Commonwealth Games 2018, Day 10, Gold Coast

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Vinesh won all of her three league matches to win gold in the women's freestyle 50k division. Earlier, Neeraj Chopra registered his season-best distance of 86.47m to claim India's first athletics gold in this edition. Earlier, boxing legend Mary Kom won her first ever CWG medal, and it was gold in the women's 45-48kg. Her fellow boxer Gaurav Solanki also claimed the top spot on the podium in the men's 52kg category. In shooting, Sanjeev Rajput won gold in the Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions. Harmeet Desai and Sanil Shankar Shetty won bronze in men's doubles table tennis. However, Sharath and Sathiyan lost their gold medal match and had to settle for silver. Boxer Vikas Krishan won gold in the 75kg category. But Satish Kumar lost his gold medal match in the +91kg category.  

14 April 2018

17:12 IST

That's it from us. India had a great today and take their tally to 25 gold, 16 silver and 18 bronze. They kept their third place in the overall standings behind leaders Australia and England. Don't forget to join us tomorrow on what will be last day of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. Join us early Sunday morning.  Till then goodbye. 

16:54 IST

Sad news for India. Sharath and Sathiyan lose their gold medal table tennis match and will have to settle for silver. So is the case with boxer Satish Kumar, he loses his +91kg gold medal match against England's Frazer Clarke. India have now won 25 gold, 16 silver and 18 bronze.  

16:50 IST

England boxer Frazer Clarke is much taller than Satish, which means he has a better reach. This will be a tough bout for the Indian. 

16:49 IST

Sathiyan and Sharath lose the fourth game and the match goes into the decider. Remember, it's a gold medal match in men's doubles table tennis.

16:48 IST

Satish Kumar is about to begin his gold medal match in the +91kg category. 

16:46 IST

Sharath and Sathiyan win the third game to make it 2-1 in the gold medal table tennis match.

16:33 IST

Meanwhile, Sharath and Sathiyan have won the second game to make it 1-1 in men's doubles table tennis gold medal match. 

16:24 IST

25th gold for India and Vikas Krishan does it. He has beaten Dieudonne Wilfried SEYI NTSENGUE 5-0 in the 75kg boxing category.  

16:15 IST

Now comes the big gold medal doubles match featuring Achanta Sharath and Sathiyan GNANASEKARAN against Paul DRINKHALL and Liam PITCHFORD of England. 

16:12 IST

Good result coming from men's doubles table tennis bronze medal match. India's Harmeet Desai and Sanil Shankar Shetty win their match against Singapore in three straight games 11-5 11-6 12-10 to take the country to its 18th bronze. 

15:59 IST

Indian men's hockey team loses their bronze medal match to England 2-1. Big disappointment for the hockey team. They were never a "gold' favourites but were certainly in the fray for silver and bronze. Hockey fans would be very disappointed.  

15:49 IST

Meanwhile, in the men's table tennis doubles bronze medal match, India's Harmeet Desai and Sanil Shankar Shetty have won the first two games 11-5 and 11-6. They need to win one more game to seal the deal for India. 

15:45 IST

India miss a big opportunity in front of goal through Dilpreet Singh. His full swing completely misses the ball. This has been India's story in this event. England continue to lead India 2-1.

15:33 IST

England take the lead through Sam Ward in the 43rd minute via penalty corner. His dragflick comes off Sreejesh but in the second attempt he is on target. India 1 England 2    

15:22 IST

Hockey Update

Varun has drawn India level at 1-1 against England, with the third quarter in progress. This is for the bronze medal.

15:01 IST

HISTORIC WIN, HISTORIC GOLD!

Manika Batra routs Mengyu Yu of Singapore 4-0 to win India's first ever women's singles gold medal in Table Tennis at the Commonwealth Games. Absolutely brilliant! 

14:57 IST

UPDATE

TT: For Women's Singles Gold
Manika Batra goes into 3-0 and is now just a game away from beating Singapore's Mengyu YU and create history for India at the Games.

14:50 IST

Squash: For Mixed Doubles Gold
Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal lose first game 8-11 against Australian pair of Donna / Cameron

14:41 IST

UPDATE

TT: For Women's Singles Gold
Manika Batra leads 2-0 against Singapore's Mengyu YU winning the first two games 11-7, 11-6.

14:37 IST

UPDATE

Squash: For Mixed Doubles Gold
Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal trail 3-4 in first game.

TT: For Women's Singles Gold
Manika Batra wins first game 11-7.

Hockey: For Men's Bronze
India 0 - 1 England (Q1 in progress)

14:30 IST

Three medal matches begin simultaneously!

Squash: Mixed Doubles Gold
Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal

TT: Women's Singles Gold
Manika Batra

Hockey: Men's Bronze
India vs England

14:24 IST

BRONZE FOR INDIA IN BADMINTON!

AshwinI Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy win bronze in women's doubles badminton beating the home team from Australia 21-19, 21-19. 

13:54 IST

What a SUPERSTAR! This is how Champions do it! @Neeraj_chopra1, lath gaad diya aur woh bhi style se! Blown away by the brilliance of this superb athlete! #Champion #GoldCoast2018

— Vinesh Phogat (@Phogat_Vinesh) April 14, 2018

13:53 IST

Thank you everyone for your support जय हिंद pic.twitter.com/z9Vva58tx6

— Neeraj Chopra (@Neeraj_chopra1) April 14, 2018

13:43 IST

12 events, 12 medals!

Somveer wins bronze medal in men's freestyle 86kg wrestling beating Canada's Alexander Moore 7-3. That means India have won a medal in each of the 12 events they have competed in, in wrestling, at Gold Coast. Top job!

13:11 IST

GOLD MEDAL NO. 23, AND A SPECIAL ONE!

Vinesh Phogat wins India's first women's wrestling gold in Gold Coast in the freestyle 50kg division after remaining undefeated in all of her three league matches.

12:50 IST

GOLD VIA WALKOVER!

Wrestler Sumit wins gold medal in men's 125kg freestyle after his opponent in the final league match, Sinivie Boltic of Nigeria, withdrew injured. This is India's 22nd gold at the Games.

12:37 IST

BRONZE MEDAL FOR INDIA

Bronze medallist Sakshi Malik wins her fourth league match 6-5 in a thriller against Tayla Ford of New Zealand to claim bronze medal. Sakshi lost 2/3 of her previous league matches to bow out of the gold-medal race.

12:13 IST

ATHLETICS UPDATE

India ended up a poor 7th in the Women's 4x400m Relay Final. The Indian quartet was never in with a chance from start to finish, just about managed to avoid a last-place finish. 

11:57 IST

India's Arpinder Singh finishes fourth in the men's triple jump event. Finished with his best-registered distance of 16.46m.

11:48 IST

ATHLETICS

India's Jinson Johnson finishes fifth in the Men's 1500m Final. Misses out on a medal but shatters the National Record with a timing of 3:37.86.

11:27 IST

Neeraj Chopra's historic gold (a first ever for India in javelin throw at CWG) is only the fourth individual gold for India in CWG athletics. Here's the list of those elite athletes:

Milkha Singh (1958 Cardiff)

Krishna Poonia (2010 Delhi)

Vikas Gowda (2014 Glasgow)

Neeraj Chopra (2018 Gold Coast) 

11:11 IST

GOLD NO. 21 FOR INDIA AND THE FIRST IN CWG 2018 ATHLETICS

Neeraj Chopra wins a historic gold medal in men's javelin throw with a distance of 86.47m, which is also his season best. Vipin Kashan finishes fifth with a distance of 77.87m.

10:51 IST

SEASON BEST!

Neeraj Chopra throws his Season Best of 86.47m on fourth attempt in the javelin-throw final to extend his lead at the top. Gold looks a mere official announcement away now.

10:39 IST

MEN'S JAVELIN THROW FINAL

Neeraj Chopra's stay No.1 with 85.50. He had a fault throw in his second attempt and got a distance of 84.78 in his third. Grenada's Anderson Peters is at second place but well behind the Indian at 82.20. 

10:31 IST

SINDHU VS SAINA FOR GOLD

The two India rivals and teammates will meet in the final of women's singles final after Sindhu defeated Canada's Michelle Li in the second semifinal in straight games.

10:25 IST

BADMINTON UPDATE

HS Prannoy loses 16-21, 21-9, 14-21 to Malaysian legend Lee Chong Wei in the men's singles semifinal. Lee will face world No. 1 Kidambi Srikkanth for gold tomorrow.

10:13 IST

MEN'S JAVELIN THROW FINAL

Neeraj Chopra storms into the first position with his first throw of 85.50. Vipin Kashan got a distance of 72.16 in his first attempt.

10:08 IST

Men's Javelin Throw Final

Vipin Kashana gets a distance of 72.16 in his first attempt as it drizzles in Gold Coast making conditions slightly more challenging for the athletes. 

09:59 IST

Eyes on Neeraj and Vipin

In the javelin throw final beginning shortly, India's Neeraj Chopra will begin as one of the favourites to win gold. Vipin Kashana will also present his challenge in a strong field.

09:49 IST

SAINA IN FINAL!

Badminton ace Saina Nehwal got a tough fight from Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland in the women's singles semifinal but won 21-14, 18-21, 21-17 in the end. She may meet PV Sindhu for gold. Sindhu is playing Michelle Li of Canada in the other semifinal.

09:43 IST

SILVER MEDAL ALERT!

Boxer Manish Kaushik claims silver medal in the men's 60kg division after losing to Harry Garside of Australia in the final with a split decision delivered by the judges.

09:17 IST

INDIA BOX TO ANOTHER GOLD!

Boxer Gaurav Solanki wins men's 52kg gold medal beating Northern Ireland's Brendan Irvine with a split decision in the final. This is India's 19 Gold Medal at Gold Coast 2018.

09:11 IST

ANOTHER GOLD! ANOTHER FROM SHOOTING!

Sanjeev Raput wins gold medal in men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions with a new Games Record of 454.5. Chain Singh finished 5th.

09:04 IST

DEFENDING CHAMPS IN FINAL!

The champion Indian pair of Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal is through to the women's doubles final. They defeated England's Sarah-Jane Perry and Laura Massaro 11-10, 11-5 in the semifinal.

08:41 IST

SILVER MEDAL FOR INDIA

Boxer Amit Phangal settles for second position on the podium after losing his men's 46-49kg final to England's Galal Yafai in a split 1-3 decision.

08:39 IST

BADMINTON UPDATE

Defeat for the Indian women's doubles team of Ashwini-Sikki in the semifinals. They exited the event after a 21-17, 15-21, 4-21 defeat against the Malaysians.

08:35 IST

WRESTLING UPDATE AFTER MORNING SESSION ENDS

1. Vinesh's last league match against Canada's Jessica MacDonald in the women's freestyle 50kg division with be for gold. She and Jessica have won their two respective matches so far.
2. Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik will be disappointed as she is out of the gold-medal race after losing two of her three league matches so far.

3. Sumit (125kg) may win gold without wrestling in the last league match as his Nigerian opponent Sinivie Boltic has 'reportedly' withdrawn due to injury. It's not official yet.

07:51 IST

MANIKA THWARTS STIFF CHALLENGE TO ENTER FINAL!

India's new TT star Manika Batra reaches women's singles final with a stunning 4-3 win over Singapore's Tianwei Feng. The breathtaking scoreline reads 12-10, 5-11, 11-8, 5-11, 5-11, 11-9, 13-11.

07:47 IST

'MAGNIFICENT MARY WINS GOLD'

India's boxing legend MC Mary Kom wins her maiden CWG medal - a gold - beating Kristina O'Hara of Northern Ireland 5-0 in the women's 45-48kg final.

Heartiest congratulations to @MangteC for bagging Gold in Women 45-48kg final . A true legend of Indian sports. #GC2018Boxing #GC2018 pic.twitter.com/3gamEhd82p

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) April 14, 2018

07:39 IST

HOCKEY UPDATE

England rout India women 6-0 to claim the bronze medal.

07:28 IST

MARY KOM IN ACTION - FOR GOLD

The Indian boxing legend takes on Kristina O'Hara in the women's 45-48 kg final. First round ends and it's difficult to pick a winner here. 

07:23 IST

GOOD NEWS FROM SHOOTING

Sanjeev Rajput and Chain Singh through to the final of men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions. Sanjeev broke the CWG Qualifying record with 1180 points to finish on top while Chain Singh registered 1166 points for a second place.

07:22 IST

WRESTLING UPDATE

Somveer out of contention for men's freestyle 86kg gold as he loses to Pakistan's Muhammad Inam in the 1/4 Final.

07:20 IST

HOCKEY

India trail England 0-2 in women's bronze medal match. Last quarter (fourth) in progress.

06:52 IST

Wrestling Update

Vinesh wins her first women's Freestyle 50kg match. But Sakshi loses her second match of 62kg division to Canada's Michelle Fazzari. Both events being played in round-robin Nordic format.

06:42 IST

Looks like shooters Sanjeev Rajput and Chain Singh have qualified for the Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Final with record scores. Awaiting official confirmation as the event is still in progress.

06:40 IST

SAD NEWS FROM TABLE TENNIS

India's challenge in mixed doubles TT ends after a fighting second semifinal. Manika Batra/Sathiyan lost first two games 8-11, 10-12. Then won the next two 11-5, 11-8 to make it 2-2. But lost the decider 13-15.

06:33 IST

Hockey

England have scored the first goal of the bronze-medal match against India in the second quarter to take a 1-0 lead. England's No. 20 Hollie Pearne-Webb scored off a PC.

06:32 IST

Meanwhile, a stunning comeback by Manika / Sathiya in second mixed doubles TT semis. After losing the first two games against the England pair, they win next two to make it 2-2.

06:30 IST

Shooting: In the Men's 50m Rifle 3 positions qualification, kneeling and prone rounds are over and the final standing round is on. Sanjeev Rajput and Chain Singh in top three. Top eight reach the finals.

06:30 IST

WRESTLING

Medal hopes Sakshi Malik (62kg) and Somveer (86kg) have won their respective opening matches in the wrestling arena.

06:29 IST

Also in progress is the women's hockey bronze-medal match between India and England, where it is 0-0 after 8 minutes in the first quarter.

06:06 IST

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Gold Coast 2018 CWG on the penultimate day of competition, i.e., Day 10 when a lot of gold-medal matches involving India are lined up.

However, not a very promising news to start with as the TT duo of Achanta Sharath and Mouma Das have lost their mixed doubles semis to Singaporeans 2-3.