While You Were Asleep: Seema Punia finishes 5th, Indian mixed badminton win silver

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39-year-old discus thrower Seema Punia finished fifth with a best attempt of 55.92m. This is the first time the 4-time CWG medallist has not finished on the podium since her silver at Melbourne 2006. 2018 bronze medallist Navjeet Kaur Dhillon finished 8th with a best effort of 53.51m. The Indian badminton team played brilliantly in the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 at Birmingham. The mixed badminton team dominated the court and ended up winning the silver medal as India lose 3-1 to Malaysia. Srikanth lost the match against Ng Tze Yong by 21-19, 6-21,