The Indian contingent is displaying a good show at the ongoing Commonwealth Games and they have won 9 medals so far, including three gold. The first gold for India came through Mirabai Chanu on Saturday, and the rest of the two were also won by weightlifters -- Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Achinta Sheuli. Apart from three gold, the contingent has won three silver and three bronze as well. Judoka Shushila Devi also won a silver medal in the women's 48kg category on Monday.
Meanwhile, Commonwealth Games 2022 is getting more interesting as Indian women created history by ensuring the first ever medal in Lawn Bowls at CWG Birmingham 2022. India heavily relied on weightlifters for a long time, but medals in Judo and an ensured medal in Lawn Bowls are making the competition more interesting.
After India's dominance in weightlifting, Sushila Devi Likmabam secured the silver medal in the Women's 48 kg category in Judo, while Vijay Kumar Yadav defeated Dylan Munro in Men's 60 kg category Judo. Furthermore, Harjinder Kaur also got a bronze for her performance in Women's 71 kg weightlifting.
With 9 medals in the account, India would be looking to outperform South Africa for the 5th spot. The bigger challenge for India would be to win gold in most of their events to rank higher than South Africa or Canada. Besides, Scotland is another nation that is performing exceptionally well and might get more medals this year.
The Indian contingent is currently at the sixth spot in the medal tally for the ongoing Games with nine medals.
Here are the full updated medal standings
Australia: 31 gold, 20 silver, 20 bronze, total of 71 medals
England: 21 gold, 22 silver, 11 bronze, total of 54 medals
New Zealand: 13 gold,7 silver, 4 bronze, total of 24 medals
Canada: 6 gold, 11 silver, 16 bronze, total of 33 medals
South Africa: 5 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze, total of 12 medals
India: 3 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze, total of 9 medals
Scotland: 2 gold, 8 silver, 13 bronze, total 23 medals
Malaysia: 2 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze, total 6 medals
Nigeria: 2 gold, 2 bronze, total 4 medals
Wales: 1 gold, 2 silver, 7 bronze, total 10 medals
Singapore: 1 gold, 2 silver, total 3 medals
Cyprus: 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze, total 4 medals
Trinidad and Tobago: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze, total 3 medals
Bermuda: 1 gold, total 1 medal
Uganda: 1 gold, total 1 medal
Northern Ireland: 2 silver, 3 bronze, total 5 medals
Fiji: 2 silver, total 2 medals
Kenya: 1 silver, 1 bronze, total 2 medals
Mauritius: 1 silver, 1 bronze, total 2 medals
Guernsey: 1 silver, total 1 medal
Papua New Guinea: 1 silver, total 1 medal
Samoa: 1 silver, total 1 medal
Tanzania: 1 silver, total 1 medal
Malta: 1 bronze, total 1 medal
Namibia: 1 bronze, total 1 medal
Sri Lanka: 1 bronze, total 1 medal