Wrestlers enter with medal rush |
On the first day of wrestling competition at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, all four of India`s grapplers delivered medals. Winning gold were Sushil Kumar (75kg) and Rahul Aware (57kg), while Babita Kumari claimed silver (53kg) and Kiran Bishnoi took bronze (76kg). The other medalists of the day were shooter Tejaswini Sawant, who won silver in the finals of the women`s 50m rifle prone for her sixth CWG medal following two golds in 2006 and a pair of silver and a bronze in 2010 while Seema Punia and Navjeet Dhillon opened India`s account in athletics, claiming sliver and bronze respectively in the women`s discus throw event. With the two athletics medals, India`s medal tally inreased to 31 at the ongoing Games on Thursday. Anjum Moudgil, the other Indian to reach the women`s 50m rifle prone finals, finished 16th with a total score of 602.2. In the last event of the day, it was heartbreak for Indian women`s hockey team as they lost 0-1 to Australia in the crucial semi-final after conceding a lone goal in the third quarter. India will now fight for bronze medal against England on Saturday.
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