In the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, Olympians Gagan Narang and Vijay Kumar are among the 12 Indian shooters who will be seen in action today. Gagan Narang and Joydeep Karmakar will figure in the Men's 50 metre Rifle Prone event, while the Women's section in the same category will see the participation of Lajja Gawswami and Meena Kumari. Vijay Kumar and Harpreet Singh will feature in the Men's 25 metre Rapid fire Pistol section, with Gurpal Singh and Jitu Rai taking part in the Men's 50 metre Pistol event. The Trap Men's will have Manavjit Sandhu and Mansher Singh, while the Trap Women's will see Shreyasi Singh and Seema Tomar representing India.In Weightlifting, Vikas Thakur and Chandrakant Mali will contest in the Men's 85 kg division.18 of the 22 medals for India, so far, have come in Shooting and Weightlifting. Shooters and Weightlifters have also contributed equally in the 6 Gold India have bagged uptil now.In Boxing, Olympian Vijender Singh, Shiva Thapa, Devendro Laishram and Manpreet Jangra will play their quarterfinal bouts today.In Athletics, Narayana Sharadha and Poovamma M. will be seen in action in the Women's 100 metres and Women's 400 metres semi-finals, while Om Prakash Karhana will try his luck in the Shot Put Finals. Chandrodaya Narayan and Kamalpreet Singh will figure in the qualification of the Men's Hammer Throw event.The Indian Women's Hockey team will take on Trinidad and Tobago in their third preliminary round match today. All India Radio will broadcast live commentary on the match from 11.25 PM onwards. It can be heard on the FM Gold Network, Rajdhani and the National Channel.The Indian Mixed team in Badminton and Men's team in Table Tennis will play their Bronze medal matches.Gymnastics and Lawn Bowls will also see India's participation today.
News On AIR | July 28, 2014 1:42 PM
CWG: Top shooters Gagan Narang, Vijay Kumar to be seen in action today