CWG: Purnima finishes 2nd in 100m hurdles
Gold Coast (Australia), April 12 (IANS) Indian athlete Purnima Hembram finished second in her heats in the 100 metre hurdles of the women’s Heptathlon event at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Thursday.
Purnima registered a personal best time of 13.56 seconds to finish behind Elizabeth Dadzie of Ghana who recorded 13.49.
Purnima has a total of 1041 points in her kitty.
CWG: Sutirtha, Pooja advance in women’s doubles TT
Gold Coast (Australia), April 12 (IANS) India’s Sutirtha Mukherjee and Pooja Sahasrabudhe defeated Charlotte Carey and Chloe Thomas of Wales in their women’s doubles round of 16 match of the table tennis competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Thursday.
The Indian combination did not face too much trouble from their Welsh counterparts as they scripted a 11-7, 11-5, 8-11, 11-6 victory.
