Birmingham. This time there will be something new in the Commonwealth Games. The Commonwealth Games starting on Thursday in Birmingham will become the first Games where women will win more gold medals than men. This time, in the 11-day Commonwealth Games, women will get 136 gold medals while men will get 134 gold medals. A total of 10 gold medals will be at stake in the mixed events.
This will be the first time in such a multi-sport event that women will get more gold medals than men. This time the attraction of Commonwealth Games will also be women’s cricket, which has been included in these games for the first time. Australia, the world champion in cricket, is being considered as a strong contender for the gold medal.
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India is also included in the claimants. The Indian team was the runner-up in the last T20 World Cup.
Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur said, “This tournament is very important for us. We will hit the ground with the aim of getting a medal. We have grown up watching these games and this time we too have got a chance to be a part of this big competition.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : July 27, 2022, 15:08 IST