Commonwealth Games 2018, Day 7, Highlights: Shreyasi Singh Wins Double Trap Gold, Om Mitharwal Bags 50m Pistol Bronze

Indian shooters enjoyed another fruitful day at the 21st Commonwealth Games as Shreyasi Singh won gold in the women's Double Trap event while Ankur Mittal and Om Mitharwal took bronze in their respective men's categories here on Wednesday. Indian boxers Gaurav Solanki, Vikas Krishan Yadav and Manish Kaushik entered the semi-finals while M.C. Mary Kom stormed into the final on of on Wednesday. Laishram Sarita Devi -- another star boxer in the Indian women's squad -- fell short in the 60kg category, going down to Australia's Anja Stridsman in the quarter-finals. Later in the day, Pinki Rani went down fighting to Lisa Whiteside of England in the women's 51kg category. Pinki, a bronze medallist from the 2014 CWG, lost 2-3 after a hard-fought contest that went down to the fire.

India's high jumper Tejaswin Shankar and quarter-miler Hima Das finished sixth in the final of their respective events. In the men's high jump final, Tejaswin missed his third attempt at 2.27 metres and finished at 2.24m to finish sixth in the 12-men final while finished sixth in the women's 400 metre final with a personal best of 51.32 sec. Meanwhile, Hima Das finished sixth with a personal best of 51.32 sec. The gold medal went to Amantle Montsho of Botswana while the silver went to Anastasia Le-Roy of Jamaica. Stephenie McPherson settled for bronze.

 India's Joshna Chinappa and Harinder Pal Sandhu overcame a tough Scottish challenge 2-0 in the squash mixed doubles event to enter the Round-of-16. The Indian pair faced a stiff challenge from Scotland's Lisa Aitken and Kevin Moran in the 28-minute long match at the Oxenford Studios.

After narrowly winning the first game 11-10, Joshna and Chinappa once again faced a tough fight in the second game however, the Indian pair managed to carve out a 11-8 win.

The Indian pair will now take on Amanda Landers Murphy and Zac Millar of New Zealand in the Round of 16 on April 12.

The Indian men's hockey team scored two goals in the final three minutes to overcome England 4-3 in a thrilling match to top Pool B and enter the semi-finals 

India experienced a miserable campaign in lawn bowls events on day 7, losing all their matches at Broadbeach. The Indian women's triples team comprising Farzana Khan, Nayanmoni Saikia and Pinki went down 10-19 to Canada, while in men's Fours sectional play, the men's team lost 8-12 to Australia. In men's singles sectional play, Krishna failed to open his account against New Zealand's Shannon McIlroy to go down 0-21 in a tie that only lasted for nine rounds. 

Manika Batra and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran also advanced to the last 16, with a fighting 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 13-11) win over Chee Feng Leong and Ying Ho. Manika and Sathiyan will next face Canadian duo of Marko Medjugorac and Alicia Cote for a place in the quarters. Madhurika Patkar and Sanil Shankar Shetty, then joined forces to beat Sri Lankan pair of Buwaneka Jayasingha Mudiyanselage and Erandi Warusawithana 3-0 (11-5, 11-8, 11-5) in straight games. (Medals Tally)

Highlights of 2018 Commonwealth Games, Day 7, straight from Gold Coast, Australia

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17:20 IST: She finishes sixth with a personal best timing of 51.32s

17:15 IST: Hima Das finishes sixth. But, a great effort by a young athlete

17:00 IST: Women's 400m final:  India's Hima Das will start in Lane 1! Can she bag a medal here?

16:38 IST: Hockey: Indian men's hockey team beat England 4-3 to finish Pool B on top

16:30 IST: Tejaswin Shankar fails to clear the 2.27m mark for the third time. He is out of the men's high jump competition. He finishes 6th in the CWG debut

16:27 IST: Hockey: GOAL!!! Sam Ward scores as England take 3-2 lead against India

16:22 IST: HIGH JUMP!  Tejaswin Shankar fails to clear the 2.27m mark for now. He'll get two more attempts. 

16:20 IST: England score an equaliser. And it's 2-2 again

16:15 IST: Hockey: India score their second goal against England. Hang on! The referees have gone upstairs to confirm. And it's a GOALLL. Rupinder Pal Singh it is 

16:05 IST: HIGH JUMP: Tejaswin Shankar moves to gold medal position with a successful attempt of 2.24

16:00 IST: HOCKEY: Men's Team: GOAL!!! Manpreet Singh scores an equaliser in 33rd minute. India 1-1 England

15:58 IST: ATHLETICS: Tejaswin Shankar is competing in the men's high jump final

15:50 IST: TABLE TENNIS: Sharath Kamal survives scare, prevails over Javen Choong in a seven-game thriller to enter last-16 of the men's singles event

15:48 IST: BOXING: All 8 Indian males in fray are assured of a medal now; all of them have reached Semis.

Out of 4 Indian females, only Mary Kom left in the fray; other 3 have crashed out

15:40 IST: HOCKEY: Men's Team: England lead India 1-0 at half-time

15:34 IST: BOXING: India's Manish Kaushik assures India yet another medal after defeating England's Calum French in Men's 60kg quarterfinal

15:24 IST: HOCKEY: India Men's Team: GOAL!!! David Condon scores as England take 1-0 lead against India

15:20 IST: HOCKEY: India Men's team, End of quarter 1: India 0-0 England

15:18 IST: BOXING: India boxer Manish Kaushik in action against England's Calum French in Men's 60kg quarterfinal

15:05 IST: HOCKEY: India men's team face England in their Pool B match

14:48 IST: BADMINTON: HS Prannoy beats Mauritius' Christopher Jean Paul 21-14, 21-6 in men's singles Round of 32

14:38 IST: BADMINTON: At mid-break of Game 2, HS Prannoy leads Mauritius' Christopher Jean Paul 11-3 in men's singles Round of 32

14:31 IST: BADMINTON: HS Prannoy wins first game 21-14 against Mauritius' Christopher Jean Paul in men's singles Round of 32

14:30 IST: TABLE TENNIS: India's Madhurika Patkar beats Trinidad and Tobago's Rheann Chung 4-1 in Women's Singles Round of 32 match

14:25 IST: BADMINTON: At mid-break of Game 1, HS Prannoy leads Mauritius' Christopher Jean Paul 11-10 in men's singles Round of 32

14:17 IST: BOXING: India's Pinki Rani loses 2:3 to England's Lisa Whiteside in Women's 51kg quarter-finals

Pinki, a bronze medallist from the 2014 CWG, lost 2-3 after a hard-fought contest that went down to the wire.

14:13 IST: BADMINTON: The men's singles Round of 32 match between India's HS Prannoy and Mauritius' Christopher Jean Paul starts

14:09 IST: BOXING: India's Pinki Rani is in action against England's Lisa Whiteside in Women's 51kg quarter-finals

14:08 IST: SQUASH: Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa beat Malta's Kellas Dianne and Sultana Colette 2-0 in the Women's Doubles Pool C match

14:07 IST: BADMINTON: PV Sindhu beats Fiji's Andra Whiteside 21-6, 21-3 in women's singles Round of 32 match

14:02 IST: BADMINTON: At mid-break of Game 2, PV Sindhu leads Fiji's Andra Whiteside 11-0 in women's singles Round of 32 match

13:56 IST: BADMINTON: PV Sindhu wins first game 21-6 against Fiji's Andra Whiteside in women's singles Round of 32 match

13:52 IST: BADMINTON: At mid-break of Game 1, PV Sindhu leads Fiji's Andra Whiteside 11-5 in women's singles Round of 32 match

13:50 IST: BADMINTON: The women's singles Round of 32 match between India's PV Sindhu and Fiji's Andra Whiteside starts

. @srikidambi finishes off the match in style! Defeats Aatish LUBAH of Mauritius 21-13;21-10 to move to the next round. #IndiaontheRise #GC2018 #GC2018badminton #CWG2018 pic.twitter.com/YC9EoEAq3X

— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) April 11, 2018

13:41 IST: BADMINTON: Kidambi Srikanth beats Mauritius' Aatish Lubah 21-13, 21-10 in men's singles Round of 32

13:34 IST: BADMINTON: At the mid-break of Game 2, Kidambi Srikanth leads 11-4 against Mauritius' Aatish Lubah in men's singles Round of 32

13:27 IST: BADMINTON: Kidambi Srikanth wins first game 21-13 against Mauritius' Aatish Lubah in men's singles Round of 32

13:21 IST: BADMINTON: At the mid-break of Game 1, Kidambi Srikanth leads 11-9 against Mauritius' Aatish Lubah in men's singles Round of 32

13:11 IST: BADMINTON: The men's singles Round of 32 match between India's Kidambi Srikanth and Mauritius' Aatish Lubah starts

13:03 IST: BADMINTON: Saina Nehwal thrashes South Africa's Elsie De Villiers 21-3, 21-1 in Women's Singles Round of 32

12:59 IST: BADMINTON: At the mid-break of Game 2, Saina Nehwal leads 11-0 against South Africa's Elsie De Villiers in Women's Singles Round of 32

12:54 IST: BADMINTON: Saina Nehwal wins first game 21-3 against South Africa's Elsie De Villiers in Women's Singles Round of 32

12:44 IST: BADMINTON: The women's singles Round of 32 match between India's Saina Nehwal and South Africa's Elsie De Villiers starts

12:32 IST: TABLE TENNIS: India's Sathiyan Gnanasekaran/Manika Batra beat Malaysia's Ho Ying/Leong Chee Feng 3-0 in mixed doubles round of 32 match

12:20 IST: TABLE TENNIS: India's Sathiyan Gnanasekaran/Manika Batra are in action against Malaysia's Ho Ying/Leong Chee Feng in mixed doubles round of 32 match

11:48 IST: SHOOTING: Ankur Mittal wins bronze in men's double trap. This is India's 24th medal at the Games

11:40 IST: SHOOTING: Ankur Mittal moves to second with a score of 48 in Double Trap Men's Finals

11:37 IST: SHOOTING: Mohd Ashab is eliminated in Double Trap Men's Finals

11:30 IST: SHOOTING: Ankur Mittal is in gold medal position with a score of 28, Mohd Ashab is 4th in Double Trap Men's Finals

11:25 IST: SHOOTING: After 16 shots, Mohd Ashab is in silver medal position, Ankur Mittal is 5th in Double Trap Men's Finals

11:20 IST: SHOOTING: The Double Trap Men's Finals featuring India's Mohd Ashab and Ankur Mittal starts

10:40 IST: SHOOTING: India's Shreyasi Singh takes GOLD in the women's double trap finals.

Fire in the belly, gun in the hand!

Forward is the only way for Shreyasi Singh! Having shot a in 2014 Commonwealth Games, she now guns down a in a spectacular performance!

Well done Shreyasi! India is celebrating your achievement#CWG2018 #RangDeTiranga #GC2018 pic.twitter.com/NE25bwHLIg

— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) April 11, 2018

10:39 IST: SHOOTING: Varsha Varman finishes fourth in women's double trap event

10:36 IST: SHOOTING: Shreyasi Singh and Australia's Emma Cox are tied at 96. There will be a shoot-off for silver and gold.'

10:35 IST: BOXING: India's Vikas Krishan is through to Semis (75 kg) with a win over Zambia Boxer in QF, assures a medal.

10:23 IST: BOXING: India's Vikas Krishan Yadav in action against Zambia's Benny Muziyo in Men's 75kg quarter-finals

10:15 IST: SHOOTING: The fourth and final round of women's double trap finals is underway. India's Shreyasi Singh and Varsha Varman are placed 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Shreyasi Singh in action in Women's Double Trap. No qualification round for this event as it is not in Olympics. @OfficialNRAI #GC2018 pic.twitter.com/TAvnyhDtTy

— Indian Sports Fan! (@SportsFan_India) April 11, 2018

09:43 IST: SHOOTING: Mohd Ashab and Ankur Mittal qualify for Men's Double Trap final

09:26 IST: BOXING: Gaurav Solanki confirms India yet another medal after beating PNG's Charles Keama in Men's 52kg quarter-finals

09:18 IST: BOXING: India boxer Gaurav Solanki in action against PNG's Charles Keama in Men's 52kg quarter-finals

09:15 IST: SHOOTING: Shreyasi Singh and Varsha Varman are currently at second and third place respectively in Women's Double Trap Finals

08:55 IST: TABLE TENNIS: India's Harmeet Desai and Sanil Shankar Shetty beat Guyana's Shemar Britton and Christopher Franklin 11-6, 11-5, 11-7 in Men's Doubles Round of 32

08:48 IST: SQUASH: Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa beat the Welsh pair of Evans and Saffery 2-1 in the Women's Doubles Pool C match

08:30 IST: TABLE TENNIS: India's Achanta Sharath Kamal and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran move into Pre-QF with 3-0 win in R32

08:20 IST: BOXING: India's Sarita Devi loses 0-5 against Australia's Anja Stridsman in women's 60kg Quarterfinal

08:08 IST: BOXING: India's Sarita Devi is in action against Australia's Anja Stridsman in women's 60kg Quarterfinal bout

08:05 IST: BOXING: Mary Kom enters Final of 48kg with an emphatic 5-0 win over Sri Lanka's Anusha Dilrukshi. She has assured India at least a silver medal.

07:55 IST: SHOOTING: Om Mitharwal wins bronze medal in 50m Pistol Men's final. This is India's 22nd medal at the Games

Om shoots his 2ndmedal!

Consistency and focus, Om Mitharval has displayed both in his #CWG2018 performances.

Many Congratulations to him on shooting a in the 50 m men's Pistol event today. #RangDeTiranga #GC2018 #IndiaAtCWG pic.twitter.com/rmOq0P3qnF

— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) April 11, 2018

07:50 IST: SHOOTING: Om Mitharwal is in gold medal position with a score of 168.5 in 50m Pistol Men's Finals

07:45 IST: SHOOTING: Om Mitharwal is in silver medal position with a score of 148.3 in 50m Pistol Men's Finals

07:43 IST: SHOOTING: Om Mitharwal is joint-second with a score of 129.9 in 50m Pistol Men's Finals

07:41 IST: SHOOTING: Jitu Rai eliminated after finishing 8th in 50m Pistol Men's Finals

07:40 IST: SHOOTING: After second round of Stage 1, Om Mitharwal jumps to top spot with total score of 93.7, Jitu Rai in 8th in 50m Pistol Men's Finals

07:35 IST: SHOOTING: After first round of Stage 1, Om Mitharwal is in 6th spot, while Jitu Rai is 8th in 50m Pistol Men's Finals

07:30 IST: SHOOTING: The 50m Pistol Men's Finals featuring India's Jitu Rai and Om Mitharwal starts

07:00 IST: Table Tennis: India's Maitreyee Sarkar beats PNG's Vero Nime 11-2, 11-9, 11-2 in Women's TT6-10 Singles Group 1-Game 4

06:54 IST: TABLE TENNIS: India's Vaishnavi Sutar loses to Nigeria's Faith Obazuaye 0-11, 2-11, 2-11 in Women's TT6-10 Singles Group 2-Game 4.

06:53 IST: SHOOTING: After 2 rounds, Mohd Ashab is in top spot, Ankur Mittal is 8th in Men's Double trap Qualification.

06:30 IST: SHOOTING: Jitu Rai and Om Mitharval have qualified for men's 50m Pistol Men's finals. The final is scheduled for 7:30 AM IST.

06:15 IST: Shreyasi Singh is in third position with a score of 24, Varsha Varman is 6th in Round 1 in women's Double Trap finals.

06:05 IST: The women's Double Trap finals featuring India's Shreyasi Singh and Varsha Varman is underway.

05:55 IST: Hello and welcome to the Live updates from Day 7 of the Commonwealth Games.

Pistol shooter Heena Sidhu shone the brightest with a gold and a Games record, while para-powerlifter Sachin Chaudhary put behind a dope-tainted past to claim a surprise bronze as the Indian juggernaut slowed down a bit after five days of gold rush at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday. Weightlifters through with their campaign, wrestlers yet to take off and boxers only getting into medal rounds, the number of medal were not too many to show on day six of the Games. However, India held on to their third spot in the overall tally, behind hosts Australia and England. The Indian contingent has so far collected 11 gold, four silver and six bronze medals. t the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Chaudhary gave India India their only other medal of the day in para powerlifting with an effort of 181kg in the men's heavyweight final. he medal was redemption of sorts for Chaudhary, who was banned for two years after failing a dope test in 2014. He had tested positive for the anabolic steroid methandienone and testosterone abuse in June that year. ithout dwelling on his past, the lifter merely said he expects the medal to change things for good for him. t was a brilliant day for the boxers at the Oxenford Studios, where all five in action assured themselves of medals by advancing to the semi-finals. Among them was veteran Manoj Kumar (69kg), a gold-medallist from the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. oining him were a bunch of debutants -- Amit Panghal (49kg), Mohammed Hussamuddin (56kg), the 19-year-old Naman Tanwar (91kg) and former Asian Games bronze-medallist Satish Kumar (+91kg). The boxers have so far guaranteed themselves six medals in all as, among the women, M C Mary Kom (48kg) is also through to the semifinals.