Day 7: Botswana’s historic 400m double; Shreyasi Singh’s heroic shoot-off gold in Double Trap
AMANTLE MONTSHO COMPLETES 400M DOUBLE FOR BOTSWANA Just 24 hours after Issac Makwala claimed the 400m Men's gold, his compatriot Amantle Montsho clinched the Women's event to complete the historic double for Botswana. Montsho, the World Champion of 2011, was back at her best and clocked 50.15, her quickest time for five years. It is the first time in Commonwealth Games history...
Shooter Shreyasi Singh bags India’s 12th gold; Ankur Mittal, Om Mitharval win bronze
The star of the day is definitely the 26-year old Shreyasi Singh. The shooter from Delhi has won gold in the Women's Double Trap event at the Commonwealth Games 2018. She shot 96 in the finals and beat Australia’s Emma Cox two shots to one in the shoot-off. Singh bettered her performance at the same event in the 2014 Glasgow...
Curling of the Scots- migrated and dominated by others, but remains essentially Scottish
In the recently concluded Curling World Championship, Canada, skipped by Jennifer Jones, claimed a 7-6 win over Olympics gold medallist Sweden in the Women’s category. Russia took bronze following a 6-5 win over the United States. In the Men’s division there was a role reverse as Sweden, skipped by Niklas Edin, beat Canada by 7-3. Scotland took the bronze after...
Day 6: At 79, Robert Pitcairn debuts in shooting; becomes the oldest athlete in Commonwealth history
ROBERT PITCAIR’N DREAM DEBUT Canadian fullbore shooter Robert Pitcairn, became the oldest athlete in Commonwealth Games history when he debuted in the Queen's Prize Pairs finals 1 event at the age of 79 years and 9 months. Pitcairn partnered with Nicole Rossignol for the event, broke the record held by Lawn Bowls player Doreen Flanders. Pitcairn and Rossignol finished in...
India’s medal count goes up; para lifter Sachin Chaudhury wins bronze at Commonwealth Games
35-year old Indian para-powerlifter, Sachin Chaudhury, delivered the first medal from the country's para-athletic contingent at the Commonwealth Games 2018. Sachin claimed bronze in the men's heavyweight final with a combined effort of 181kg. Nigeria’s Abdulazeez Ibrahim won the gold and Malaysia’s Yee Khie Jong took the silver. Sachin Chaudhury won a silver medal at the Powerlifting World Cup in...
Heena Sidhu makes up for Gagan Narang’s loss; bags gold in Women’s 25m Pistol
Experienced Indian shooter Heena Sidhu bagged the first gold of Day 6 in the 25m Pistol event at the Commonwealth Games 2018. Heena compensated the loss of eight-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Gagan Narang, who finished at the 7th position in Men's 50m Rifle Prone event. This is Heena's second medal at this year's Games after she bagged silver...
Gold Coast Day 5: Michelle Ahye, Akani Simbine are the fastest runners at Commonwealth Games 2018
YOHAN BLAKE PUT BEHIND BY AKANI SIMBINE Yohan Blake who is regarded as the successor of Usain Bolt suffered a shock defeat in Men’s 100m final at Gold Coast. The Jamaican had to settle for a bronze behind Akani Simbine and Henricho Bruintjies of South Africa. Simbine took gold in 10.03sec and Henricho Bruintjies claimed silver in 10.17. Trinidad and Tobago’s...
Its gold for Indian Men’s Table Tennis and Mixed Team Badminton
The Indian Men’s Table Tennis team followed their female counterpart and won the gold at the Commonwealth Games 2018 by defeating Nigeria by 3-0. The team on their way to the final upstaged defending champions Singapore. Sharath Achanta, in the first match of the final, had a shaky start as he lost the first game by 4-11 to Bode Abiodun. But...
Shooter Mehuli Ghosh and lifter Pardeep Singh get silver; Apurvi Chandela settles for bronze
The Indian girls continue to bring glory at the Commonwealth Games. In the Women's 10m Air Rifle event, Mehuli Ghosh and Apurvi Chandela bagged silver and bronze respectively. 17-year old Mehuli lost in the final shoot off after she was tied with Martina Lindsay of Singapore at a Commonwealth record score of 247.2. Mehuli scored 9.9 in the final...
Day 4: Records smashed on Cycling track; Weightlifting, Shooting and TT glory for India
CYCLING RECORDS TOPPLED AND CREATED In this year’s Commonwealth Games, Cycling records were set and reset in most of the events. Australia won 10 gold, 3 silver and 6 bronze, a total of 19 medals. Scotland lie second with 10 medals and England are in third position with 9 medals. COMMONWEALTH GOLD ADDED TO LAKEISHA PATTERSON’S COLLECTION The golden girl of Paralympic...