CWG 2018 Medals Tally: Indian flag flying high at 21st Commonwealth Games
Authored By Wion Web Desk
Published: Apr 10, 2018, 04:58 IST | Updated: Apr 10, 2018, 04:58 IST
Indian flag is flying high at 21st Commonwealth Games as shooters Jitu Rai, Mehuli Ghosh, Apurvi Chandela and Om Mitharwal have added bright shimmery shades to Indian medals tally
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Sachin Chaudhary - Bronze medal
Power paralifter Sachin Chaudhary on Tuesday won bronze to take India's overall medal tally to 21 at 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia.
He claimed the medal in men's heavyweight final at the Carrara Sports Arena 1.
It is also the first medal from the country's para-athletic contingent.
He claimed the medal in men's heavyweight final at the Carrara Sports Arena 1.
It is also the first medal from the country's para-athletic contingent.
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Mehuli Ghosh - Silver Medal and Apurvi Chandela - Bronze Medal
17-year-old Mehuli Ghosh won a silver medal in the air rifle event at the Commonwealth Games on Monday.
It was Mehuli's maiden medal at the CWG which she grabbed in a shoot-off.
Apurvi Chandela won a bronze in the women's air rifle category. The ace shooter had won a gold in the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games earlier.
It was Mehuli's maiden medal at the CWG which she grabbed in a shoot-off.
Apurvi Chandela won a bronze in the women's air rifle category. The ace shooter had won a gold in the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games earlier.
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Jitu Rai - Gold Medal and Om Mitharwal - Bronze Medal
Indian men's team member Jitu Rai won gold in 10 meters air pistol event with Om Mitharwal bagging the bronze at the Commonwealth Games(CWG) on Monday.
Jitu created a new CWG record of 235.1 in the final to win the gold. Kerry Bell of Australia took silver with 233.5.
Jitu created a new CWG record of 235.1 in the final to win the gold. Kerry Bell of Australia took silver with 233.5.
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Pradeep Singh - Silver Medal
Pradeep Singh won the silver medal today in men's 105 kg weightlifting category at the Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast on Monday.
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Punam Yadav - Gold Medal
Indian weightlifter Punam Yadav the gold medal in the Women's 69kg weightlifting event. Yadav lifted a total of 222kg (100 snatch and 122 clean and jerk) to beat England's Sarah Davies - her closest competitor - to take her second medal at the Commonwealth Games.
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Manu Bhaker - Gold Medal
India's 16-year-old Manu Bhaker comfortably won the gold in women's 10 air pistol. Bhaker's calm and composure belied her age as she shot 240.9 to break the Commonwealth Games record, finishing well ahead of her senior teammate Sidhu.
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Table Tennis team - Gold Medal
Indian women's table tennis team outplayed four-time defending champions Singapore 3-1 to clinch the gold medal at the 21st Commonwealth Games on Sunday.
India has become the only second country to win gold in the table tennis event in the history of Commonwealth Games.
World No. 58 Manika Batra first scored the biggest of her career by humbling world number four and multiple Olympic medallist Feng Tianwei 3-2 before brushing aside 100th-ranked Yihan Zhou 3-0 to engineer a sensational win over the mighty Singapore side.
India has become the only second country to win gold in the table tennis event in the history of Commonwealth Games.
World No. 58 Manika Batra first scored the biggest of her career by humbling world number four and multiple Olympic medallist Feng Tianwei 3-2 before brushing aside 100th-ranked Yihan Zhou 3-0 to engineer a sensational win over the mighty Singapore side.
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Heena Sidhu - Silver Medal
Heena Sidhu staged a remarkable recovery to secure silver.
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Vikas Thakur - Bronze Medal
Vikas Thakur claimed the bronze medal in the 94kg category. He lifted a total weight of 351 kg to equal his personal best which included 159kg snatch and 192kg in clean
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Ravi Kumar - Bronze Medal
Shooter Ravi Kumar bagged a bronze medal in the Men's 10m Air Rifle final. He fired a total of 224.1 to claim bronze, while his Indian counterpart Deepak Kumar got eliminated.
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