Sunday at the Commonwealth Games promised much for India and
The highlight, on a day with plenty, was the women’s table tennis team winning a historic gold medal, denying the Singapore team, which had never lost a CWG final since the event started in 2002.
Weightlifter Punam Yadav pulled off a great victory in the 69-kg category while 16-year-old Manu Bhaker was the star of the shooting contingent on day four, dominating the competition en route to a 1-2 with Heena Sidhu in the 10 metre Air Pistol final.
Ravi Kumar (10 m air rifle) and Vikas Thakur (weightlifting) were the other medal winners on India for the day.
The badminton team and veteran boxer also confirmed medals for India, the colour of which will be known in due course.
The women’s and men’s hockey teams recorded wins as well.
Here’s a round-up of all the results of the day for India.
Athletics
| Event | Team / Players | Time (IST) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 20km walk | KT Irfan Manish Singh Rawat | 02:30 am | Rawat finishes 6th, Irfan 13th |
| Women's 20km walk | Soumiya B Khushbir Kaur | 04:45 am | Khushbir finishes 4th, Soumiya disqualified |
| Men's 400m Round 1 - Heat 4 | Muhammed Anas | 11.38 am | Finishes first in heat and qualifies for semis |
| Men's Shot Put Qualifying Round A | Tejinder Singh | 12:05 pm | Finishes 6th and qualifies for final |
Badminton
| Event | Team / Players | Time (IST) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Team event (Semifinal) | India v Singapore | 06:30 am | India win 3-1 and reach final |
India dominate Singapore to reach final
Hockey
| Event | Team / Players | Time (IST) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Pool A | India v England | 05:00 am | India win 2-1 |
| Men Pool B | India v Wales | 03:00 pm | India win 4-3 |
Indian women come from behind to beat England
Indian men scrape through to 4-3 win
Shooting
| Event | Team / Players | Time (IST) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 10m Air Pistol (Q) | Heena Sidhu Manu Bhaker | 04:30 am | Bhaker and Sidhu qualify for finals |
| Women's Skeet (Q) | Saniya Sheikh Maheshwari Chauhan | 04:30 am | Sheikh qualifies for final |
| Men's 10m Air Rifle (Q) | Ravi Kumar Deepak Kumar | 06:00 am | Ravi and Deepak qualify for final |
| Women's 10m Air Pistol - Final | Heena Sidhu Manu Bhaker | 07:30 am | Bhaker wins gold, Sidhu bags silver |
| Women's Skeet - Final | Saniya Sheikh | 07:30 am | Sheikh finishes 4th |
| Men's 10m Air Rifle - Final | Ravi Kumar Deepak Kumar | 09:00 am | Ravi wins bronze, Deepak finishes sixth |
Bhaker, Sidhu make it one-two for India
Ravi Kumar wins 10m Air Rifle Bronze
Weightlifting
| Event | Team / Players | Time (IST) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 69 kg final | Punam Yadav | 05:00 am | Yadav wins gold |
| Men's 94kg final | Vikas Thakur | 09:30 am | Thakur wins bronze |
| Women's 75kg final | Seema | 02:00 pm | Seema finishes sixth |
Yadav bags India’s fifth gold in weightlifting arena
Table Tennis
| Event | Team / Players | Time (IST) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's team semifinal | India v England | Around 05:30 am | India win 3-0 |
| Women's team final | India vs Singapore | 02:00 pm | India win gold with a 3-1 win |
Historic gold for Indian women
Boxing
| Event | Team / Players | Time (IST) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 45-48 kg - Quarterfinal | MC Mary Kom vs Megan Gordon | 07:47 am | Mary Kom wins and qualifies for semis |
| Men's 75kg - round of 16 | Vikas Krishan vs Campbell Somerville | 09:32 am | Krishan wins and qualifies for quarters |
| Women's 69 kg - Quarterfinal | Lovlina Borgohain vs Sandy Ryan | 02:32 pm | Lovlina loses and is out of contention |
Gymnastics
| Event | Team / Player | Time (IST) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's vault final | Pranati Nayak | 10:57 am | Nayak finishes 8th |
| Men's rings final | Rakesh Patra | 12:16 pm | Patra finishes 8th |
Basketball
| Event | Team / players | Time (IST) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's POOL B | India v New Zealand | 01:00 pm | India lose 55-90 |
| Men's POOL B | India v Scotland | 04:30 pm | India lose 81-96 |
Swimming
| Event | Team / Players | Time (IST) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butterfly 100 m - Heat 2 | Sajan Prakash | 07:08 am | Sajan Prakash qualifies for semifinals |
| Butterfly 100 m - semi 2 | Sajan Prakash | 4.28 pm | Sajan Prakash finishes 5th and fails to qualify for final |
Cycling
| Event | Team/Player | Time | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Keirin First Round Repechage Heat 1 | Aleena Reji | 2:07 pm | Reji finishes 4th in heat and is out |
| Women's Keirin First Round Repechage Heat 2 | Deborah | 2:12 pm | Deborah finishes 4th in heat and is out |
| Men's 40km Point Race Qualifying Round - Heat 2 | Manjit Singh | 1.42 pm | Manjit finishes 14th |
| Men's 1000m Time Trial Final | Sanuraj Sanandraj, Sahil Kumar, Ranjit Singh | 2.17 pm | Sahil finishes 20th, Ranjit 21st and Sanuraj 22nd |
| Women's 10km Scratch Race Finals | Monorama Devi Tongbram, Sonali Mayanglambam | 3.54 pm | Both cyclists DNF |
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