Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Day 4 Highlights: Indian Shooters, Weightlifters Take Medal Tally to 22
After a fruitful Saturday, India started Day 4 of the 2014 Commonwealth Games at No. 5 in the standings. Shooter Shreyasi Singh gave the Indian contingent a great start on Day 5 by winning silver in the women's double trap event. Asab Mohd then gave Indian fans another moment of pride by winning the bronze medal in the men's double trap event. Weightlifting brought India some more joy as Satish Sivalingam and Ravi Katulu won gold and silver in the 77kg category. Punam Yadav of India also won bronze in 63kg women's weightlifting. Catch all the highlights here.
India added five more medals to their tally on Day 4 with Shreyasi Singh and Asab Mohd winning silver and bronze in shooting, and Satish Sivalingam and Ravi Katulu winning gold and silver in weightlifting. Punam Yadav of India also won bronze in 63kg women's weightlifting. Catch all the highlights here: (Results)
07:51 (IST): Boxing: India's Sumit Sangwan (81kg) reaches quarters.
07:23 (IST): Mixed Team Badminton: India lose 3-0 to England in semis, will play for bronze medal against Singapore.
07:21 (IST): Men's Team Table Tennis: India lose 3-1 to England in semis, will play for bronze medal against Nigeria.
07:03 (IST): India's Satish Sivalingam and Ravi Katulu win weightlifting gold and silver in 77kg category.
00:45 (IST): Table Tennis Semis: India's Amalraj Arputharaj loses to Paul Drinkhall of England in singles. England 2 India 0.
00:20 (IST): Table Tennis Semis: India's Achanta Sharath Kamal loses singles tie to Liam Pitchford of England.
00:00 (IST): Badminton Semis: India's Jwala Gutta and Akshay Dewalkar lose to England's Chris Adcock and Gabrielle Adcock in mixed doubles event.
23:35 (IST): Squash Men's Semi-Finals: India's Mahesh Mangaonkar loses 6-11, 4-11, 11-7, 8-11 to Canada's Shawn Delierre.
22:58 (IST): Track Cycling: India's Sunita Yanglem fails to finish women's 25km points race. Laura Trott of England won the race.
22:08 (IST): Women's Hockey: New Zealand thrash India 3-0.
21:54 (IST): Women's Hockey: Anita Punt scores again to give New Zealand 3-0 lead over India.
21:50 (IST): India's Punam Yadav lifts 202kgs to win bronze in women's 63kg weightlifting event. Vandana Gupta ends at 4th place with Total lift of 198kg.
21:43 (IST): Women's Hockey: Anita Punt scores to give New Zealand 2-0 lead over India.
21:35 (IST): Povamma Machettira finishes third in Women's 400m Heat 1 to qualify for semis.
21:15 (IST): Women's Hockey: New Zealand hold on to their 1-0 lead over India at halftime.
21:06 (IST): Cycling: India's Amarjit Nagi finishes 6th in Men's Keirin First Round Heat 1, will compete in repechage.
20:40 (IST): Women's Hockey: New Zealand lead India 1-0 (1ST HALF).
20:38 (IST): Weightlifting Women's 63kg: India's Punam Yadav and Vandna Gupta are currently in action.
20:30 (IST): Women's Hockey: India about to start their match against New Zealand.
20:18 (IST): Cycling: India's Amarjit Nagi is in action in the Men's Keirin First Round Heat 1.
20:16 (IST): Men's Shot Put: India's Om Prakash Singh Karhana is in action in the qualifying rounds.
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20:01 (IST): Boxing: India's Manoj Kumar beats Arthur Biyarslanov of Canada in Men's Light Welter (64kg) Round of 16.
19:52 (IST): Coming up: Indian Women's Hockey team will take on New Zealand at 8:30 pm IST in the Preliminary round.
19:43 (IST): Indian President Pranab Mukherjee also congratulated the nation's medal winners so far at the 2014 Commonwealth Games today. Read more here.
19:29 (IST): Asab Mohd's bronze was India's 9th medal in shooting at the Commonwealth Games 2014. Here is how the current medals tally looks for India.
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19:15 (IST): India's Asab Mohd wins the Bronze in Men's double trap shooting event.
19:11 (IST): Shooting: India's Asab Mohd competing with Nathan Xuereb of Malta in Men's Double Trap bronze medal match.
19:06 (IST): Shooting: India's Asab Mohd qualifies for bronze medal match in Men's Double Trap event.
19:05 (IST): Shooting: India's Ankur Mittal is knocked out in Men's Double Trap semifinals. Asab Mohd in top 3.
19:02 (IST): Shooting: India's Asab Mohd & Ankur Mittal currently in a 3-way tie for fourth place in the Men's Double Trap semifinals along with Australia's Tom Turner.
18:49 (IST): Shooting: India's Asab Mohd and Ankur Mittal are now in action in the Men's Double Trap semifinals.
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18:39 (IST): Kenya's Flomena Cheyech Daniel wins the women's marathon.
18:30 (IST): Shooting: India's Asab Mohd and Ankur Mittal will compete in Men's Double Trap semifinals at 6:45 pm.
18:17 (IST): Shooting: India's Asab Mohd and Ankur Mittal qualify for Men's Double Trap semifinals. They finished first and second respectively in the qualification round.
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18:13 (IST): Squash, Men's Classic Plate Quarterfinal 2: India's Mahesh Mangaonkar beats Nick Taylor of Jersey 11-5, 11-3, 11-7.
18:00 (IST): Swimming: India's Sandeep Sejwal qualifies for 50m Men's Breaststroke semifinals.
17:56 (IST): Wales' Jazz Carlin sets a Commonwealth Games record in Women's 800m Freestyle Heat 3. (8:22.69)
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17:45 (IST): Here is how India's medal tally looks like after Shreyasi Singh's silver in the women's double trap shooting event.
17:30 (IST): Lawn Bowls Men's Fours: The Indian team is currently in action against South Africa.
17:10 (IST): Indian shooter Shreyasi Singh wins silver in the women's Double Trap event: PTI. Varsha Varman finishes 5th.
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16:54 (IST): Australia's Michael Shelley wins Men's Marathon event.
16:42 (IST): Women's Team Table Tennis: Australia beat India 3-1 in best-of-5 contest to win bronze medal.
16:33 (IST): Women's Team TT Bronze Match: Madhurika Patkar loses 4th game 11-8 vs Ziyu Zhang, 2 games all (9-11, 11-5, 11-8, 8-11). Australia lead 2-1 in best-of-5.
16:24 (IST): Women's Team TT Bronze Match: Madhurika Patkar wins 3rd game 11-8 vs Ziyu Zhang, leads 2-1.(9-11, 11-5, 11-8). Australia lead 2-1 in best-of-5.
16:18 (IST): Women's Team TT Bronze Match: Madhurika Patkar wins 2nd game 11-5 vs Ziyu Zhang, 1 game all now. (9-11, 11-5). Australia lead 2-1 in best-of-5.
16:11 (IST): Women's Team TT Bronze Match: Madhurika Patkar loses 1st game 11-9 vs Ziyu Zhang. Australia lead 2-1 in best-of-five.
16:05 (IST): Women's Team TT Bronze Match: Madhurika Patkar vs Ziyu Zhang now. Australia lead 2-1 in best-of-five.
16:00 (IST): Women's Team TT Bronze Match: Patkar/Kumaresan (IND) lose doubles match to Miao/Lay. (21-19, 3-11, 11-9, 4-11, 7-11). Australia lead 2-1 now in best-of-five contest.
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15:49 (IST): Women's Team TT Bronze Match: Patkar/Kumaresan (IND) lose 4th game 11-4 vs Australia's Miao/Lay, tied 2-2. (21-19, 3-11, 11-9, 4-11). Scores tied 1-1 in overall rubber.
15:47 (IST): Shooting: India's Asab Mohd and Ankur Mittal 1st & 2nd right now in Men's Double Trap Qualification round.
15:42 (IST): Women's Team TT Bronze Match: Patkar/Kumaresan (IND) win 3rd game 11-9 vs Australia's Miao/Lay, lead 2-1. (21-19, 3-11, 11-9).
15:33 (IST): Women's Team Table Tennis Bronze Match: Patkar/Kumaresan (IND) lose 2nd game 11-3 vs Australia's Miao/Lay, one game all now. (21-19, 3-11).
15:32 (IST): Swimming: India's Sandeep Sejwal finishes 3rd in Heat 3 of Men's 50m Breaststroke.
15:26 (IST): Women's Team Table Tennis Bronze Match: Patkar/Kumaresan (IND) win 1st game 21-19 vs Australia's Miao/Lay. What a marathon game! Took almost 15 minutes to end.
15:11 (IST): Women's Team Table Tennis Bronze Match: Madhurika Suhas Patkar/Shamini Kumaresan (IND) vs Miao Miao/Jian Fang Lay now in doubles. Scores tied 1-1 in rubber.
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15:04 (IST): Women's Team Table Tennis Bronze Match: India's Manika Batra beats Australia's Jian Fang Lay in 2nd singles match. (11-5, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7). India tied 1-1 with Australia in the best-of-five rubber.
14:54 (IST): Women's Team Table Tennis Bronze Match: Manika Batra wins 3rd game 11-8 vs Australia's Jian Fang Lay, leads 2-1. (11-5, 8-11, 11-8). India trail 1-0 in the tie.
14:47 (IST): Women's Team Table Tennis Bronze Match: Manika Batra loses 2nd game 11-8 vs Australia's Jian Fang Lay, 1 game all now. (11-5, 8-11). India trail 1-0 in the tie.
14:46 (IST): Shooting: Shreyasi Singh and Varsha Varman at 5th & 6th spots in women's double trap finals right now.
14:40 (IST): Women's Team Table Tennis Bronze Match: Manika Batra wins 1st game 11-5 vs Australia's Jian Fang Lay. India trail 1-0 in the tie.
14:33 (IST): Women's Team Table Tennis Bronze Match: Manika Batra to take on Australia's Jian Fang Lay in second singles match.
14:31 (IST): Women's Team Table Tennis Bronze Match: India's Shamini Kumaresan loses 1st singles match vs Australia's Ziyu Zhang. (5-11, 11-2, 6-11, 9-11).
14:26 (IST): Shooting: Shreyasi Singh and Varsha Varman will be in action in women's double trap finals shortly.
14:21 (IST): Women's Team Table Tennis Bronze Match: Shamini Kumaresan loses 3rd game vs Australia's Ziyu Zhang 11-6, trails 2-1. (5-11, 11-2, 6-11).
14:15 (IST): Women's Team Table Tennis Bronze Match: Shamini Kumaresan wins 2nd game vs Australia's Ziyu Zhang 11-2, 1 game all now. (5-11, 11-2).
14:09 (IST): Women's Team Table Tennis Bronze Match: Shamini Kumaresan loses 1st game vs Australia's Ziyu Zhang 11-5.
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India's shooters have left a telling impression on Commonwealth Games 2014 so far. While Abhinav Bindra's fourth Commonwealth Games gold remains a talking point at Barry Buddon Shooting Range, India's girls are not far behind. Indian shooters won five medals on Saturday. Apurvi Chandela and Rahi Sarnobat clinched individual gold while compatriots Ayonika Paul, Prakash Nanjappa and Anisa Sayyed got silvers. (CWG Day 3 Highlights | Medal Tally)
 Even after winning seven medals on Saturday, India (17 medals) dropped one place to fifth in the standings, as Canada (7-3-6) snatched the fourth slot by virtue of winning more gold. Australia (18-14-19), England (17-14-14) and hosts Scotland (11-6-8) occupy the first three places. India had finished second at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. (CWG Day 3 Wrap)
 Four shooters will be on show on Sunday. In double trap, Ankur Mittal and Mohammed Asab will vie for medal contention while Varsha Varman and Shreyashi Singh will be the ladies to watch.
India will expect medals from racquet sports. The men's table tennis team won their quarterfinal beating Scotland 3-0 and will now take on England in the semi-final today. Meanwhile Indian women, silver medallists four years ago at Delhi, lost their semifinal to Singapore 3-1 and will face Australia for the team bronze. Ashwini Ponappa, PV Sindhu and Parupalli Kashyap will be seen in action in mixed badminton semis.
 In the power events, Sumit Sangwan will feature in a 81 kg pre-quarterfinal bout while in weightlifting, K Ravi Kumar will be in action in the 77 kg class.
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It's Day 1 of the track and field events. India will shot-putter Om Prakash Karhana in action Sprinter Sharadha Narayana and MR Poovamma will feature in the 100m and 400m heats, respectively.
Meanwhile, the Games' biggest draw Usain Bolt has arrived in Glasgow. He will be part of the Jamaican 4 x 100m relay quartet. Bolt, world record holder in both 100 and 200m as well as double Olympic and world champion, is recovering from injury and may just run the finals.