Commonwealth Games 2022 medal tally: With 9 gold, India at fifth spot

Indian contingent continued their impressive show in the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. So far, Indian athletes have won 26 medals-nine gold, eight silver and nine bronze.

Sakshi Malik, the 2016 bronze medallis, returned to form at CWG 2022 with a gold medal while India's star wrestler and bronze winner from Tokyo Olympics 2020 Bajrang Punia clinched a gold as well.

India will aim for more medals on Saturday with Indian women's cricket team aiming to reaching the final and assuring a silver, and that too a historic one. Weighlifting competitions have completed on day 6 with India winning two more medals. The lifters have won an unprecedented ten medals in these Games to spur India's tally.


They play the hosts England in the semi-final today from 3.30 pm IST. Indian men's hockey team also have a chance to move to the semis and guarantee a medal for India as they take on South Africa in the semi-final today.

India's two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu too will be in action today in her quarter-final clash and would be hoping to take one more step towards an expected gold medal from her.