Indians in Action on Day 5
India’s medal tally is expected to rise further on the fifth day with about 10 medal events in badminton, table tennis, swimming, shooting and weightlifting scheduled to take place.
The Indian badminton team will finally have a chance to reward themselves for the consistent performances in the first few outings, as they will play the medal match on Monday, 9 April against Malaysia.
In shooting, there are three medal events – men’s skeet shooting, women’s 10m air rifle shooting, and men’s 10m air pistol shooting. However, the shooters need to go through the qualification stage first in order to get to the final event.
There will be four medal events in weightlifting on Monday, with Indian lifters performing in all four – 105 kg men, 90 kg women, +105 kg men, +90kg women.
The men’s table tennis team will face Singapore in the semifinals and will proceed to the final (gold medal) event if they defeat Singapore.
Indian swimmer Srihari Natrajan will also be looking for a medal on Monday in his 200m backstroke event. Natrajan will also have to qualify for the final event first in order to win a medal.
More sports where we will see Indians in action are boxing, which will see matches in two categories – men’s 52-kg and 60-kg categories, and high jump in athletics. However, there are no medal events slated for these two sports.
Badminton: Saina Nehwal Leads India to Mixed Team Gold
Saina Nehwal beats Soniia Cheah 21-11, 19-21, 21-9 in the women’s singles match to help India’s mixed badminton team defeat defending champions Malaysia 3-1 in the final. India clinch their 10th gold medal of CWG 2018.
The Indian mixed badminton win their first-ever CWG gold medal.
Badminton: Saina Leads 18-9
Saina Nehwal takes a big lead in the women’s singles match against Malaysia’s Soniia Cheah.
Badminton: Saina Leads 11-9
Saina Nehwal has just put her nose in front in the women’s singles match against Malaysia’s Soniia Cheah. At the half-way mark of the third game, Saina leads 11-9.
Badminton: Soniia Cheah Equalises
Malaysia’s Soniia Cheah scraps a 21-19 win in the second game against Saina Nehwal in the women’s singles match. Cheah makes it 1-1 in the match. Can Saina find the all-important victory in the third game?
