straight games.
Indian both men’s and women’s teams reached the quarter-finals in table tennis
The Indian Table Tennis women’s and men’s teams have reached the quarterfinals. The men’s team defeated Barbados and Singapore in the clash of day 1. While the women’s team defeated South Africa and Fiji Island to make their position in the quarterfinals. Indian swimmer Srihari has created history. Srihari Natraja has reached the final of the 100m backstroke swimming competition.