CWG Day 6 Schedule: Gagan Narang Eyes Gold for 50m Rifle Shooting
India has already hit the two-figure mark in the gold medal tally at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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India has hit the two-figure mark in the gold medal tally at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, with the badminton mixed team and the men’s table tennis team finishing on top of the podium on Monday, 9 April.
But Tuesday is another day, and here are the athletes you can catch in action on the sixth day of the tournament.
The day will start once again in the shooting arena with Olympic medallist Gagan Narang and Chain Singh kicking things off in the 50 m rifle prone qualifiers at 4:30 am. The final round is scheduled a few hours later at 8:30 am.
Heena Sidhu, the silver medallist from Sunday, is in action on Tuesday again in the 20m pistol event. The prelims are at 4:30 am and the final will take place at 11 am. Also competing in the event will be Anu Singh.
Both the hockey teams are also in action, with the men playing Malaysia at 5 am and the women taking on South Africa at 3 pm.
Five Indian boxers are also going to be competing on Tuesday, with Manoj Kumar entering the ring at 3:32 pm against Terry Nickolas of Australia.
After the disappointments in the single’s matches, India’s squash players all start their campaigns in the doubles events. Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa are the defending champions in the women’s doubles event.