CWG 2018: India bank on Sushil, Sakshi to add gold as wrestlers begin campaign
Other Sports | April 11, 2018 16:39 ISTThe wrestlers will be in action at the same venue, where the weightlifters signed off a phenomenal campaign on April 9.
The wrestlers will be in action at the same venue, where the weightlifters signed off a phenomenal campaign on April 9.
Ankur Mittal finished third on the podium after scoring 53 in the finals at the Belmont Shooting Centre.
India's Shreyasi Singh on Wednesday won the gold medal in Women's Double Trap Shooting at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast, Australia.
Mary's experience and superior technique stood her in good stead as she carved out a unanimous 5:0 verdict against the veteran Sri Lankan fighter.
India's Om Mitharval on Wednesday won the bronze medal in men's 50m pistol shooting at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast, Australia.
With weightlifters through with their campaign, wrestlers yet to take off and boxers only getting into medal rounds, the number of medal were not too many to show on day six of the Games.
India held on to their third spot in the overall tally, behind hosts Australia and England. The Indian contingent has so far collected 11 gold, four silver and six bronze medals.
Earlier, M C Mary Kom (48kg) had assured herself of a medal at the event, winning her opening round clash.
Drag Flick specialist Harmanpreet Singh (3rd minute and 44th minute) scored twice from penalty corners to steer India to the win against Malaysia.
Heena Sidhu struggling with her trigger finger, which was giving her a tingling sensation due to a nerve problem. She managed to shake it off and won the gold medal in women's 25m pistol event.
Heena Sidhu set a Commonwealth Games record of 38 points to clinch the gold medal. Australia's Elena Galiabovitch clinched the silver medal while Malaysia's Alia Sazana Azahari claimed the bronze.
PT Usha's tweet also drew a great response from Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, who is also an Olympic silver medallist.
In the overall medals tally, India jumped to third spot with 10 gold, four silver and five bronze medals after another fruitful day across sports, which fetched three gold, two silver and a bronze.
In the overall medals tally, India jumped to third spot with 10 gold, four silver and five bronze medals after another fruitful day across sports, which fetched three gold, two silver and a bronze.
Star shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Saina Nehwal on Monday helped India clinch their maiden gold medal in mixed team badminton event after defeating Malaysia 3-1 in the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.
After the historic gold in women's team table tennis on Sunday, the Indian male paddlers stamped their dominance in the men's team event by outclassing Nigeria 3-0 to win the ninth gold medal for the country at CWG2018.
Malaysia is ranked way below in the FIH charts but Manpreet Singh's side has been known to slip up when least expected, the opening game against Pakistan being a testimony to that.
While Solanki eased past Ghana's Akimos Annang Ampiah 5-0, Kaushik staved off some early resistance from Trinidad and Tobago's Michael Alexander to win 4-0.
Jitu Rai broke the CWG record (235.1) to claim the top prize by some distance in the finals after being placed fourth in the qualification phase with 570.
The 17-year Ghosh shot an excellent 10.9 to take the finals into a shoot-ff with Singapore's Martina Lindsay Veloso, the eventual gold medallist with a games record score of 247.2.
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