LIVE - CWG 2022 | India secure three golds in wrestling

That is it from wrestling day one. We have more in store tomorrow so do join us. Here are all the medal winners -

Sakshi Malik in Women’s 62kg Gold

Divya Kakran in Women’s 68kg Bronze

Mohit Grewal in Men’s 125kg Bronze

Mohit Grewal wins against Jamaica’s Aaron Johnson. That concludes India's day at wrestling. There will be more tomorrow.

BRONZE!!!

And Divya Kakran has a bronze here. She beats Tiger Lily by pin.

GOLLLLLLDDD!

DEEPAK (IND) 3 INAM (PAK) 0

Deepak is the more attacking of the two, as he secures one more.

The Indian is ahead at the break.

DEEPAK (IND) 1 INAM (PAK) 0

INAM gets a warning.

He is pushed out, and Indian has a point.

Both men come out on the mat.

Don't go anywhere as yet as we have another India final coming up. Deepak Punia takes on Pakistan's Muhammad Inam.

A sudden attack from Sakshi means, the Canadian is off balance. The latter is pinned.

GOLDDDDDDDDDDDDD!

Another failed attack for the Indian here, and the Canadian adds two more.

SAKSHI (IND) 0 GONZALEZ (CAN) 2

SAKSHI doesn't get the reversal and Gonzalez gets two on counter-attack.

Time for the third final now. Sakshi Malik takes on Canada's Ana Gonzalez.

And that is it. INDIA HAVE THE FIRST GOLD FROM THE MAT

BAjrang Punia wins easily, but he did not like conceding two points.

BAJRANG (IND) 6 GONZALEZ (CAN) 2

Oh, and here is a fall for the Indian. But PUnia is hurt, he would go for the kill.

At the end of the first round, Bajrang has a clear lead, and he should wrap it up soon.

BAJRANG (IND) 3 GONZALEZ (CAN) 0

BAJRANG (IND) GONZALEZ (CAN)

Next up is another final. This time Bajrang Punia will take on Canada's Gonzalez.

The Nigerian is clearly a superior grappler. Malik does get two in the last 10 secs, but that is not enough.

HEARTBREAK FOR INDIA

There is a visible height difference between the two, and she gets two. And the Nigerian gets another fall. 

ANSHU (IND) ODUNAYO (NGR)

It is time for gold medal match now

ANSHU FACES NIGERIA'S ODUNAYO

Anshu Malik in Women’s 57kg 🥇

Bajrang Punia in Men’s 65kg🥇

Deepak Punia vs in Men’s 86kg🥇

Divya Kakran in Women’s 68kg 🥉

Blessing Oburududu making it into the final has allowed Divya another chance at a medal. 

AND WE HAVE MIGHT HAVE A PIN HERE!! 

AND IT IS DONE!! A WIN BY FALL FOR DIVYA!! 

MOHIT (IND) 2 AMARVEER (CAN) 12

Unfortunately, The Indian has lost this bout. Dhesi was way better here.

Deepak starts the second period with a quick takedown. He is going for a gut wrentch. He gets it but cannot add more to his tally. This has been quite a technical bout so far, hence the low score so far. 

AND MOORE GETS ON THE BOARD!! DEEPAK DID WELL TO AVOID THE TAKEDOWN AS HE WAS PUSHED OUT!!

MOHIT (IND) 2 AMARVEER (CAN) 8

This is a heavyweight clash, and a big one.

AND TWO for Dhesi as well.

A fall for the Indian, and Dhesi is in lead.

As expected, Moore has started off on the backfoot. And he has been warned of passivity. 

He has still not done too much here. The clock should start soon on the Canadian. 

Deepak makes a move by trying to trip the Canadian. Moore defends well. 

Now Deepak has been warned for passivity. He tries to go for it but cannot pull it off.

BAJRANG (IND) 10 RAMM (ENG) 0 

This is going to be way to easy for The Indian. And yes, a six points. 

PUNIA in FINAL!!

It is time for a big one now. Bajarang Punia faces George Ramm.

AND ANOTHER TAKEDOWN!!! CAN SHE TURN HER AGAIN? YES SHE CAN!! AND AGAIN!!

TECHNICAL SUPERIORITY!!! JUST OVER A MINUTE!!

SAKSHI IN FINAL!! A takedown and TWO REVERSES takes her to gold medal match.

SAKSHI (IND) 4 NGOLLE (CMR) 0

30secs on the clock and Sakshi has a big lead.

And it is time for Semis now.

PUNIA (IND) 10 RAMM (ENG) 0

And that is another match coming your way. This is a quarters match, and Deepak has shown his class. Even before typing this Punia has won on technical superiority. HE IS IN SEMIS.

The Indian just does not look in form. Blessing has been superb and looks like first wrestler to bite the dust will be Divya. 

YES! THE INDIAN LOSES!

Second round starts now. Divya will have to do something special here.

DIVYA (IND) 0 BLESSING (NGR) 5

DIVYA (IND) 0 BLESSING (NGR) 1

Kakran is pushed out of the mat and first point to her. ANd wait, this Nigeria girl is a Tokyo Olympics medalist.

And another Indian bout has started. Once again the Indian girl is the favourite.

BAJRANG  vs BANDOU

Bandou tries to attack but Bajrang holds him very easily. 

WHAT HAS HAPPENED HERE!!! 

HE WINS BY PINNING BANDOU!!

MOHIT (IND) 10 ALEXIOS (CYP) 1

MOHIT (IND) 10 ALEXIOS (CYP) 1

A takedown and then a fall. That means four points for the Indian.

At the start of the second round, Mohit gets another take down, this time due to the fault of his opponent.

MOHIT (IND) 4 ALEXIOS (CYP) 1

MOHIT (IND) 0 ALEXIOS (CYP) 1

The Cyprian wrestler gets the first point due to passivity by Mohit.

A slow start to the bout for now. But the Indian will fancy his chances.

And it's time for 125kg action now. Mohit Grewal takes on Alexios of Cyprus.

ROUND 1

WHAT A START!! Within the first ten seconds Sakshi gets Barns on the mat and scores two points for a takedown. 

IT IS ALL OVER!! Technical superiority!! WHAT WIN

ANSHU (IND) 10 IRENE (AUS) 0

ANSHU (IND) 6 IRENE (AUS) 0

Anshu with a take down and she has the first points in the match. IN fact it's six points. 

It is time for an India match after a long while. THis is the quarters bout.

UPDATE - Wrestling action will resume at 6:00 PM IST. The delay was caused after a speaker fell from the ceiling, minutes after the first session began.

DEEPAK 10 OXENHAM 0

That is it, the bout is stopped as Deepak wins it rather easily. NZ wrestler was just a warm-up for him.

Punia has another take down and he has a very steep lead. IN fact he is just two points away from win by technical superiority.

DEEPAK 4 OXENHAM 0

DEEPAK 2 OXENHAM 0

The Indian has a takedown and takes a two-point lead hear.

The match has started and Deepak is a favourite to win here. Let's see.

DEEPAK 0 OXENHAM 0

BAJRANG 4 - BINGHAM 0 The match has been a quiet affair so far.  And Bingham is pulled down, two points there. Okay wait, BIngham is pinned. INDIAN WINS 4-0, and through to the quarters.

BAJRANG 0 - BINGHAM 0 So the match is underway and both the wrestlers are being cautious. Bingham warned for being cautious.

Wrestling latest update - We are just half an hour away from the start of the wrestling action, and India should be hoping to make it all gold here. Bajrang Punia goes live at 3pm, so stay tuned.

Here’s the full schedule of Indian events

Women’s 200m semi-final 2: Hima Das – 12:53 AM (Saturday)

Badminton (starts at 3:30 PM IST)

Squash

Mixed doubles quarterfinal: Dipika Pallikal/Sourav Ghosal vs Grinham Rachael/Alexander Zac (Australia) – 12:45 AM (Saturday)

Women’s Semi-final: India versus Australia – 12:45 AM (Saturday)