Cwg 2018 shreyasi wins gold, om bronze mary kom, gaurav assured of silver

CWG 2018: Shreyasi wins gold, Om bronze; Mary Kom, Gaurav assured of silver

India continues to shine brightly on the seventh day of the 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast Australia, with Shreyasi Singh clinching a gold medal in women's doubletrap, Om Prakash Mitharval bagging a bronze medal in the 50m pistol finals, and M C Mary Kom and Gaurav Solanki assuring India medals in their respective boxing categories.Shreyasi Singh shot a total of 96 in the final and then beat Australia's Emma Cox in a shoot-off.With 21 medals, India finished at the third position in the medal tally.Day 7 started with a glorious performance by Indian shooters. Jitu Rai and Om Prakash Mitharval entered the final round of men's 50m air pistol event. However, Jitu Rai was later eliminated from the men's 50m air pistol event. Earlier, Rai had bagged a gold in men's 10m air pistol event, while Om Mitharval had clinched a bronze in the same event.

Here are all the latest updates around India's performance and medals

tally at the Commonwealth Games 2018 being held in Gold Coast, Australia.

1. Shreyasi Singh wins gold in women's double-trap shooting: Shreyasi Singh brought India its 12th gold at the 21st Commonwealth Games in the women's double-trap event.

She defeated Australia's Emma Cox in the final round, with a total shot of 96 in the final.

2. Vikas Yadav enters semi-finals of men's 75kg boxing category Vikas Krishan Yadav entered the semi-finals of men's 75kg boxing category. Vikas also registered a comfortable 5:0 victory over Benny Muziyo of Zambia in the last eight stage. Vikas assures a medal from the 21st Commonwealth Games 2018.

3. Mary Kom enters final: Indian boxer MC Mary Kom defeated Anusha Dilruksh to enter the final of women's 48 kg at the 21st Commonwealth Games. Her dominance was such, she carved out a unanimous 5:0 verdict against the veteran Sri Lankan fighter.

4. Gaurav Solanki assures silver: India's Gaurav Solanki convincingly beat his Papua New Guinea opponent Keama 5-0 in men's 52kg boxing category to enter the semifinal round.

5. Om Prakash Mitharval bags bronze in 50m pistol event: Indian shooter Om Prakash clinched bronze medal 50m pistol event. This second medal of the Commonwealth Games 2018.

6. Five boxers assure five more medals for India: India at present is at the third position in the medal tally but all thanks to the Indian boxers, India's medal tally is going to increase.

7. India started with a victory in squash on Day 6: All three pairs won their respective matches on the sixth day of 21st Commonwealth Games. Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal outclassed Guyana's Mary Fung-a-Fat and Jason-Ray Khalil by 2-0 (11-3, 11-3) in just 13 minutes of play.

8. Indian men and women qualified for semi-finals in hockey: Indian women's hockey team qualified for the semi-finals by defeating South Africa by 1-0 in their last Pool A match.

9. Indian athlete Hima Das qualified for women's 400m finals: In the women's 400m semifinals, 18-year-old Hima Das qualified for the final with a personal best of 51.53 to finish third in the first semifinal heat.

10. Heena Sidhu bagged another gold for India: Heena Sidhu clinched India's third gold medal in shooting at the 21st Commonwealth Games in the women's 25m pistol.

11. Para-lifter Sachin Chaudhary won a bronze for India: India's para-lifter Sachin Chaudhary settled for the bronze in men's heavyweight category at the 21st Commonwealth Games.

12. India at no. 3 in the medal tally: With 21 medals in the kitty, India finishes at number 3 at the end of Day 6 at 21st Commonwealth Games.