Gagan Narang and Chain Singh entered the final of the men's 50m Rifle Prone event. India enters the semifinals in the men's hockey
India's gold rush at the 21st Commonwealth Games continues. India scripted history by bagging the maiden Commonwealth Games gold medal in mixed badminton event. Indian shuttlers thrashed three-time defending champions Malaysia on Monday.
Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal defeated Malaysian Soniia Cheah by 21-11 19-21 21-9, securing the gold
for India in the mixed team event.
"It is a medal that I will forever cherish, it is very special. Team gold is always way more cherishable," said the London Olympics bronze-medallist.
Earlier, India had won the silver and bronze respectively in mixed team badminton event in the 2010 and 2006 editions of the Commonwealth Games.
India enters the semifinals in the men's hockey by beating Malaysia in a Pool B match. All eyes are on Indian shooters. Annu Raj Singh and Heena Sindhu reached the final of women’s 25m pistol event.
Earlier, India shined in men's table tennis event at the Commonwealth Games as it outclassed Nigeria by 3-0 to win the historic gold in men's table tennis.
Indian players continued their dominance in the final and thrashed Nigeria in all the first three matches to clinch a gold medal.
This the second gold medal for India in table tennis after the women's team claimed gold medal by defeating Singapore on Sunday.
Ace shooter Jitu Rai won his second gold medal at the Commonwealth Games by creating a record of 235 on Day 5.1 in the men's 10m Air Pistol final.
Om Mitharwal bagged bronze for India with 214.3 in the final.
Indian women shooters made India proud as Mehuli Ghosh and Apurvi Chandela bagged silver and bronze respectively in the women's 10m Air Rifle event.
1. Gagan Narang and Chain Singh enter final:
All eyes on Indian shooters as Gagan Narang and Chain Singh entered the final of the men's 50m Rifle Prone event. Gagan finished the qualifying round in the third position with 617 points. Chain was in sixth place, having scored a total of 614.2. Gagan was consistent throughout the qualification round, starting off with 102.5 before shooting a superb 104.8 in his second attempt. He bolstered his position with 102.3, 103.2 and 103.4 in his next three attempts. However, a poor 100.8 in his final attempt ended his chances of finishing among the top two.
2. India reach semifinals in men's Hockey
India defeated Malaysia by 2-1 in a Pool B match of the men's hockey tournament at the 21st Commonwealth Games. Harmanpreet Singh (3rd, 43rd minutes) converted a couple of penalty corner while the experienced Faizal Saari reduced the deficit for Malaysia. India entered semifinals in men's hockey.
3. Women shooters qualified for final:
Annu Raj Singh and Heena Sindhu reached the final round of women’s 25m pistol event. The 34-year-old shooter from Aligarh, Annu Raj Singh scored 239 in the precision series. Heena Sidhu scored 293 in the rapid-fire series, securing a place in the final.
4. India wins historic gold in the mixed badminton event
India won the historic gold medal in the mixed badminton event at the Commonwealth Games 2010. The World no. 2 Kidambi Srikanth started the final against Malaysia with a comfortable victory. He outclassed three-time Olympic silver medallist Lee 21-17 21-14 in straight games.
Satwik Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa increased the lead by defeating Peng Soon Chan and Liu Yong Goh by 21-14 15-21 21-15.
Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost narrowly to Goh and Wee Kiong Tan 15-21 20-22 in men's doubles, keeping Malaysia afloat for a while. Saina Nehwal did not disappoint. She bagged the gold against Soniia Cheah by 21-11 19-21 21-9.
"It was exhausting, I actually lost focus during the match but thankfully managed to hold it together and ensure that the gold medal winning shot was mine," said ace badminton player.
Indian weightlifters finished with five gold, two silver and two bronze medals, topping the charts in the sport.
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