Star shooter Jitu Rai bagged the first gold in shooting for India at the 21st Commonwealth Games with a masterful performance in the men's 10m Air Pistol event here on Monday.
The 23-year-old went for 211kg lift, which would have been a new Commonwealth Games record in clean and jerk, but could not pull it off in his final attempt.
India held on to their fourth position in the medals tally, having claimed seven gold, two silver and three bronze medals so far.
India held on to their fourth position in the medals tally, having claimed seven gold, two silver and three bronze medals so far.
Manika Batra starred in India's historic win against Singapore to clinch the top prize in women's team table tennis on Sunday, this was India's seventh gold medal in CWG 2018.
India, aiming to do better than the fifth-place finish at the last two CWG editions, are now second on the points table behind England and look set to qualify for the semifinals.
16-year-old Manu Bhaker clinched the gold medal in 10m air pistol at the 21st Commonwealth Games 2018.
Vikas Thakur, the 24-year-old weightlifter from Punjab, lifted a total weight of 351 kg to win the bronze medal.
It was sweet revenge for India, who had lost 2-3 to Singapore in the bronze medal playoff at the 2014 Glasgow CWG.
Ravi Kumar shot a total of 224.1 to finish behind Abdullah Hel Baki from Bangladesh, who won the silver with a total score of 244.7, and Australia's Bane Sampson, who clinched the gold medal with a Commonwealth Games record score of 245.0.
The 35-year-old Olympic bronze-medallist quite literally sailed past Scotland's Megan Gordon to make the last-four stage with a 5-0 win.
Manu Bhaker, with a total of 240.9 points, won the gold medal while Heena Sidhu settled for silver with 234.0 points. Australian shooter Elena Galiabovitch won the bronze medal with 214.9 points.
With Yadav's medal today, India's tally has reached - five golds, a silver and a bronze.
India now have four gold, a silver and a bronze in the event, leaving them fourth on the overall tally.
India now have four gold, a silver and a bronze in the event, leaving them fourth on the overall tally.
Indian boxers' rampaging run continued unabated as the veteran duo of L Sarita Devi (60kg) and Manoj Kumar (59kg) advanced to the quarterfinals along with Commonwealth Games debutant Mohammed Hussamuddin (56kg) in Gold Coast on Saturday.
Weightlifters continue to bring glory for India in the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2018 with Venkat Rahul Ragala on Saturday winning the Gold in Men's 85kg category with a total lift of 338 Kg.
India hockey coach Sjoerd Marijne said he found it hard to recognise the team he has been coaching while watching it squander the lead and settle for a frustrating 2-2 draw against a lackadaisical Pakistan in the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Saturday.
India conceded a late goal against Pakistan in the dying seconds of the game to settle for a draw.
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