The ongoing Common Wealth Games 2022 wrestling competition in Birmingham was briefly halted for an hour after the security alert sounded. Reports have surfaced that the stadium has to be cleaned up in order to proceed
“We are taking a short break for safety checks and will keep acting once we get continue. #WrestleBirmingham”, United World Wrestling tweeted.
Later, United World Wrestling shared an update that matches will resume within an hour when security check Accomplished.
Meanwhile, on Friday, Indian wrestler Deepak Punia’s 2022 Commonwealth Games campaign got off to a good start as he beat New Zealand’s Matthew Oxenham in the men’s 86kg freestyle to reach the quarter-finals on Friday. .
Deepak dominated the match that lasted 3 minutes 22 seconds. England crushed the New Zealander with a score of 10-0. Oxenham didn’t even have a chance to escape Puniawas pinned down and left the game without a single point.
Technically wise, Deepak was too good for Oxenham and this factor helped him win.
Deepak Punia’s quarter-final opponent has yet to be decided.
Indian star wrestler and Olympic medalist Bajrang Punia reached the men’s 65kg quarter-finals after defeating Nauru’s Lowe Bingham in the opening match of his campaign at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. taking place in Birmingham on Friday.
Punia was extremely dominant in her match and scored a 5-0 win in a half that lasted 1 minute 47 seconds. He scored the winning goal in the fall.
In the quarterfinals, Punia will face Jean Guyliane Joris Bandou of Mauritius later today.
Star table tennis player Manika Batra of India has advanced to the quarterfinals of women’s singles after defeating Minhyung Jee of Australia in a round of 16 match at the 2022 Commonwealth Games taking place in Birmingham on Wednesday. Six.
Batra hit top form in her 4-0 win. She defeated the Australian opponent with a score of 11-4, 11-8. 11-6, 12-10. Minhyung was completely overwhelmed by the excellent fighting style and agility of her opponent as she had almost no advantage over Batra.
In the women’s quarterfinals later today, Batra will face Zeng Jian of Singapore.
Sreeja Akula also advanced to the quarterfinals of women’s singles after beating Charlotte Carey of Wales in the round of 16 match.
The match was quite tight and the Indians won with a score of 4-3. Akula won the game by 8-11, 11-7, 12-14, 9-11, 11-4, 15-13, 12-10.
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