CWG 2022: Lawn Bowls Indian Team reach final in the women's Fours category

The Lawn Bowls team from India had a good day on day four, bringing success in the Lawn Bowls event. Much to the delight of the fans, India have reached the final in the Women’s Fours category. Playing the semi-final against New Zealand, the Lawn Bowls team India snatched a victory from the jaws of defeat. They were trailing at 10-12 at one point but ended the game at 16-13 and has set up a final match with South Africa.

This win has created a watershed moment for Indian sports. This is the first time an Indian team will feature in the finals of the Lawn Bowls event. India have now already bagged a Silver medal in the event but would be keen to win a gold.

If the Indian quartet Lawn Bowls side manage to win the final against South Africa, it would be India’s fourth Gold in Commonwealth Games 2022. This will also be the only medal from outside weightlifting for the Indian contingent. The final of Lawn Bowls Women’s Four category will be held on Tuesday.

India in 6th place on Medals Table , Australia take top spot

India’s performance in the Commonwealth Games 2022 has been a mixed bag so far, with the country winning six medals in Birmingham. Notably, only the weightlifting team has brought medals for the country. Mirabai Chanu, Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Achinta Sheuli have bagged  gold in their respective weightlifting categories.

Sanket Sargar opened India’s account on the second day with a silver win in Men’s 55kg category. Additionally, Gururaja Poojary (Men’s 61kg) and Bindyarani Devi (Women’s 55kg) have won a bronze and a silver, respectively.

Australia sit at the top of the table at the end of the day four with a total of 53 medals to their name. The team from down under has won 22 Gold, 13 Silver and 18 Bronze medals so far. England with a total of 34 is second in the list while New Zealand, with a total medal tally of 19, are at third. India with a total of six medals take the sixth spot.