Birmingham: The table tennis team won India’s 11th medal in the Commonwealth games 2022. The men’s team won the gold medal by defeating Singapore 3-1 in the final. G Sathiyan did a great job. He won the doubles match with Harmeet Desai in doubles. Then his singles match also performed brilliantly and slammed the opposing player. India has so far got 5 gold, 4 silver, and 3 bronze medals in the Games and remains at number six in the table. Earlier today, the women’s lawn balls team created history by winning the gold medal.
The first doubles match was played in the team event. The pair of G Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai registered a resounding 3-0 win. They defeated Singapore’s Yang Yek and Yu Peng 13-11, 11-7, and 11-5. Then Sharath Kamal had to face defeat in the singles match. In the second singles match, G Sathiyan won 3-1 to give the team a 2-1 lead. He defeated Yu Peng 12-10, 7-11, 11-7, and 11-4. Then Harmeet Desai secured the gold by winning his singles match.
Medal Table
| POS | TEAM | G | S | B | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 32 | 22 | 25 | 79 |
| 2 | England | 25 | 27 | 16 | 68 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 13 | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| 4 | Canada | 8 | 11 | 18 | 37 |
| 5 | South Africa | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | India | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Scotland | 2 | 8 | 14 | 24 |
| 8 | Wales | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 9 | Malaysia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Cyprus | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Great game of Harmeet
In the third singles match, Harmeet Desai did not give any chance to the opposing player. He defeated Ji Chiu 3-0. Harmeet won the match 11-8, 11-5, and 11-6. There was still one singles match left. But the Indian players did not give a chance in this match with their excellent performance.
Talking about India’s 11 medals so far, it has got 7 medals in weightlifting. At the same time, 2 medals have been given by Judo players. At the same time, today the gold medal came in lawn balls and table tennis. The women’s badminton team will also enter the final today. The gold medal is also expected from him.
