New Delhi: Gold medal count of India swelled to 14 on Thursday on account of Olympic silver medallist Sushil Kumar to assert the distinctions in the 74kg classification. He took only 80 seconds to stick his South African rival Johannes Botha down in the last in Gold Coast. Sushil piled on 10 specialized focuses to win the gold.
In another wrestling last, the men’s 57 kg class, India’s Rahul Aware additionally asserted the yellow metal to guarantee India won their fourteenth gold, beating Canada’s Steven Takahashi in an oppressive show of procedure and quality. Mindful gathered 15 focuses and gave away only seven to bind his adversary.
India added another silver to their count through Babita Kumari, who in spite of being hollowed as a gold decoration contender in the 53kg classification, lost a nearby last against Canada’s Diana Weicker. The second of the Phogat sisters and previous CWG gold medallist Babita could earn just two specialized indicates and yielded 5 see the gold disappear from her grasp.
Another ladies’ grappler Kiran who was contending in the bronze decoration coordinate in the 76kg class won effortlessly on her specialized ability as she accumulated 10 indicates on the tangle beat the Mauritian rival Katouskia Pariadhaven.
From the shooting ranges, India’s Tejaswini Sawant won silver in the ladies’ 50m inclined finals. She accumulated 618.9 and lost the last by a thin edge of less than 3 focuses to Singapore’s Martina Lindsay Veloso, whose last exertion likewise turned into a Games record.
Later at night at Gold Coast, Indians Seema Punia and Navjeet Dhillon won silver and bronze in the Discus last. Punia began well with a toss of 60.41m, which happened to remain her best in the last. She couldn’t better her stamp in the following five endeavors however was set well for a silver. Australia’s Dani Stevens won the gold with a Games record toss of more than 68m. Navjeet Dhillon too had a disappointing night as she scarcely crossed the check for the bronze in her last endeavor.
India awards count has collected to 31 decorations including 14 gold, 7 silver and 10 bronze.
