CWG 2018 Updates, Day 5: India added seven medals — including three gold medals — to its kitty on Day 5 of the Commonwealth Games after it clinched gold in the mixed-team badminton event and the men’s table tennis team event. The day began with Indian weightlifter Pardeep Singh winning silver. The first gold medal of the day came from shooter Jitu Rai who won the 10m Air Pistol event. Commonwealth Games debutant Mehul Ghosh won came agonisingly close to winning India’s ninth gold but had to settle for silver. The day’s bronze medal wins came from Om Mitharval and Apurvi Chandela in shooting. We hope tomorrow will be as exciting as it was today and India’s shooters continue their medal haul.
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India's medal rush from weightlifted continued on Day 4 with medals for Punam Yadav (gold) and Vikas Thakur (bronze). Action began in the shooting ranges as well and Manu Bhaker (gold), Heena Sidhu (silver) and Vikas Kumar (bronze) added to India's medal tally. In hockey, the women's team stunned England 2-1 while the men produced another tame show but did enough to win 4-3. The highlight, probably, remained India's women's table tennis team winning their first CWG gold medal.
That's all from us today. Please do join us as we track all the action from the Gold Coast on Day 6 of the Commonwealth Games. India finished the day with seven medals, including three golds, taking their overall medal tally to 19.
India's Loganathan Suriya finished 13th despite posting a personal best time of 32:23:56.
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India crush Papua New Guinea 24-6 in their round 2 match in the Women's Triples. Meanwhile, Krishna Xalxo lost to England's Robert Paxton 21-19 in his second round match in the men's singles
Congratulations Indian shuttlers for scripting history by winning your first-ever gold medal in the mixed-team event. Take a bow. Their win takes India's gold medals to ten.
Tejinder Pal Singh finishes a disappointing eight in the men's shot put final. His best throw of 19.42 came in his third attempt, but it wasn't enough to get him on to the podium. Canada's Tim Nedow came up with his season best throw of 20.91 to take the bronze.
It is end of the road for India's Gurdeep Singh as he finished fourth in the men's +105kg weightlifting. You cannot blame him either. New Zealand's David Litti, who won gold, broke the Commonwealth Games record with a total lift of 403kg. Gurdeep was denied the third spot with Pakistan's Muhammad Butt creating a new Junior Commonwealth Record for the bronze.
In the men's shot put final, India's Tejinder Pal Singh is currently languishing in ninth place. In two attempts, he has so far managed to record just 18.84m -- his best throw yet.
Some good news from the track and field. India's Muhammed Anas Yahiya qualifies for the final in the men's 400m race. He finished first in the semifinal, heat 3, ahead of Jamaica's Rusheen Mcdonald. He clocked 45.44.
It is disappointing to see India's Gurdeep Singh failing to lift 207kg in his first attempt. He returns to have another go in the clean and jerk event. He finally does it! Lifts 207kg in his second attempt. Gurdeep will now be attempting 218kg in his third and final lift. He is currently second in the standings, behind Samo's Lauititi Lui. UPDATE: Gurdeep fails to lift 218kg in his third attempt.
In badminton, Malaysia keep their hopes alive after their men's doubles team defeated India's Satwik Rankireddy and Chiran Chandrashekar Shetty in a closely fought match. The next match is the women's singles match between Saina Nehwal and Malaysia's Soniia Cheah. Follow all the LIVE UPDATES HERE
Congratulations, boys. India now has its ninth gold medal overall thanks to our men's table tennis team defeating Nigeria 3-0 in the final. Indian paddlers did not even break into a sweat as they breezed past the Nigerians. It was only yesterday when our women's team won their first-ever gold in the Commonwealth Games.
It appears India's Gurdeep Singh has his sights set on a medal. He will attempt to lift 210kg in the clean and jerk event. This, however, appears it will go down to the wire with Samao's Lauititi Lui, Pakistan's Muhammad Butt and New Zealand's David Liti likely to put up a tough fight.
India wins the second match, with Sathiyan winning 3-1 against Nigeria's Segun. This means Nigeria has to win the next match, which will be a double's event, to have any hope of staying alive in this gold medal match. Follow all the LIVE UPDATES HERE
In the lawn bowls, India win 19-7 against South Africa in the Men's Fours round 1 match. India's women's team, however, lost 23-15 against Fiji in the Women's Triples round 1 tie.
Indian weighlifter Gurdeep Singh lifts 168kg in his first attempt in the +105kg category . He goes for 175kg in his second attempt but fails to complete the lift. In his third, however, he successfully lifts 175kg. He finishes the Snatch event joint first with Somao's Lauititi Lui. Next up is the clean and jerk event.
Indian paddler Sharath gave India the lead against Nigeria after he won the first match against 3-1. Follow all the LIVE UPDATES HERE
Kidambi Srikanth gives India a decisive lead over Malaysia in the mixed-team badminton final. His win over Malaysia's Wei Chong Lee means India leads Malaysia 2-0 with three matches left in this gold medal match. Srikanth defeated Lee in straight games -- 21-17 and 21-14. Follow all the LIVE UPDATES HERE
Indian weightlifter Gurdeep Singh is competing in the men's +105kg weightlifting category. In his first attempt in the Snatch event, he will be looking to lift 165kg.
Indian win the first match against Malaysia in the mixed-team badminton gold medal tie. India lead 1-0. Indian shuttlers Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwik Rankireddy came from behind in spectacular fashion to beat Malaysia 21-15 in the decisive third game. At one point, India were trailing 8-12. They won seven points on the trot to take the momentum away from the Malaysians. India's next match will see world number 2 Kidambi Srikanth take on Malaysia's top player and former world number 1, Cong Wei Lee.
Good news! India is leading South Africa 7-2 in the Men's Fours Sectional Play of lawn bowls. The Indian women, however, trailing Fiji 11-8 in the Triples Sectional Play.
Malaysia win the second game to tie the match at 1-1. This mixed doubles match will be decided in the third game. Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwik Rankireddy tried to claw back their way in the second game but the Malaysians held their ground to win 21-15. Follow all the LIVE UPDATES HERE
The gold medal match between India and Malaysia is underway. Indian shuttlers Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwik Rankireddy are currently leading 9-6 in the first game against Malaysia's Peng Soon Chan and Liu Ying Goh in the first match. Follow all the LIVE UPDATES HERE
In lawn bowls, India is competing in Men's Fours and Women's Triples. The men are up against South Africa while the women take on Fiji.
Jitu Rai says he believed unflinchingly, unquestionably in his ability to stage a comeback and win the men's 10m air pistol gold after a rather average qualifying outing in the 21st Commonwealth Games here today. "Frankly speaking, my qualification score was not very good, but I had 100 percent faith in my ability that I can do it, because I have done well in the finals and won many medals in the past. My belief was unflinching," the unassuming Rai said.
Indian paddlers will take on the Nigerians in the gold medal match at 2 pm today. Currently, Singapore are up against England in the bronze medal match. You catch all the live updates of the Indian game here.
India's women weightlifters Purnima Pandey and Lalchhanhimi fail to make a mark in the +90kg category and 90kg category respectively. Pandey finishes 6th while Lalchhanhimi finished last.
We are excited for the mixed team final between India and Malaysia. It is going to a tough contest, but Indian shuttlers have been in superb form throughout the games so far.
India's Smit Singh bows out after scoring 15 shots in 20 attempts.
Punjab's Smit Singh is in contention for a medal in the men's skeet event. In the first round, he hit the target twice in his four attempts. He is currently last in the standings. Follow LIVE UPDATES here
Heartbreak for New Zealand's transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard. She was leading in the women's +90kg lineup before going into the clean and jerk event. Her lift of 120kg in her first attempt was the highest in the Snatch event. Hubbard, however, attempted an ambitious 132kg in her third and final attempt and ended up injuring herself in the process. She will now not compete in the clean and jerk event. Meanwhile, India's Purnima Pandey successfully lifted 115kg in the clean and jerk event to temporarily take her to the top of the standings.
India will take on Malaysia at 1PM IST in the mixed-team gold medal match. We will be covering it in depth later. Players are ready to go. Lee Chong Wei's presence makes things interesting on the whole
And we are off in the women's 90kg weightlifting (clean & jerk), India's Lalchhanhimi has two successful lifts to her credit: 105kg and 109kg. She will be attempting 109kg in her third and final attempt. Her current total lift of 194kg, however, will not be enough for even a top-five finish. UPDATE: Lalcchanhimi successfully lifts 109kg in her last attempt. This takes her total to 198kg.
India reclaimed the third spot from Canada after winning five medals, including a gold on Day 5 of the 21st Commonwealth Games. India has so far won eight gold medals, four silver and five bronze. Earlier today, Indian weightlifter Pardeep Singh narrowly missed out on gold in the men's 105kg category. In shooting, India's Jitu Rai struck gold in men's 10m Air Pistol and Om Mitharval won bronze in the same event. The medal haul in shooting continued with CWG debutant Mehuli Ghosh winning silver and Apurvi Chandela settling for bronze in the 10m Air Rifle Finals. (SEE COMPLETE CWG MEDALS TALLY)
Barring India's Purnima Pandey and Mauritius Shalinee Valaydon, the remaining six weightlifters in the 90 category has lifts of 100kg or above. New Zealand's Laurel Hubbard is on top after lifting 120kg. While Pandey makes up the bottom of the list with a 94kg lift in Snatch event. And in the 90kg category, India's Lalchhanhimi finished last in the snatch event with a lift of 85kg. She failed to lift 89kg in her remanining two attempts.
She does it! In her third and final attempt in the women's +90kg weightlifting, India's Purnima Pandey lifted 94kg in Snatch. But it wasn't enough to make the top three cut. She is currently fourth in the standings.
Smit Singh has qualified for the Men's Skeet final. His sixth place finish getting him across the qualifying round. The final to take place today at 11.30 AM IST. (IN DEPTH COVERAGE)
India's Lalchhanhimi lifted 85kg in her first attempt but failed to lift 89kg in her next two. She is currently fifth in the standings but is expected to slip further. While Purnima Pandey, in the +90 category, ended up lifting 89kg in her second attempt. She will now go for 94kg in her third and last attempt in the Snatch event.
We now move on to women's weightlifting. India's Lalcchanhimi is competing in the 90kg category while Purnima Pandey is in the +90 category. Come on ladies, we are expecting a strong finish from you.
Mehuli Ghosh and Apurvi Chandela extend India's medal tally from the shooting range. Ghosh winning the silver medal after a shoot off in 10m Air Rifle while Chandela settled for bronze
Manish Kaushik beats Michael Alexander of Trinidad and Tobago in 60kg boxing by virtue of better points. He's through to the quarters
Judge 1: 29-27
Judge 2: 30-25
Judge 3: 28-28
Judge 4: 29-27
Judge 5: 30-26
The Women's 10m Air Rifle final is underway at the Belmont Shooting Center. Apurvi Chandela and Mehuli Ghosh are involved in the final (IN DEPTH COVERAGE)
In 52kg boxing, Gaurav Solanki beats Akimos Annang Ampiah of Ghana with a unanimous decision. A 5-0 win for India once again. He is through to the quarters.
Judge 1: 30-24
Judge 2: 30-24
Judge 3: 30-25
Judge 4: 30-23
Judge 5: 30-26
In Men's 50m Freestyle Heats, Virdhawal Khade posts time of 23.11 seconds. Fails to qualify for the semfinals
In women's pairs Lawn Bowls, India beat Wales 20-16 with Krishna Xalxo's Men's Singles encounter underway
Jitu Rai wins gold and Om Prakash Mitharval gets bronze for India in the 10m Air Pistol Final. Jitu Rai also creating a Games record. (IN DEPTH COVERAGE)
The Men's 10m Air Pistol Final is underway with Jitu Rai and Om Mitharval the two shooters in action. (IN DEPTH COVERAGE)
India are through to the gold medal match. Beat Singapore 3-2 in a nervous thriller (IN DEPTH COVERAGE)
In Men's High Jump, Tejaswin Shankar has qualified for the final with a successful jump of 2.21m. No jumper tried more than 2.21 in both the qualifying groups and as per the qualifying rules, the 12 best go through to the final
Pardeep Singh wins silver medal in 105kg weightlifting. He finishes with total lift of 352kg - 152kg (Snatch) and 200kg (Clean and Jerk). Samoa's Sanele Mao takes gold with total lift of 360kg.
Sanele Mao fails to lift 211kg in his third attempt. On Pardeep Singh now to try and win gold. But his third attempt doesn't work out. Fails to lift 211kg in the third lift
Pardeep Singh and Samoa's Sanele Mao are close in quest for the gold medal. Pardeep lifts 200kg in his first Clean and Jerk attempt. Fails to lift 209kg in the second attempt. Sanele Mao with 200kg and then 206kg in his two attempts. As it stands, Mao will win the gold medal with a 8kg lead.
India men's team contest against Singapore in the semifinals is going to a crucial fifth and final match. It stands at 2-2. (IN DEPTH COVERAGE)
In Women's 400m Heats, Hima Das has qualified for the semifinals. She posts a time of 52.11 seconds to finish third in her Heat. While Poovamma Raju does not qualify at the end of all Heat results.
India's strong medal prospect in athletics, high jumper Tejaswin Shankar starts his campaign successfully with a jump of 2.10m. The qualification mark for the finals has been set at 2.27m. Improves to 2.18 metres in the third attempt
In Men's 200m Backstroke, Srihari Nataraj has failed to qualify for the final after finishing seventh in the Heats with a time of 2:04.75. The winner of the respective heat, South Africa’s Martin Binedell, timed 1:57.92.
Pardeep Singh and two other lifters stood second after the Snatch attempts. Samoa's Sanele Mao is in the lead with a best lift of 154kg
In Women's 400m Heats, Poovamma Raju finishes fifth in the first-round and fails to directly qualify for the semis. But she's still in with a chance with the next four fastest across the five heats going through
Pardeep Singh successfully lifts 152kg on his third attempt in Snatch. He's likely to be in the top-3 places after the Snatch attempts
On his second attempt, Pardeep Singh successfully lifts 148kg in the Snatch. Pretty neck-and-neck so far between all competitiors. Lists 153kg as his third attempt