Where do India stand after winning 15 medals on Day 10?

Indian athletes continued their rich vein of form on Day 10 as well, as 15 medals were added to India’s tally at the Commonwealth Games 2022 on Sunday. Medals have continued to rain in the past few days, and on the penultimate day of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, India won 5 gold medals, with plenty more to follow on the last day on Monday. 

Of the five gold medals, three came in boxing, while one more gold was won in the Men’s triple jump final by Eldhose Paul. Sharath Kamal and Sreeja Akula’s mixed table tennis pairing also added a gold medal to take India’s tally to a total of 15 medals in a single day. 

India have now crossed the half-century mark in terms of the total medals won, with 18 gold, 15 silver and 22 bronze which totals to 55 medals as they remain in fifth place on the overall medal tally.  

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Meanwhile, before the final day’s action begins on Day 11 in Commonwealth Games 2022, Australia continue to lead the standings, with 66 gold, 55 silver, and 53 bronze, equalling to 174 medals. The hosts England are close by in second with 55 gold, 59 silver and 53 bronze medals which takes their total to 166. 

The medal rush for India began with a bronze medal in women’s hockey after a thrilling win in the penalty shootout over New Zealand.

Boxers made the nation proud on the tenth day. Amit Panghal, Nitu Ganghas, and Nikhat Zareen captured gold for India in their respective weight categories. Some medals came in athletics as well. Annu Rani (bronze in javelin throw), Eldhose Paul and Abdulla Aboobacker (gold and silver in men’s triple jump), and Sandeep Kumar (bronze in men’s 10000 m race walk) brought laurels for the country.

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A silver medal came in table tennis as well. The duo of Achanta Sharath Kamal and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran captured that in the men’s singles finals.

Another racquet sport medal came in squash, with the mixed duo of Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal winning a bronze medal.

The Indian women’s cricket team also did a commendable job, though had to settle for a silver medal after a nine-run loss in a thrilling grand finale against Australia. Finally, the Indian mixed doubles duo of Achanta Sharath Kamal and Sreeja Akula won a gold in the mixed doubles category.

With agency inputs