New Delhi: Halfway through the Commonwealth Games, India is looking at rivalling and even surpassing its best ever medal maul of 50 in the previous Melbourne Games.
Large number of spectators are expected to pour in at all venues today with plenty of action lined up for the weekend.
Large number of spectators are expected to pour in at all venues today with plenty of action lined up for the weekend.
India will look to grab more Gold as the sixth day of the Games as 32 medals are up for stake. Some big names including Gagan Narang and Sania Mirza will be competing in the finals.
Ace shooter Gagan Narang will be the cynosure of all eyes as he will participate in the Singles 50 m Rifle 3 Positions (Men). Imran Hasan will also be seen participating in the same event.
Shooting will have more to offer with Suma Siddharth Shirur and Kavitha Yadav in the Pairs 10m Air Rifle shooting event and Vijay Kumar and Harpreet Singh in the Pairs 25m Pistol (Men).
After Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati duo crashed out in the semi-finals of the men's doubles event, India rests its hope on Sania Mirza as she faces Anastasia Rodionova in the Women's singles final today.
Both the men's and women's hockey team will continue their race for the Gold today. The men will look to establish a victory against Scotland while the Indian women's hockey team is up against the South Africa after thrashing Trinidad and Tobago 7-0 yesterday.
In Wrestling, India will hope to break more records as there are 3 Gold medals are at stake today. India's Yogeshwar Dutt, Narsingh Pancham Yadav and Anil Mann will be seen fighting for Gold in the Freestyle 60kg, Freestyle 74kg, Freestyle 96kg finals (Men's) respectively.
In Weightlifting, Monika Devi and Srishti Singh will be competing in the 75 kg Women's category.
GOLD MEDALS AT STAKE: 32 - Athletics (10), Archery (2), Swimming (9), Shooting (4), Tennis (2), Weightlifting (2), Wrestling (3)
Following is India's schedule of Day 6 of the Commonwealth Games:
Athletics:
Men's Race Walk: Babu Bhai Panucha
Men's Discus throw: Vikas Gowda
Women's 800m: Tintu Luka
Men's 400m Hurdle: Joseph Abraham
Women's Long Jump Final: Mayookha Johny
Men's High Jump: Hari Shankar Roy
Netball:
Women: India vs Samoa
Lawn Bowls:
Triples Men: India vs New Zealand
Pairs Men: India vs Falkland Islands, India vs Malta
Pairs Women :India vs Zambia
Singles Women: Farzana Khan vs Siti Zalina Ahmad (Malaysia)
Singles Men: Mohammad Raja vs Safuan Said (Malyasia)
Singles Women: Farzana Khan vs Claire Johnston (Scotland)
Hockey:
Women: India vs South Africa
Men: India vs Scotland
Boxing:
Light Fly Weight (46-49kg): Amandeep Singh vs Muhamad Fuad
(Malaysia)
Heavy Weight (91kg): Manpreet Singh vs Haruna Mhando
(Tanzania)
Light Heavy Weight (81kg): Dinesh Kumar vs Obed Mbwakongo
(England)
Bantam Weight (56kg): Akhil Kumar vs Iain Weaver (England)
Weightlifting:
75kg Women: Monika Devi, Srishti Singh.
Swimming:
200m Butterfly Women: Pooja Raghava Alva, Aditi Dhumatkar
400m Individual Medley Women: Kanch Desai, Richa Mishra
200m Breaststroke Men: Sandeep Sejwal, Puneet Rana
Archery:
Recurve Team Women Semifinals: India vs Malaysia
Recurve Team Women Finals :India vs England
Recurve Team Men Semifinals: Australia vs India vs Scotland
Recurve Team Men Finals:India vs England
Shooting:
Pairs 25m Pistol men: Vijay Kumar
Pairs 10m Rifle event: Suma Siddharth Shirur, Kavitha yadav
Singles 50 m Rifle 3 Positions Men: Gagan Narang
Singles Trap Women: Seema Tomar, Shreyasi Singh
Singles Trap Men: Manavjit Singh Sandhu, Mansher Singh
