Badminton: The Malaysian duo have won the first game in the men's doubles rubber of the Gold medal match 21-15 in 17 minutes. India lead the Gold medal match 2-0 and will look to wrap this up early.
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Live Updates, Commonwealth Games 2018 Day 5 in Gold Coast: Srikanth Downs Lee Chong Wei in Emphatic Style, India lead Gold Medal Match 2-0
India have moved up the medals standings are placed third right currently on Day 5. India will add more numbers to the medals tally as the Badminton and Table Tennis teams are assured of medals. Day 5 of the 2018 CWG began well for India with Pardeep Singh clinching Silver in the 105 kg category of weightlifting. Ace marksman Jitu Rai and Om Prakash Mitharval have added to the medals tally with Gold and Bronze in the men's 10m Air Pistol event.
CWG 2018: Day 4 Highlights: From weightlifting to boxing to table tennis to hockey, women formed the core of India's stupendous day four at the 21st Commonwealth Games where a 16-year-old Manu Bhaker delivered a record-shattering shooting gold medal and the table tennis team shocked fancied defending champions Singapore to clinch the top honours for the first time in the event.
Another high point of the day was a 35-year-old M C Mary Kom advancing to the medal rounds in what is her first and probably last appearance at the Games. India held on to their fourth position in the medals tally, having claimed seven gold, two silver and three bronze medals so far.
From the shooting ranges in Brisbane to the weightlifting arena here, it was all about women on Sunday. And starting it all was Manu Bhaker, the teen sensation from Haryana, who shot down the Games record and the gold medal in the 10m air pistol event.
A distant silver-medallist in the event also happened to be a woman -- Heena Sidhu.
Shooting is an uncomplicated sport, take aim and shoot. That's why it's important not to think too much. If you think too much, then it becomes complex, explained Bhaker as she analysed her brilliant performance.
In the weightlifting arena of the Carrara Sports and Leisure Center, Punam Yadav (69kg) pulled off a personal best of 222kg (110kg+122kg) to improve the bronze she had won in the 2014 edition to add another gold to India's haul.
The women's hockey team showed tremendous grit to stun Olympic champions England in its third pool match in what can only be described as a morale-soaring 2-1 victory, which took them closer to a semifinal berth.
And in the evening, the women's table tennis team of Manika Batra, Madhurika Patkar and Mouma Das did what was not at all expected of them, beat defending champions Singapore 3-1 for a historic maiden gold.
"It was my first time playing against Feng, the moment I knew I won against the world No.4, I felt on top of the world. Even in my wildest dream I had not thought that I will beat an Olympic medallist and world number four,"Batra told PTI after her shock win over Feng Tianwei.
"I knew that she was having problems with my pimpled rubber and I realise that but I did not use it as my strength all the time. I kept changing my game. I did not want to kept her settle so I changed my rubber after the second game," she added.
On the badminton court, Saina Nehwal remained in brutally good form and guided India to a 3-1 triumph over Singapore in the mixed team event. The top seeds will be up against Malaysia in the summit clash on Monday.
Adding a dash of bronze to the weightlifting collection was Thakur (94kg), who lifted a total of 351kg (159kg+192kg) on a day when Papua New Guinea's Steven Kari broke the Commonwealth as well as the Games record in clean and jerk for a total lift of 370kg (154kg+216kg).
Yadav and Thakur's haul took India's overall weightlifting medal tally to five gold, a silver and two bronze medals so far, a performance made special by the fact that most of them nursed varying niggles and did not have access to a full-time physio owing to an accreditation goof-up for which none has taken responsibility so far.
In shooting, Ravi Kumar let slip a golden opportunity to settle for a bronze medal in the 10m air rifle event where Deepak Kumar finished sixth after breaking the Games record in qualification.
In the boxing ring, Mary Kom made the semifinals with a sound thrashing of Scotland's Megan Gordon her victory assuring the Indian boxing contingent of its first CWG medal at the ongoing edition. Among the men, world bronze-medallist Vikas Krishan (75kg) advanced to the quarterfinals.
"This will be my first Commonwealth Games medal and I am happy to achieve that but gold is what I'm after," Mary Kom declared after her win.
The high-profile athletics competition also got underway at the Carrara sports complex and India had a fairly decent day with race walker Khushbir Kaur finishing fourth in the women's 20km event.
In track and field events, shot-putter Tejinder Singh made the finals, while Mohammed Anas Yahiya topped his 400m heat to book a slot in the semifinals.
The men's hockey team, meanwhile, continued to be slightly off and had to work hard for a 4-3 win over Wales in their second pool B match. They had settled for a disappointing 2-2 draw with a sloppy Pakistan, the equalising goal from the rivals coming in the final seven seconds of the match.
CWG 2018: Day 4 Highlights: From weightlifting to boxing to table tennis to hockey, women formed the core of India's stupendous day four at the 21st Commonwealth Games where a 16-year-old Manu Bhaker delivered a record-shattering shooting gold medal and the table tennis team shocked fancied defending champions Singapore to clinch the top honours for the first time in the event.
Another high point of the day was a 35-year-old M C Mary Kom advancing to the medal rounds in what is her first and probably last appearance at the Games. India held on to their fourth position in the medals tally, having claimed seven gold, two silver and three bronze medals so far.
From the shooting ranges in Brisbane to the weightlifting arena here, it was all about women on Sunday. And starting it all was Manu Bhaker, the teen sensation from Haryana, who shot down the Games record and the gold medal in the 10m air pistol event.
A distant silver-medallist in the event also happened to be a woman -- Heena Sidhu.
Shooting is an uncomplicated sport, take aim and shoot. That's why it's important not to think too much. If you think too much, then it becomes complex, explained Bhaker as she analysed her brilliant performance.
In the weightlifting arena of the Carrara Sports and Leisure Center, Punam Yadav (69kg) pulled off a personal best of 222kg (110kg+122kg) to improve the bronze she had won in the 2014 edition to add another gold to India's haul.
The women's hockey team showed tremendous grit to stun Olympic champions England in its third pool match in what can only be described as a morale-soaring 2-1 victory, which took them closer to a semifinal berth.
And in the evening, the women's table tennis team of Manika Batra, Madhurika Patkar and Mouma Das did what was not at all expected of them, beat defending champions Singapore 3-1 for a historic maiden gold.
"It was my first time playing against Feng, the moment I knew I won against the world No.4, I felt on top of the world. Even in my wildest dream I had not thought that I will beat an Olympic medallist and world number four,"Batra told PTI after her shock win over Feng Tianwei.
"I knew that she was having problems with my pimpled rubber and I realise that but I did not use it as my strength all the time. I kept changing my game. I did not want to kept her settle so I changed my rubber after the second game," she added.
On the badminton court, Saina Nehwal remained in brutally good form and guided India to a 3-1 triumph over Singapore in the mixed team event. The top seeds will be up against Malaysia in the summit clash on Monday.
Adding a dash of bronze to the weightlifting collection was Thakur (94kg), who lifted a total of 351kg (159kg+192kg) on a day when Papua New Guinea's Steven Kari broke the Commonwealth as well as the Games record in clean and jerk for a total lift of 370kg (154kg+216kg).
Yadav and Thakur's haul took India's overall weightlifting medal tally to five gold, a silver and two bronze medals so far, a performance made special by the fact that most of them nursed varying niggles and did not have access to a full-time physio owing to an accreditation goof-up for which none has taken responsibility so far.
In shooting, Ravi Kumar let slip a golden opportunity to settle for a bronze medal in the 10m air rifle event where Deepak Kumar finished sixth after breaking the Games record in qualification.
In the boxing ring, Mary Kom made the semifinals with a sound thrashing of Scotland's Megan Gordon her victory assuring the Indian boxing contingent of its first CWG medal at the ongoing edition. Among the men, world bronze-medallist Vikas Krishan (75kg) advanced to the quarterfinals.
"This will be my first Commonwealth Games medal and I am happy to achieve that but gold is what I'm after," Mary Kom declared after her win.
The high-profile athletics competition also got underway at the Carrara sports complex and India had a fairly decent day with race walker Khushbir Kaur finishing fourth in the women's 20km event.
In track and field events, shot-putter Tejinder Singh made the finals, while Mohammed Anas Yahiya topped his 400m heat to book a slot in the semifinals.
The men's hockey team, meanwhile, continued to be slightly off and had to work hard for a 4-3 win over Wales in their second pool B match. They had settled for a disappointing 2-2 draw with a sloppy Pakistan, the equalising goal from the rivals coming in the final seven seconds of the match.
Table Tennis: India are all over the Nigerian team. After Sharath's onslaught in the first match, G Sathiyan has taken a 2-1 lead against Segun Toriola. Sathiyan leads the fourth game as well and looks set to win this match quite comfortably.
Badminton: At the break in the first game, the Malaysian duo have a three point lead over the Indians. Score 11-8
Yesssss . Go go go Indiaaa 🇮🇳🇮🇳 well done @srikidambi controlled aggression at its best ! Have to say #chongwei competing at this age is an inspiration n I’m sure he’s going to be better in the individual event . #legend #CWG2018 #GC2018Badminton
— Parupalli Kashyap (@parupallik) April 9, 2018
Badminton: The men's doubles tie is of course less pacy than the Srikanth vs Lee Chong Wei game. Both teams are matching each other point for point. Malaysia have to win this tie to stay in contention for the Gold Medal.
Table Tennis: G Sathiyan has won the second game 11-3 in emphatic fashion. Sathiyan and Segun Toriola are all square, but India lead the team event 1-0.
Table Tennis: G Sathiyan is playing the second rubber and has lost the first game 12-10 against Segun Torolia. But has been performing better in the second game which he is close to winning.
Badminton: Time for the men's doubles match up now. Satwik and Chirag are up against V Goh and W Tan. India need to win this to wrap up the tie and clinch the Gold medal.
Badminton: India's Kidambi Srikanth has beaten the legendary Lee Chong Wei 21-17, 21-14 to give India 2-0 in the Gold Medal Match against Malaysia. India are one step away from the Gold.
Table Tennis: India's best male paddler lost the first game, but has fought back in style against the Nigerian. He has turned it around and wrapped up the match 3-1 by winning three games on the bounce. Sharath Achanta won 4-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-9
Badminton: Srikanth is displaying some very arrogant badminton at the moment against the legend Lee Chong Wei. The Indian is not only moving well, but he is almost dictating terms to his opponent. At the break in the second game, Srikanth leads 11-5.
Badminton: This is incidentally the first time in five meetings that Kidambi Srikanth has managed to take a game off the legendary Lee Chong Wei.
Badminton: Srikanth has picked up from where he had left off. Lee Chong Wei is being forced into errors which is not a good sign for Malaysia but the Indian team will be enjoying it thoroughly.
Badminton: Kidambi Srikanth takes the first game 21-17 against Lee Chong Wei and leads the contest 1-0. India lead the Gold Medal match by 1-0.
Badminton: India's Kidambi Srikanth is dominating Lee Chong Wei at the net. The Malaysian ace is not used to this and he is having a hard time dealing with this. Srikanth leads 20-17
Badminton: India coach Pullela Gopichand looks on with a keen eye as Kidambi tries to stop Lee Chong Wei from fighting back. The scores are level at 14-14
Our shooters continue to hit the bullseye, along with our weightlifters who’ve been mighty impressive so far.
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) April 9, 2018
Jitu Rai 🥇
Mehuli Ghosh 🥈
Pardeep Singh 🥈
Apurvi Chandela🥉
Om Mitharval🥉
Congratulations & keep up the impressive work. #GC2018 pic.twitter.com/8fxegsd1Zn
Table Tennis: The Gold medal match between India and Nigeria is also about to begin. India are of course assured a medal, but Sharath and co will look to match the women's teams achievment from the weekend. It's Sharath Achanta vs Bode Abiodun.
Badminton: After a glorious rally between both the players, Lee Chong Wei has hit it long and Srikanth is slowly inching ahead with a lead. Srikanth leads 11-8 at the break in the first game.
Badminton: It's Kidambi Srikanth vs Lee Chong Wei now. India are 1-0 up in the Gold Medal match. Both Kidambi and Lee are matching each other step for step and point for point early in the first game.
Badminton: Ashwini Ponappa and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy win the opening rubber, the mixed doubles - 21-14, 15-21, 21-15 to give India a 1-0 lead in the Gold Medal match against Malaysia
Badminton: Meanwhile, the Malaysian duo are giving the Indian mixed doubles team quite a lesson in turning defending into attack. They have fought back well and Ponnappa and Rankireddy look lost for ideas.
Badminton: The second match of this Gold medal tie between India and Malaysia will see Lee Chong Wei take on Kidambi Srikanth. A cracker of a match at the perfect stage of the competition.
Will be a tense decider now ! Come on guys come on ... @satwiksairaj @P9Ashwini #GC2018Badminton #GC2018 INDIA 🇮🇳 @SPNSportsIndia
— Parupalli Kashyap (@parupallik) April 9, 2018
Badminton: Malaysia have fought back in the second game and taken it 21-15 in emphatic fashion. Pressure on Rankireddy and Ponnappa to ensure that they don't run away with the first of the five match ups in the Gold medal contest. One game all in the mixed doubles.
Badminton: Very tight second game in progress as Malaysia are pushing India back with some powerful play and aggression. India under pressure in this game.
For the Indian badminton team, they have revenge on their mind from 2010 Games and will want to beat Malaysia
Badminton: India's match against Malaysia has begun and it's the mixed doubles rubber first up. Satwik Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponappa are up agaisnt Peng and Liu. The Indians took the first game but the Malaysian duo have fought back strongly.
Women's 10m Air Rifle Bronze Medallist Apurvi Chandela said, "Very good overall, a medal for my country again. Maybe a few shots could have been better, but overall I am happy with my medal."
Post shooting final Jitu Rai says: 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.
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