Wrestler Sushil Kumar wins gold in men's 76 kg freestyle after defeating South Africa's Johannes BOTHA.
Apr 12, 03:59 PM (IST)
Reminder: India will take on Australia in the Women’s Hockey Semi-Final at 16:45 IST.
Apr 12, 03:56 PM (IST)
Women's Long Jump Final:
Nayana James has jumped 6.05 m while Nellickal V Neena has jumped 6.01 m in their second attempts. Both are in the bottom half of the table, after the first round.
Apr 12, 03:53 PM (IST)
Badminton: Women's Doubles Round of 16
India’s Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy are currently playing against Singapore’s Ren-Ne Ong and Jia Ying Crystal Wong in their Women's Doubles Round of 16 match.
India is currently having a slight advantage over Singapore after around 8 minutes in Game 1.
Apr 12, 03:44 PM (IST)
Women's Long Jump Final: India’s Nayana James has jumped 6.14 m and Nellickal V Neena have jumped 5.90 m, in her first attempts respectively.
Apr 12, 03:31 PM (IST)
Women's Long Jump Final has begun. Nellickal V Neena and Nayana James are representing India.
Apr 12, 03:28 PM (IST)
Indian Chef-de-Mission denies issuing upgraded accreditation to shooter's father
India's Chef-de-mission for the Commonwealth Games, Vikram Sisodia today denied issuing accreditation to the father of a shooter, who tried to enter the athletes lounge at the Belmont Shooting Center in Brisbane city.
"It has been reported in one of the newspaper that one of the shooters father Mr Vinay Varman has been issued upgrade pass or accreditation from the Chef De Mission's office...no accreditation upgrade Pass has been issued from the CDM office to any shooter's father or to any personal coach from the shooting contingent," Sisodia said in a brief statement.
Double trap shooter Varsha Varman's father Vinay Varman had tried to enter the athletes' lounge at the range but was stopped by the officials of the National Rifles Association of India.
Varsha had finished fourth in the women's double trap event yesterday. (PTI)
Athletics | India's Purnima Hembram is all set to take part in the shot put event, which is a part of heptathlon. Curently, Hembram is in the seventh position.
Apr 12, 02:51 PM (IST)
Sushil Kumar and Rahul Aware strike gold, Babita settles for silver
Double Olympic-medallist Sushil Kumar (74kg) and Rahul Aware claimed contrasting gold medals even as defending champion Babita phogat (53kg) settled for a silver on the opening day of the 21st Commonwealth Games' wrestling competition here today.
Sushil took a minute and 20 seconds to defeat Johannes Botha of South Africa on technical superiority to claim his third successive gold medal at the Games.
Rahul Aware, on the other hand, prevailed 15-7 over Canada's Steven Takahashi in an exciting contest during which the Indian was troubled by a groin niggle but chose to carry on with more than a minute left on the clock. Aware's triumph opened India's gold medal account in the three-day wrestling competition at the Games.
"I have been waiting for this medal for the last 10 years. I can't describe how it feels to claim it. I missed out on 2010, even in 2014, the team was sent without trials. So, I am very happy that I could finally fulfil this dream," said the 26-year-old Aware, who is also the reigning Commonwealth championships gold-medallist.
Apr 12, 02:35 PM (IST)
Squash | Indian squash pairs Joshna Chinappa-Harinder Pal Sandhu are up against New Zealand's Joelle King and Paul Coll in mixed doubles quarter-finals 1.
After Sushil Kumar's gold, here's howIndia's latest medal tally looks:
Gold - 14
Silver - 6
Bronze - 9
Apr 12, 02:21 PM (IST)
Table Tennis | Indian players Harmeet Desai and Shankar Sanil Shetty win against Northern Ireland's McCreery Paul and Robinson Ashley in men's double round of 16.
Apr 12, 02:16 PM (IST)
Aware strikes gold for biggest medal of career, Babita settles for silver
Rahul Aware fought through pain to claim the biggest triumph of his wrestling career, a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games on debut, even as defending champion Babita phogat (53kg) settled for a silver here today.
Aware prevailed 15-7 over Canada's Steven Takahashi in an exciting contest during which the Indian was troubled by a groin niggle but chose to carry on with more than a minute left on the clock. His triumph opened India's gold medal account in the three-day wrestling competition at the Games.
Settling for a bronze was 26-year-old Kiran (76kg), who defeated Mauritian Katouskia Pariadhaven by fall in the repechage for her first major medal at the international level.
"I have been waiting for this medal for the last 10 years. I can't describe how it feels to claim it. I missed out on 2010, even in 2014, the team was sent without trials. So, I am very happy that I could finally fulfil this dream," said the 26-year-old, who is also the reigning Commonwealth championships gold-medallist.
Apr 12, 02:12 PM (IST)
The gold rush for India continues!@WrestlerSushil is a perfect example of dedication, grit and determination.
Rahul Aware opened India's wrestling gold medal account at the 21st Commonwealth Games but defending champion Babita Phogat (53kg) settled for a silver medal after being outmanoeuvred by Canada's Diana Weicker in the summit clash here today.
Aware defeated Canada's Steven Takahashi in an exciting contest to claim the top hours. This was the first CWG medal of his career.
Babita, who claimed a silver in the 2010 edition before a gold in Glasgow, failed to break through her rival's defences, going down 2-5 in the contest. Her medal opened India's account in the wrestling competition of the Games.
Babita Phogat settles for silver at CWG Gold Coast
Defending champion Babita Phogat (53kg) settled for a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games after being out-manoeuvred by Canada's Diana Weicker in the summit clash here today. Babita, who claimed a silver in the 2010 edition before a gold in Glasgow, failed to break through her rival's defences, going down 2-5 in the contest.
Her medal opened India's account in the wrestling competition of the Games.
Wrestling | Indian wrestler Rahul Aware claims gold in men's 57 kg freestyle after defeating Canada's Steven Takahashi. Aware's gold pushed India's medal tally to 27.
highlights
Sushil Kumar wins gold in men's 76 kg freestyle
Indian Chef-de-Mission denies issuing upgraded accreditation to shooter's father
Aware strikes gold for biggest medal of career, Babita settles for silver
Rahul Aware opens wrestling gold account
Babita Phogat settles for silver at CWG Gold Coast
Kiran claims bronze in women's 76 kg freestyle
Rahul Aware wins gold in men's 57 kg freestyle
13 African athletes go missing at Commonwealth Games
Tejaswini Sawant bags silver in women's 50m rifle prone
Tejaswini Sawant bags silver in 50m rifle prone finals
Here's a list of upcoming matches for medals:
3,000 anti-doping tests conducted before Commonwealth Games
Here's a quick recap of events at the Commonwealth Games 2018 so far:
Indian wrestlers get easy wins in qualifying rounds
Sushil Kumar wins gold in men's 76 kg freestyle
Wrestler Sushil Kumar wins gold in men's 76 kg freestyle after defeating South Africa's Johannes BOTHA.
Reminder: India will take on Australia in the Women’s Hockey Semi-Final at 16:45 IST.
Women's Long Jump Final:
Nayana James has jumped 6.05 m while Nellickal V Neena has jumped 6.01 m in their second attempts. Both are in the bottom half of the table, after the first round.
Badminton: Women's Doubles Round of 16
India’s Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy are currently playing against Singapore’s Ren-Ne Ong and Jia Ying Crystal Wong in their Women's Doubles Round of 16 match.
India is currently having a slight advantage over Singapore after around 8 minutes in Game 1.
Women's Long Jump Final: India’s Nayana James has jumped 6.14 m and Nellickal V Neena have jumped 5.90 m, in her first attempts respectively.
Women's Long Jump Final has begun. Nellickal V Neena and Nayana James are representing India.
Indian Chef-de-Mission denies issuing upgraded accreditation to shooter's father
India's Chef-de-mission for the Commonwealth Games, Vikram Sisodia today denied issuing accreditation to the father of a shooter, who tried to enter the athletes lounge at the Belmont Shooting Center in Brisbane city.
"It has been reported in one of the newspaper that one of the shooters father Mr Vinay Varman has been issued upgrade pass or accreditation from the Chef De Mission's office...no accreditation upgrade Pass has been issued from the CDM office to any shooter's father or to any personal coach from the shooting contingent," Sisodia said in a brief statement.
Double trap shooter Varsha Varman's father Vinay Varman had tried to enter the athletes' lounge at the range but was stopped by the officials of the National Rifles Association of India.
Varsha had finished fourth in the women's double trap event yesterday. (PTI)
Table Tennis | Indian men's doubles pair of Achanta Sharath and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran move into quarterfinals of CWG 2018.
Squash | Indian pair Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal enter semi-finals in mixed doubles after defeating Welsh pair Tesni Evans and Peter Creed.
Athletics | India's Purnima Hembram is all set to take part in the shot put event, which is a part of heptathlon. Curently, Hembram is in the seventh position.
Sushil Kumar and Rahul Aware strike gold, Babita settles for silver
Double Olympic-medallist Sushil Kumar (74kg) and Rahul Aware claimed contrasting gold medals even as defending champion Babita phogat (53kg) settled for a silver on the opening day of the 21st Commonwealth Games' wrestling competition here today.
Sushil took a minute and 20 seconds to defeat Johannes Botha of South Africa on technical superiority to claim his third successive gold medal at the Games.
Rahul Aware, on the other hand, prevailed 15-7 over Canada's Steven Takahashi in an exciting contest during which the Indian was troubled by a groin niggle but chose to carry on with more than a minute left on the clock. Aware's triumph opened India's gold medal account in the three-day wrestling competition at the Games.
"I have been waiting for this medal for the last 10 years. I can't describe how it feels to claim it. I missed out on 2010, even in 2014, the team was sent without trials. So, I am very happy that I could finally fulfil this dream," said the 26-year-old Aware, who is also the reigning Commonwealth championships gold-medallist.
Squash | Indian squash pairs Joshna Chinappa-Harinder Pal Sandhu are up against New Zealand's Joelle King and Paul Coll in mixed doubles quarter-finals 1.
After Sushil Kumar's gold, here's how India's latest medal tally looks:
Gold - 14
Silver - 6
Bronze - 9
Table Tennis | Indian players Harmeet Desai and Shankar Sanil Shetty win against Northern Ireland's McCreery Paul and Robinson Ashley in men's double round of 16.
Aware strikes gold for biggest medal of career, Babita settles for silver
Rahul Aware fought through pain to claim the biggest triumph of his wrestling career, a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games on debut, even as defending champion Babita phogat (53kg) settled for a silver here today.
Aware prevailed 15-7 over Canada's Steven Takahashi in an exciting contest during which the Indian was troubled by a groin niggle but chose to carry on with more than a minute left on the clock. His triumph opened India's gold medal account in the three-day wrestling competition at the Games.
Settling for a bronze was 26-year-old Kiran (76kg), who defeated Mauritian Katouskia Pariadhaven by fall in the repechage for her first major medal at the international level.
"I have been waiting for this medal for the last 10 years. I can't describe how it feels to claim it. I missed out on 2010, even in 2014, the team was sent without trials. So, I am very happy that I could finally fulfil this dream," said the 26-year-old, who is also the reigning Commonwealth championships gold-medallist.
Rahul Aware opens wrestling gold account
Rahul Aware opened India's wrestling gold medal account at the 21st Commonwealth Games but defending champion Babita Phogat (53kg) settled for a silver medal after being outmanoeuvred by Canada's Diana Weicker in the summit clash here today.
Aware defeated Canada's Steven Takahashi in an exciting contest to claim the top hours. This was the first CWG medal of his career.
Babita, who claimed a silver in the 2010 edition before a gold in Glasgow, failed to break through her rival's defences, going down 2-5 in the contest. Her medal opened India's account in the wrestling competition of the Games.
Babita Phogat settles for silver at CWG Gold Coast
Defending champion Babita Phogat (53kg) settled for a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games after being out-manoeuvred by Canada's Diana Weicker in the summit clash here today. Babita, who claimed a silver in the 2010 edition before a gold in Glasgow, failed to break through her rival's defences, going down 2-5 in the contest.
Her medal opened India's account in the wrestling competition of the Games.
Kiran claims bronze in women's 76 kg freestyle
Wrestling | Kiran wins bronze in women's 76 kg freestyle after defeating Mauritius' Katouskia Pariadhaven.
Wrestling | Kiran is action against Mauritius' Katouskia Pariadhaven in women's 76 kg freestyle. She is currently leading with 10 points.
Rahul Aware wins gold in men's 57 kg freestyle
Wrestling | Indian wrestler Rahul Aware claims gold in men's 57 kg freestyle after defeating Canada's Steven Takahashi. Aware's gold pushed India's medal tally to 27.