This was India’s second silver medal in the showpiece. She was also runner-up at the 2014 Glasgow Games.
This was India’s second silver medal in the showpiece. She was also runner-up at the 2014 Glasgow Games.
Indian judoka L Shushila Devi signs off with a silver medal after losing in the women’s 48kg final against South Africa’s Michaela Whitebuy at the Commonwealth Games in Coventry on August 1, 2022.
In a tight match, Shushila fought hard before losing the final via ‘Waza-ari’ in 4.25 minutes.
This was India’s second silver medal in the showpiece. She was also the runner-up at the 2014 Glasgow Games.
Earlier, Shushila had assured the country of a medal after defeating Mauritius’s Priscilla Morand in the final.
The 27-year-old from Manipur knocked Morand down ‘ippan’ to clash with South Africa’s Michaela Whitebuy for the gold medal.
Ippon is a move in which a competitor throws his opponent on the mat with enough force and speed so that the opponent is on his back. An ippon is also awarded when a competitor immobilizes his opponent with a grappling hold-down for 20 seconds, or when an opponent gives up.
Sub-Inspector Shusheela of Manipur Police had defeated Harriet Bonface of Malawi to enter the quarter-finals on the first day.
In men’s 60kg repechage, Vijay Kumar Yadav put on a stellar performance to enter the bronze medal match with a ‘Waza Ari’ win over Dylan Munro of Scotland.
A ‘waza-ari’ is awarded after a player has thrown his opponent with control and accuracy, but not to the extent of an eyepan.
The 26-year-old Yadav, who won the Commonwealth Championships in 2018 and 2019, lost to Australia’s Joshua Katz in the quarter-finals but improved in repechages. He will face Cyprus’ Petros Kristodoulides in the bronze medal match.
Jasleen Singh Saini will also fight for the bronze medal after losing to Finlay Allen of Scotland in the men’s 66kg semi-final.
Saini, who had reached the semi-finals earlier in the day, lost to Scotland after a performance by ‘Ippen’ in a match that lasted a little less than two-and-a-half minutes.
The 24-year-old Saini, however, has a chance to secure a podium finish as he competes against Australian Nathan Katz in the bronze medal play-off tonight.
Suchika Tarial has already advanced to the bronze medal round in women’s 57kg repechage by defeating Donne Breitenbach of South Africa.
India won two silver and two bronze in Glasgow 2014, their best ever performance in Judo.