2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow Day 5 Highlights: Jitu Rai Shoots Gold, Gagan Narang, Gurpal Singh and Vikas Thakur Lift Silver
India added four more medals to its Commonwealth Games 2014 tally on Day 5 with shooter Jitu Rai and Gurpal Singh winning silver in the 50m pistol event, and Gagan Narang winning silver in the 50m Rifle Prone event. Weightlifter Vikas Thakur added another silver when he came second in the 85kg category late on Day 5. Catch all the highlights here.
India added three silver and one gold medal to its Commonwealth Games 2014 tally on Day 5. Catch all the highlights here (SCHEDULE/RESULTS | Standings)
07:13 (IST): India's Om Prakash Singh Karhana finishes sixth in men's shot put final.
07:12 (IST): Indian boxer Mandeep Jangra moves into quarterfinals in men's welterweight (69 kg) category.
06:54 (IST): Commonwealth Games: Indian weightlifter Vikas Thakur wins silver medal in 85kg category.
01:02 (IST): India's Poovamma Machettira fails to qualify for women's 400 metres final. She finishes fifth.
00:59 (IST): Women's Hockey: India thrash Trinidad and Tobago 14-0 in their Pool A match.
00:53 (IST): Women's Hockey: India take 13-0 lead against Trinidad and Tobago.
00:40 (IST): Women's Hockey: Anupa Barla scores as India take 12-0 lead against Trinidad and Tobago.
00:35 (IST): Women's Hockey: Jaspreet Kaur scores her third goal as India take 11-0 lead against Trinidad and Tobago.
00:29 (IST): Women's Hockey: Jaspreet Kaur scores as India take 10-0 lead against Trinidad and Tobago.
00:13 (IST): Women's Hockey: India lead Trinidad & Tobago 9-0 at half-time.
23:59 (IST): Women's Hockey: Rani Rampal and Deepika Thakur score again as India lead Trinidad & Tobago 8-0.
23:53 (IST): Women's Hockey: Two more goals give India a 5-0 lead against Trinidad & Tobago.
23:50 (IST): Women's Hockey: Rani Rampal and Deepika Thakur score a goal each as India take 3-0 lead against Trinidad & Tobago.
23:42 (IST): Women's Hockey: India take a 1-0 lead against Trinidad & Tobago.
23:30 (IST): Women's Hockey: India vs Trinidad & Tobago gets underway.
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22:59 (IST): Marie Fegue wins the women's 69kg weightlifting category to hand Cameroon their first gold medal since 2002.
22:31 (IST): C Narayan Singh qualifies for the finals of the men's hammer throw event while Kamalpreet Singh crashes out in the qualifying round.
22:05 (IST): Harpreet Singh (292 points) and Vijay Kumar (281 points) end Stage 1 of Rapid Fire 25m Pistol Qualifying first and fourth, respectively.
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21:57 (IST): The second in line to the British throne visited the Commonwealth Games on Monday, and he brought along a few of his relatives. Prince William and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, watched gymnastics and boxing with Williams' younger brother Harry. And Prince Edward, William and Harry's uncle and son of Queen Elizabeth II, brought his family at the table tennis competition. (Read more)
21:45 (IST): Men's Rapid Fire 25m Pistol Qualifying: Vijay Kumar is at the fourth position, while Harpreet Singh maintains lead.
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21:26 (IST): A weightlifter from Papua New Guinea who competed at the Commonwealth Games faces trial over an alleged sexual assault at a Glasgow supermarket. The Glasgow Sheriff Court says Toua Udia pleaded not guilty and will go on trial on Friday. (Read more)
21:25 (IST): Men's Rapid Fire 25m Pistol Qualifying: Olympian Vijay Kumar and Harpreet are in action.
21:18 (IST): Men's Boxing: India's Vijender Singh beats Namibia's Mujandjae Kasuto in 75kg category to reach the quarterfinals.
21:10 (IST): India's Meena Kumari and Lajja Gauswami finish 6th & 11th respectively in women's 50m rifle prone event.
20:56 (IST): Harpreet Singh leads the men's 25m rapid fire pistol qualification round with 196 points.
20:41 (IST): Meena Kumari and Lajja Gauswami are currently positioned 7th and 9th respectively in the women's 50m rifle prone finals.
20:11 (IST): Vijay Kumar and Harpreet Singh are currently in action in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol qualification round.
19:33 (IST): Lajja Gauswami and Meena Kumari will be in action as they participate in the women's 50m rifle prone finals at 8.15 pm IST.
18:57 (IST): Boxing: Laishram Devendroo beats Sri Lanka's Madushan Gamage in the 49kg weight category to enter quarters. Shiva Thapa loses to Michael Conlan of Northren Ireland in the 49kg category Round of 16.
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18:43 (IST): Gagan Narang wins silver in men's 50m rifle prone event. Australia's Warren Potent wins gold while England's Kenneth Parr gets bronze.
18:08 (IST): Chandrodaya Narayan Singh qualifies for men's hammer throw finals with best throw of 67.95m. Kamalpreet Singh narrowly misses out.
17:58 (IST): Jai Deep finishes fourth in men's discus throw F42/44 final. India narrowly missing out on a medal.
17:47 (IST): Shreyasi Singh and Seema Tomar finish 7th and 8th in women's trap qualification. They miss out on a semis berth.
17:43 (IST): Another medal slips out of India's grasp as they lose 3-1 to Nigeria in the table tennis men's team bronze medal match.
17:38 (IST): Jwala Gutta/Ashwini Ponnappa lose the final game 29-27 to Sari/Yao. Singapore win 3-2 to clinch the badminton mixed team bronze medal.
17:33 (IST): Saurav Ghosal loses fourth game and match to England's Peter Barker in the squash men's singles bronze medal match.
17:25 (IST): Jitu Rai shoots 194.1m which is a new record in the Commonwealth Games finals.
17:18 (IST): India's Jitu Rai and Gurpal Singh win gold and silver respectively in 50m pistol men's event.
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17:12 (IST): Nigeria lead 2-1 vs India in the table tennis men's team bronze medal event.
17:04 (IST): Jwala Gutta/Ashwini Ponnappa lose their first game 21-17 vs Singapore's SM Sari and L. Yao. It is still tied 2-2 in the badminton mixed team event.
16:32 (IST): Sindhu makes it 2-2 between India and Singapore. India now have chance to win the bronze medal in the mixed team event.
16:26 (IST): Harmeet Desai loses 2nd match vs Nigeria to make it 1-1 in the men's table tennis team bronze medal event.
16:22 (IST): Gagan Narang finishes 3rd in 50m rifle prone men's qualification with 620.5 points. Joydeep Karmakar misses out with a 9th place finish.
16:12 (IST): Sindhu wins the first game of the 4th match 24-22 to keep India in with a chance for the bronze medal. Singapore lead 2-1.
16:00 (IST): Achanta Sharath Kamal gives India a 1-0 lead vs Nigeria in the men's table tennis team bronze medal match.
15:45 (IST): All hopes rest on PV Sindhu to get India back in contention for a bronze in badminton mixed team as they trail Singapore 2-1 with two games to go.
15:42 (IST): In table tennis, SK Achanta has won the first game of the first match 11-9 vs Nigeria in the men's team bronze medal match.
15:23 (IST): Dewalkar/Chopra lose 21-12 to Singapore's Chrisnanta/Triyachart in 1st game of 3rd match. India fighting hard to take a lead in the bronze medal match.
15:00 (IST): Kashyap keeps India in the hunt as he beats Huang 21-15, 22-20 to make it 1-1 vs Singapore.
14:36 (IST): India's Jitu Rai and Gurpal Singh have qualified for the 50m pistol men's finals. Rai topped the qualifications with 562 points which is a Games record. England's Callaghan came second with 547, while Gurpal finished sixth with 538.
14:13 (IST): The chances of a bronze medal slipping from India's grasp as Ponnappa and Gurusaidutt lose their 2nd game vs Singapore by the same margin to go 2-0 down in the best of three games. Singapore lead India 1-0 in the five-match series.
13:57 (IST): Jitu Rai is currently leading the 50m pistol men's qualification with 457 points. Gurpal Singh is in 6th place with 431 points.
13:54 (IST): India's Ashwini Ponnappa and Gurusaidutt lose the first game of the badminton mixed team bronze medal match vs Singapore 21-19.
India's big boys will gun for glory at the Barry Buddon Shooting Range on Monday. Olympic silver medallist Vijay Kumar will lead India's challenge in the 25m rapid fire pistol event while teammate Gagan Narang, bronze winner in the 2012 London Games, will be the man to watch in the 50m rifle prone.
India's reputation in world shooting will be tested at large today. While Abhinav Bindra has returned home after winning his fourth Commonwealth Games gold, Vijay Kumar and Narang will be joined by veteran stars Joydeep Karmakar (50m rifle prone), Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Mansher Singh (Men's trap).
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Shreyasi Singh, who won the silver in women's double trap on Sunday, will get a chance to win the gold today. She and Seema Tomar will represent India in the women's trap event. Other Indians on show will be Harpreet Singh (25m rapid fire pistol), Lajja Gauswami and Meena Kumari in women's 50m rifle prone.
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India's weightlifter continue to add the golden lining. On Sunday, it was double delight as Sathish Sivalingam won the gold and Ravi Katulu the silver in the 77kg Group A at the Clyde Auditorium. Sathish lifted a total of 328 kg to set a Games Record while Ravi got the silver with a total lift of 317 kg. This should spur Vikas Thakur tonight in the men's 85 kg class.
A bronze is expected in men's team table tennis. India will play Nigeria for the third place after losing to England 3-1. India's top singles player Achanta Sharath Kamal was shocked by Liam Pitchford, who is ranked five places below, in the opening match Sunday night. Kamal fought hard but eventually lost 4-11, 11-8, 11-9, 5-11, 6-11. England will take on Singapore for the gold.
In badminton, India will play Singapore for the bronze in the mixed teams event. Considering India's might in Asian badminton, this has not been an exciting show.
Following is the schedule of India on Day 5 of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games on Monday:
ATHLETICS
16:15: Men's Hammer Throw qualifying round Group A - Chandrodaya N. Singh
17:25: Men's Hammer Throw qualifying round Group B - Kamalpreet Singh
23:50: Men's Shot Put Final - Om Prakash
BADMINTON
13:30: Mixed Teams Bronze medal match - India vs Singapore
SHOOTING
13:00: 50m Pistol Men's Qualification - Jitu Rai, Gurpal Singh
13:30: Trap Men's Qualification, Day 1 - Manavjit Sandhu & Mansher Singh
13:30: Trap Women's Qualification - Shreyasi Singh & Seema Tomar
15:15: 50m Rifle Prone Men's Qualification - Joydeep Karmarkar & Gagan Narang
20:00: 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men's Qual-Stage 1 - Vijay Kumar & Harpreet Singh
20:15: 50m Rifle Prone Women's Finals Lajja Gauswami & Meena Kumari
LAWN BOWLS
13:15: Women's Pairs - Section B, Rd 1, Match 2 - India vs Jersey
17:15: Women's Triples - Sec. A, Rd 1, Match 2 - Malaysia vs India
22:15: Men's Fours, Section B, Round Two - India vs Falkland Island
22:15: Women's Triples, Section A, Round Two - India vs Niue
PARA SWIMMING
14:49: Men's 200m Individual Medley SM8 Heat 1 - Sharath Gayakwad
BOXING
17:45: Men's Light Fly (49kg) Round of 16 - Laishram Devendro vs Madushan Gamage (SL).
17:50: Men's Bantam (56kg) Round of 16 - Shiva Thapa vs Michael Conlan (NIR).
18:35: Men's Middle (75kg) Round of 16 - Vijender vs Mujandjae Kasuto (NAM)
23:45: Men's Welter (69kg) Round of 16 - Mandeep Jangra vs Kestna Davis (JAM).
HOCKEY
23:30: Women's Preliminary WA Match - India vs Trinidad & Tobago
TABLE TENNIS
15:30: Men's Team Bronze medal match - India vs Nigeria
WEIGHTLIFTING
00:00: Men's 85kg - Vikas Thakur.