Indians in Action on Day 9
There’s a lot to look forward to on Day 9 as the boxers gear up for the semi-finals, their first medal event.
The likes of Amit Phangal, Gaurav Solanki, Naman Tanwar and Manoj Kumar will be seen in action.
Meanwhile, after the Women's Hockey team faced disappointment at the hands of Australia in the semi-final on 12 April, the men's team will look to ease the pain as they face New Zealand in the semi-finals.
Olympic medalist PV Sindhu, along with Saina Nehwal and Srikanth Kidambi, will compete in the Badminton singles quarterfinals.
Athlete Neeraj Chopra will be compete the Men's Javelin Throw qualifications. If he qualifies, then medal events await.
Other sports to watch out for include squash, table tennis and 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Shooting.
Hockey: India Lose Semifinal
India’s men’s hockey team have been beaten 3-2 by New Zealand in the semifinal and will now play for the bronze medal on Saturday.
India conceded two goals in the first quarter with Hugo Inglis (seventh minute) and Stephen Jenness (13th) capitalising. But Harmanpreet Singh converted a penalty stroke in the 29th minute as India trailed 1-2 at half-time.
Markus Child regained New Zealand's two-goal lead in the 40th minute. India kept chasing and reduced the deficit to one in the 57th minute through a penalty corner conversion but it proved be too late to find an equaliser.
India will now head to the bronze medal playoff against the loser between Australia and England.
Hockey: Desperate Times for India
India have an extra player in the attack with Sreejesh being taken out. Harmanpreet Singh, wearing the yellow jersey, is in the middle of the action.
A minute in and India have a penalty corner. Harmanpreet–in the keeper’s jersey– sends it to the back of the goal.
India 2-3!
Boxing: Bronze for Manoj Kumar
Mohammed Husammuddin (56kg) and Manoj Kumar (69kg) both have lost their semifinal bouts and will settle for bronze in their respective categories.
Table Tennis: Silver for India
Manika Batra and Mouma Das have been beaten 0-3 by Tianwei Feng and Mengyu Yu of Singapore in the women’s doubles final.
A silver for the Indian pair to add to the gold they won in the team event earlier this week.