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Top Current Affairs of the day: 02 August 2022
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Harjinder Kaur, The Weightlifter, Claimed The Bronze Medal In Commonwealth Games 2022

At the Commonwealth Games 2022 at Birmingham, Harjinder Kaur from India claimed the bronze medal in the women's 71kg weightlifting.

Highlights:

  • At the Commonwealth Games 2022 at Birmingham, Harjinder Kaur from India claimed the bronze medal in the women's 71kg weightlifting.

  • Sarah Davies from England won gold with a Commonwealth Games record of 229kg.

  • Alexis Ashworth of Canada received silver with a total lift of 214kg.

  • Harjinder Kaur's Career

  • Harjinder began Weightlifting in 2016 at Punjab University. Her dad works as a Farmer and is the sole earner in the family.

  • In August 2021, Harjinder was onboarded in the Indian National Camp Patiala. She also won the 2021 Commonwealth Senior Championship Silver Medalist.

In Judo, Shushila Devi Likmabam Got The Silver Medal In The Commonwealth Games 2022

Shushila Devi Likmabam won a silver in the women's judo 48kg final and gave India its 7th medal of the Commonwealth Games 2022.

Highlights:

  • Shushila Devi Likmabam won a silver in the women's judo 48kg final and gave India its 7th medal of the Commonwealth Games 2022.

  • Shushila defeated Harriet Bonface in the quarterfinal and also won by beating Priscilla Morand of Mauritius in the semis to conform herself a medal. 

  • Sushila was in for a gold finish but came up short against Michaela Whitebooi from South Africa in the final.

At Commonwealth Games 2022, Vijay Kumar Bagged The Bronze Medal In Judo

Vijay Kumar Yadav gave India the 2nd medal in Judo at the Commonwealth Games 2022.

Highlights:

  • Vijay Kumar Yadav gave India the 2nd medal in Judo at the Commonwealth Games 2022. 

  • In the men's 60kg tie to clinch bronze, Vijay Kumar beat Petros Christodoulides of Cyprus.

  • Earlier, Vijay Kumar Yadav from India defeated Dylon Munro of Scotland to get into the bronze medal match.

About Vijay Kumar:

  • Earlier, Vijay Kumar claimed a bronze medal in 2018 at the Asian Open in Hong Kong. The same year he won the Commonwealth Championships in Jaipur and also completed an encore in Walsall 2019.

  • In 2019, Vijay won a Lakshman state award.

  • As a cadet, Vijay won medals at Asian Cadet Championships. As a senior, he was 5th in 2017. 

  • He bagged a bronze medal in 2019 at the Asian Open in Hong Kong.


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