2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow Day 6 Highlights: Medals Galore as Wrestlers, Shooters Excel for India
Indian wrestlers put on a stunning show with Sushil Kumar, Amit Kumar and teenager Vinesh Phogat bagging three gold medals in their respective categories. In shooting, Harpreet Singh, Manavjit Singh Sandhu bagged silver while Sanjeev Rajput and Gagan Narang won bronze medals. Catch all the highlights here.
India's shooters will continue to be under the spotlight on Day 6 of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Sushil Kumar gets 10th gold for India. Boxers will attempt to punch their way into medal contention. Catch all the live updates here (SCHEDULE/RESULTS | Medals Tally):
07.00 (IST): Weightlifting: Chandrakant Mali bags bronze in men's 94 kg category to bring home India's 10th medal of the day.
00:59 (IST): Badminton: Kidambi Srikanth beats Duane March of Saint Helena to enter men's singles Round of 32.
00:30 (IST): Indian boxer Manoj Kumar loses to England's Samuel Maxwell in Men's Light Welter (64kg) quarter-final.
23:23 (IST): Rajeev Tomar settles for silver in men's 125kg freestyle wrestling event. Korey Jarvis of Canada wins gold.
23:17 (IST): Wrestling: Korey Jarvis of Canada leads Rajeev Tomar after the first round of Men's 125kg Freestyle gold medal match.
22:38 (IST): Lajja Gauswami wins bronze in women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions event.
22:21 (IST): Sushil Kumar beats Pakistan's Qamar Abbas in men's 74kg freestyle wrestling to win India's 10th gold.
21:53 (IST): Vinesh beats Yana Rattigan of England in women's 48kg freestyle wrestling to win gold.
21:49 (IST): Vinesh leads Yana Rattigan of England 6-4 after first round of women's 48kg freestyle wrestling gold medal match.
21:27 (IST): Amit Kumar beats Ebikweminomo Welson of Nigeria 6-2 in 57kg freestyle wrestling to win gold.
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21:22 (IST): Wrestling: Amit Kumar leads Ebikweminomo Welson of Nigeria 4-0 after first round of 57kg freestyle gold medal match.
20:54 (IST): Sanjeev Rajput & Gagan Narang win silver and bronze respectively in the 50m rifle 3 positions event. Daniel Rivers of England wins the gold.
20:42 (IST): Sanjeev Rajput in 2nd position, Gagan Narang 3rd after 35 shots in 50m rifle 3 positions men's finals. India on the verge of a gold and silver.
20:03 (IST): Hockey match ends with Australia beating India 4-2. While the Aussies were clinical as usual, it was a splendid performance from India - one that the final scoreline fails to reflect.
19:55 (IST): A bit over seven minutes left and the Indians have kept Aussie pulses racing with repeated incursions into their half. Fantastic effort and skills unable though to give them a goal.
19:40 (IST): GOAL! Ciriello scores from penalty stroke, makes it 4-2 vs India with 19' left in 2nd half.
19:38 (IST):GOAL! Ramandeep slams India's second goal and this is shaping up to be a thrilling match. With 21 minutes left, Aussies' lead 3-2.
19:34 (IST): Penalty corner for Australia but goalkeeper Sreejesh makes a fantastic save. Birendra Lakra meanwhile has limped his way off the field. It is still 3-1 to the Aussies.
19:31 (IST): A far more spirited effort from India in the second half. The aggression has been well-placed and there have already been a few chances in the Australian half in the early minutes.
19:29 (IST): Sardar Singh shown green card. Indian captain was clearly guilty of shoving an Australian opponent.
19:25 (IST): Australia earn a penalty corner but fail to convert. Meanwhile, India lose a video referral after their appeal against the decision is turned down.
19:20 (IST): Second half of hockey match between India (1) and Australia (3) gets underway.
19:10 (IST): GOAL and end of first half! This time, it's India with Rupinder Singh scoring a field goal in the dying seconds of the opening half. India trail Australia 1-3.
19:08 (IST): Two minutes left! Australia still hunting for goals as Indian players scamper to keep them at bay.
19:02 (IST): GOAL! Australia make it 3-0. Jacob Whetton slams a field goal in the 28th minute.
18:58 (IST): Rare chance for India to score but it vanishes. Indian forwards outwit Australia with Ramandeep getting a good swing at the ball - only to make a mess of it.
18:56 (IST): India looking to slow the pace of the game to thwart a menacing Aussie forward line - not an entirely successful strategy though.
18:52 (IST): GOAL! Australians slam another - this time a field goal in the 17th to go 2-0 up.
18:50 (IST):GOAL! Australia score from penalty corner against India, go 1-0 up in 15th minute courtesy Chris Ciriello.
18:46 (IST): Indians fighting back and forwards show positive intent. Make forays into the Australian half in search for penalty corner but are denied. Nonetheless, a solid show of intent. It's 0-0 after 12.
18:40 (IST): Australia dominate proceedings in the early minutes. Drawing Indian defence out and keeping the long passes flowing to bifurcate the men in white.
18:35 (IST): Australia start proceedings in the first half.
18:33 (IST): The players are out on the field. In the last head to head meeting at this year's World Cup, the Indians were spanked 0-4 by Australia, who went on to win the title beating Netherlands 6-1 in the final.
18:30 (IST): Time for hockey! Indian men face a stiff task and face off against dominant Australia. The team won its first two matches- against Wales and Scotland. (Also read: India vs Australia Preview)
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18:00 (IST): Harpreet Singh wins silver in men's 25m rapid fire pistol event. India have their first medal of the day.
17:53 (IST): Vinesh beats J. Mian of Canada to enter women's freestyle wrestling 48kg category final.
17:36 (IST): Amit Kumar gets past Pakistan's Azhar Hussain to enter the wrestling 57kg final. India assured of yet another medal in the Commonwealth Games.
17:23 (IST): Manavjit Sandhu and Mansher Singh qualify for the men's trap semis.
17:00 (IST): India's medal tally count set to go up as Rajeev Tomar enters the final of the 125kg wrestling category. So now both Sushil and Rajeev are assured of a silver at the very least in their respective categories.
16:52 (IST): Sushil Kumar beats Nigerian Bibo 8-4 to enter final of wrestling 74kg category. Will play Qamar Abbas of Pakistan in final.
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16:36 (IST): Gagan Narang and Sanjeev Rajput finish 2nd & 4th in 50m rifle 3 position men's qualification
16:26 (IST): Amit Kumar has entered the semis of the men's wrestling 57kg category.
16:22 (IST): Santoshi Matsa & Swati Singh win silver and bronze respectively in 53kg weightlifting category after Nigeria's Chika Amalaha tests positive for a banned substance. (Read)
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16:09 (IST): Another medal prospect for India as Rajeev Tomar enters the semis of the men's freestyle 125kg category.
15:54 (IST): A big upset for India is that Vijay Kumar has failed to qualify in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol event. He won the silver medal at the London Olympics in 2012.
15:47 (IST): Sushil Kumar beats Kushan Sandrage of Sri Lanka to enter enter men's freestyle wrestling 74 kg semis
15:41 (IST): Harpreet Singh finishes 4th in 25m rapid fire pistol men's qualification. He has 281 points. Vijay Kumar fails to qualify and is in 8th position.
15:29 (IST): Sushil Kumar won a silver medal in the 66kg fresstyle wrestling category in the 2012 Olympics. He switched to the 74kg weight category when the 66kg was struck off by FILA. The change was made so that he could take part in the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. (Read)
15:19 (IST): Sushil Kumar beats J Lawrence of Australia to enter men's freestyle wrestling 74kg quarters
15:13 (IST): India's Amit Kumar beats JG Bandoo of Mauritius to enter men's wrestling 57 kg quarters
15:06 (IST): India's Jyoti loses to Onyebuchi of Nigeria in women's freestyle 75 kg Nordic System wrestling category
14:55 (IST): Mansher Singh moves to 2nd spot with 44 points in the trap men's qualification
14:50 (IST): Vikas Thakur kept the Indian flag flying high on Day 5 with a silver in the 75kg weightlifting category. (Read)
14:35 (IST): Sanjeev Rajput moves to second place with 767 points while Gagan Narang is in 6th place in the 50m rifle 3 position men's qualification.
14:17 (IST): Manavjit Sandhu is leading the way in the trap men's qualification with 25m.
14:07 (IST): The Indian men's hockey team faces a stern test later today when they take on Australia at 18.30 IST. (Preview)
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13:56 (IST): India and Kenya are currently facing off in the lawn bowls women's pairs section B round 2 match 3.
13:44 (IST): Sanjeev Rajput moves to 3rd while Gagan Narang is two places behind in fifth place in the 50m rifle 3 position men's qualification.
13:34 (IST): Harpreet Singh has the lead in the 25m rapid fire men's pistol qualification.
13:28 (IST): Usain Bolt was all praise for countryman Kemar Bailey-Cole's gold medal in the 100m sprint. (Read)
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13:25 (IST): Gagan Narang is currently in 4th position in the ongoing 50m rifle 3 position men's qualification. Sanjeev Rajput is in 7th position.
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India's medal standings depend a lot on the shooting contingent. It will be a test of nerves for Indians at the Barry Buddon Shooting Range. Veteran star Gagan Narang will under pressure to hit bull's eye in the 50m rifle three-position event along with Sanjeev Rajput. Today is the last day of the shooting competition.
Narang and Rajput will be the favourites in this event, having won the gold medal in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. On the distaff side, Lajja Gauswami and Elizabeth Koshy, who returned empty handed on Monday from the 50m rifle prone event, have a good chance to win a medal in 50m rifle three position. (Also read: Narang pleased after winning silver)
Narang did well to clinch silver in a new event -- 50m rifle prone - on Monday. But Narang's biggest challenge will be today. He is a London Olympics bronze medallist and has a lot of reputation to defend. Two more veterans are in medal fray. Mansher Singh and Manavjit Sandhu will feature in the men's trap qualifiers.
India's campaign in this Commonwealth Games has been dominated by young shooters and the weightlifters. Jitu Rai was like a breath of fresh air. The 26-year-old Rai gave ample display of his class by winning gold in the men's 50 m pistol event. This was Rai's first Commonwealth Games. Nepal-born Rai had won a gold (in 10m air pistol) and a silver (in 50m pistol) in the World Cup last month.
Much of India's fortunes depend on the wrestlers. London Olympics medallist Sushil Kumar (74 kg), Amit Kumar (57 kg), Rajiv Tomar (125 kg) and Jyoti (women's freestyle 75 kg) will begin their campaign today. Wrestling events will spread over the next three days.
The first big test for Sardar Singh's hockey team comes up today. India play favourites Australia. The Indians are unbeaten at the group stage but the Australians will surely test the defence that has looked suspect at times.
India's badminton campaign in the team events have been quite tardy. The Indians have never been great team players. The Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponappa combination is slowly losing its shine and time has come to look at new pairs. The individual events start today. Gurusaidutt and K Srikanth will be in action.
Following are the highlights of India's campaign today:
SHOOTING
50m Rifle 3 Pos. Men's Qualification - Gagan Narang and Sanjeev Rajput
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men's Qualification Stage 2 - Vijay Kumar and Harpreet Singh
Trap Men's Qualification, Day 2 - Manavjit Sandhu and Mansher Singh
50m Rifle 3 Pos. Women's Qualification - Lajja Gauswami and Elizabeth Koshy
BADMINTON
Men's Singles Round of 64 - RMV Gurusaidutt vs LI Benjamin Pui Hun (Isle of Man)
Men's Singles Round of 64 - K Srikanth vs Duane March (SHN)
BOXING
Women's Light (57-60kg) Round of 16 - Laishram Sarita Devi vs Kehinde Obareh (NGR)
Men's Light Welter (64kg) Quarterfinal 1 - Samuel Maxwell (ENG) vs Manoj Kumar
Men's Light Heavy (81kg) Quarterfinal 4 - Sumit Sangwan vs David Nyika (NZL)
Women's Middle (75kg) Round of 16 - Pooja Rani vs Savannah Marshall (ENG)
HOCKEY
Men's Preliminary Match - India vs Australia.
WRESTLING
Women's Freestyle 75kg Nordic System Match 2 - B Onyebuchi (NGR) vs Jyoti
Men's Freestyle 57kg Round of 16 - Amit Kumar vs JG Bandoo (MRI)
Men's Freestyle 74kg Round of 16 - J Lawrence (AUS) vs Sushil Kumar
Women's Freestyle 75kg Nordic System Match 5 - Jyoti vs S Edwards (ENG)
Men's Freestyle 125kg Quarterfinal - S Boltic (NGR) vs Rajeev Tomar
Women's Freestyle 48kg Quarterfinal - R Nweke (NGR) vs Vinesh
Women's Freestyle 75kg Nordic System Match 8 - Jyoti vs A Ali (CMR)
WEIGHTLIFTING
Men's 94kg - Chandrakant Malli