Commonwealth Games 2018: Gururaja bags silver, Saina, Srikanth win; updates
Commonwealth Games 2018: Gururaja bags silver, Saina, Srikanth win; updates on Business Standard. In Common Wealth Games 2018, India starts medal count weightlifter P Gururaja bagged silver medal in 56kg category. CWG 2018 is biggest event in Gold Coast, Australia. Find latest news on Common Wealth Games 2018.
Latest News India opened its medal count on the first day of 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games with weightlifter P Gururaja bagging the silver medal in the men's 56-kilogram category on Thursday. The 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games will kick off in Gold Coast, Australia, with a glittering opening ceremony. The Commonwealth Games 2018, the biggest event in the history of the Games, will run through 11 days. More than 4,500 athletes from 71 nations and territories will be vying for 275 gold medals at the multi-sport event. Australia is hosting the Commonwealth Games for the fifth time. Moreover, this is the first time when the same number of men’s and women’s medal events will be held at Gold Coast. The Indian contingent at the ceremony, consisting of over 200 athletes, will be led by flag-bearer P V Sindhu, the Rio Olympic silver medallist. The squad also includes double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar, and London Olympic bronze medallists Mary Kom, Saina Nehwal and Gagan Narang. First day started on a happy note for the country as India defeated Sri Lanka 3-0 in their first match in
the women's table tennis. However, India's hockey campaign was off to a disappointing start at the Commonwealth Games 2018 after the country's women's team went down 23 to Wales, trailing for most of the Group A clash on Thursday. Here is all you need to know
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