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The grapplers of India had again made India proud. On day 9th of the Commonwealth Games, the wrestlers accumulated  a total of 4 medals with 1 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze. Bajrang Punia delivered gold in the Men’s Freestyle 65kg category by defeating Kane Charig of Wales 10-0 in …

Another medal from the shooting range for India. Tejaswini Sawant won silver in the women’s 50m prone finals. Tejaswini won the silver with a total point of 618.9, fewer than 3 points than gold medallist Martina Lindsay Veloso of Singapore. Competing in her third Commonwealth Games, Tejaswini added the 6th …

Sushil Kumar became the first Indian wrestler to win three gold medals at the Commonwealth Games. Sushil won against South Africa’s Johannes Botha in the 74 kg final by technical superiority in just 80 seconds. This is Sushil’s third gold after winning it in 66kg in Delhi 2010 and in …

The star of the day is definitely the 26-year old Shreyasi Singh. The shooter from Delhi has won gold in the Women’s Double Trap event at the Commonwealth Games 2018. She shot 96 in the finals and beat Australia’s Emma Cox two shots to one in the shoot-off. Singh bettered her …

35-year old Indian para-powerlifter, Sachin Chaudhury, delivered the first medal from the country’s para-athletic contingent at the Commonwealth Games 2018. Sachin claimed bronze in the men’s heavyweight final with a combined effort of 181kg. Nigeria’s Abdulazeez Ibrahim won the gold and Malaysia’s Yee Khie Jong took the silver. Sachin Chaudhury …

Experienced Indian shooter Heena Sidhu bagged the first gold of Day 6 in the 25m Pistol event at the Commonwealth Games 2018. Heena compensated the loss of eight-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Gagan Narang, who finished at the 7th position in Men’s 50m Rifle Prone event. This is Heena’s second …

The Indian Men’s Table Tennis team followed their female counterpart and won the gold at the Commonwealth Games 2018 by defeating Nigeria by 3-0. The team on their way to the final upstaged defending champions Singapore. Sharath Achanta, in the first match of the final, had a shaky start as he …

The Indian girls continue to bring glory at the Commonwealth Games. In the Women’s 10m Air Rifle event, Mehuli Ghosh and Apurvi Chandela bagged silver and bronze respectively. 17-year old Mehuli lost in the final shoot off after she was tied with Martina Lindsay of Singapore at a Commonwealth record …

India’s Jitu Rai won gold in the Men’s 10m Air Pistol event after shooting 235.1. Om Prakash Mitharval won the bronze in the same event after shooting 214.3 points at the Commonwealth Games 2018. Remaining in the top-three in the competition by the end of the final eliminator, both Indians …

29-year old shooter Ravi Kumar entered the ongoing Commonwealth Games with plenty of hope after his commendable performance at the ISSF World Cup. But he has to settle for a bronze in 10m Air Rifle at Gold Coast 2018. Ravi Kumar entered the final after finishing second in qualifying round. …