India at Gold Coast: Boxers and Wrestlers shine on Day 10

The penultimate day of the 21st Commonwealth Games 2018 saw India better their medal tally as they finished with 59 medals. India have won 25 gold, 16 silver and 18

The penultimate day of the 21st Commonwealth Games 2018 saw India better their medal tally as they finished with 59 medals.

India have won 25 gold, 16 silver and 18 bronze medals. On the tenth day boxer MC Mary Kom made a debut by winning gold in the women’s 48 kilogram category.

#GC2018 | Boxer MC Mary Kom claims gold on Commonwealth Games debut in women's boxing in the 45-48 kg category. pic.twitter.com/7aG1O3A5u0

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India’s Neeraj Chopra won the men’s Javelin title while Vinesh Phogat won gold in the women’s 50 kg wrestling competition.

#GC2018 | NeerajChopra creates history, first Indian to win javelin throw gold at #CommonwealthGames2018. India's gold tally at 21. pic.twitter.com/h24OYWI2Xl

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Wrestler Sumit Malik bagged gold in men’s freestyle 125 kg category, while Manika Batra became the first Indian Woman to win gold in CWG Table Tennis singles.

#BREAKING | Manika Batra, the first Indian Woman to win gold in CWG Table Tennis singles.#GC2018TableTennis pic.twitter.com/zN9p2K081G

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India’s Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal claimed silver after going down against Australia’s Donna Urquhart and Cameron Pilley in the summit clash of the mixed doubles squash competition.

Boxer Vikas Krishan clinched gold medal in the men’s 75kg category while Satish Kumar lost the final of the 91kg category and returned with a silver.

#BREAKING | Boxer Vikas Krishnan wins gold in Men's 75 kg, gets 25th gold for India.#GC2018Boxing #GC2018 pic.twitter.com/1ALSRlyCBD

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In the men’s doubles table tennis competition, India’s Harmeet Desai and Sanil Shankar Shetty bagged the bronze medal.

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