Boxer Gaurav Solanki won gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast, Australia. Solanki defeated Northern Ireland's Brendan Irvine in the final bout of men's 52kg category to win the gold medal.
National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) president Raninder Singh on Tuesday said the country must boycott the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham if shooting sport is not reinstated at the event.
Commonwealth Games Chairman Peter Beattie acknowledged on Monday that organisers made a mistake.
India finished the Games with 26 gold, 20 silver and 20 bronze medals. This year's total of 66 medals is the third highest haul for India in the history of the CWG.
Indian shuttlers, especially the doubles pairs, had to play more than one match in a single day due to the scheduling and Gopichand disapproved it.
Saina said the issue was major distraction for her and she was quite stressed because of it during the Commonwealth Games.
India ended up with two more medals than the last edition in Glasgow. But what's more heart-warming with respect to medal tallies is that India have almost doubled the number of golds from 2014.
Satwik and Chirag lost 13-21, 16-21 to Rio Olympics bronze medallist English pair of Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge in a 39-minute men's doubles final at the Carrara Sports Arena.
Saina had a 3-1 head-to-head lead over Sindhu going into today's match and she ensured that the gap widened with a vintage performance.
Joshna and Dipika, who lifted the gold in Glasgow, failed to match the intensity of their opponents in Sunday's summit clash.
Sharath Kamal defeated the Englishman 4-1 (11-7, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6, 12-10) in the play-off match for the third place at the Oxenford Studios in Gold Coast, Australia.
Manika and Sathiyan defeated compatriots Achanta Sharath Kamal and Mouma Das 3-0 (11-6, 11-2, 11-4) in the play-off for the third position at the Oxenford Studios in Gold Coast, Australia.
Kidambi Srikanth, who became the first Indian male shuttler to achieve the world no.1 ranking, went down 21-19, 14-21, 14-21 against world no.7 Lee Chong Wei.
Star shuttler Saina Nehwal on Sunday defeated compatriot PV Sindhu in straight games 21-18, 23-21 to win the women's singles gold medal in the 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.
India had won silver medals in the previous two editions of CWG, ending runners-up to Australia on both occasions.
The country held on to the third position in the overall medal tally with 59 medals -- 25 gold, 16 silver and 18 bronze medals.
The country held on to the third position in the overall medal tally with 59 medals -- 25 gold, 16 silver and 18 bronze medals.
The 35-year-old mother-of-three, who has five world titles and an Olympic bronze medal, is seen as a sporting icon not just in India but also in other countries as well.
Indian boxing legend M C Mary Kom, who claimed a gold medal on debut at the Commonwealth Games, will be India's flagbearer at the event's closing ceremony in Gold Coast on Sunday.
The Indian duo prevailed in straight games 21-19, 21-19 over the Australians, in a 47-minute crunch match at the Carrara Sports Arena in Gold Coast.
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