Shooters bag 12th gold for India at Commonwealth Games

Breaking news! NEW DELHI: India's Gurpreet Singh and Vijay Kumar bagged 12th gold for India when they won in the 25 metre pistol pairs of the Commonwealth Games on Thursday.

Earlier, India started the day with a bronze medal when the women's team of of Bhagyabati Chanu, Jhano Handah and Gagandeep Kaur compound archery team beat Malaysia.

Later in the day, Indian athletes will vie for a lot of medals at the Delhi Games where women's wrestling makes its debut with events in 48 kg, 55 kg, 63 kg and 72 kg freestyle and Greco-Roman styles.

After having scooped up a bagful of medals, including several golds, the Indian shooters are all set to boost the country's medals kitty further.

Competitions continue in tennis, table tennis, squash and badminton where a lot of Indian interest remains.

Indian is looking up to star boxers Akhil Kumar (56kg), Suranjoy Singh (52kg) and Manoj Kumar (64kg), for further medals, along with Amandeep Singh (46-49kg).

The weightlifting arena, also among the most fruitful ones for the country, will see Sudhir Kumar (77kg) flexing his muscles.
source: agency