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Narang strikes fourth gold to push India ahead of England
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New Delhi, Oct 9 (PTI) Indian Rifle ace Gagan Narang
fired home his fourth gold to put India ahead of England in
the fierce competition for gaining the second spot on the
sixth day of competitions in the Commonwealth Games Saturday.
Narang, who has been the pick of the shooters at the Dr
Karni range in the Indian capital New Delhi, added the men's
50m rifle 3-position gold medal to the 25m centre fire pistol
men's pair gold claimed at the same venue by Vijay Kumar and
Harpreet Singh earlier in the day.
India, who were third behind England with 21 gold apiece
in the table, were pushed ahead of the latter by Narang's
triumph, which was the 12th title won by the shooting team,
and had a tally of 22 gold, 16 silver and 14 bronze medals.
India had claimed 22 gold medals in the last edition of the
Games in Melbourne.
England were just behind with 21 gold but had the better
share of the silverware with 37 in their medal chest along
with 21 bronze medals.
India won a shooting bronze medal too, when Suma Shirur
and Kavita Yadav stood third in the women's 10m air rifle
pairs event. In all the shooters have secured 22 medals, only
six short of the record tally of 26 gained at Melbourne in
2006.
The other two bronze medals that came India's way were
provided by 20km walker Harminder Singh in a career-best 1
hour, 23 minutes, 28 seconds in the men's road event, and the
men's table tennis outfit which blanked Nigeria 3-0 in the
bronze medal tie.
India, one ahead of England in the gold tally going into
the sixth day of competitions, saw the latter nose ahead when
20km woman walker Jo Jackson gave an early morning impetus to
their surge by clinching the event in 1 hour, 34 minutes and
22 seconds.
The hosts plucked an unexpected bronze in the 20km walk
for men held simultaneously on the roads of Central Delhi when
Harminder Singh finished a creditable third behind Aussies
Jarred Tallent, winner of two walk medals in the 2008 Beijing
Olympics, and Luke Adams in a career best 1:23:28.
After the walk gold, England moved up the pecking order
because of the larger number of silverware won, but as has
been the custom in these Games the country's marksmen
responded in splendid fashion to put India ahead in the gold
tally.
On the wrestling mat, freestyle exponents Yogeshwar Dutt
(men's 60kg) and Narsingh Pancham Yadav (men's 74kg) entered
the final after beating England's Sasha Madyarchyk and
Canada's Evan MacDonald in the semi finals respectively. More
PTI Team
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New Delhi, Oct 9 (PTI) Indian Rifle ace Gagan Narang
fired home his fourth gold to put India ahead of England in
the fierce competition for gaining the second spot on the
sixth day of competitions in the Commonwealth Games Saturday.
Narang, who has been the pick of the shooters at the Dr
Karni range in the Indian capital New Delhi, added the men's
50m rifle 3-position gold medal to the 25m centre fire pistol
men's pair gold claimed at the same venue by Vijay Kumar and
Harpreet Singh earlier in the day.
India, who were third behind England with 21 gold apiece
in the table, were pushed ahead of the latter by Narang's
triumph, which was the 12th title won by the shooting team,
and had a tally of 22 gold, 16 silver and 14 bronze medals.
India had claimed 22 gold medals in the last edition of the
Games in Melbourne.
England were just behind with 21 gold but had the better
share of the silverware with 37 in their medal chest along
with 21 bronze medals.
India won a shooting bronze medal too, when Suma Shirur
and Kavita Yadav stood third in the women's 10m air rifle
pairs event. In all the shooters have secured 22 medals, only
six short of the record tally of 26 gained at Melbourne in
2006.
The other two bronze medals that came India's way were
provided by 20km walker Harminder Singh in a career-best 1
hour, 23 minutes, 28 seconds in the men's road event, and the
men's table tennis outfit which blanked Nigeria 3-0 in the
bronze medal tie.
India, one ahead of England in the gold tally going into
the sixth day of competitions, saw the latter nose ahead when
20km woman walker Jo Jackson gave an early morning impetus to
their surge by clinching the event in 1 hour, 34 minutes and
22 seconds.
The hosts plucked an unexpected bronze in the 20km walk
for men held simultaneously on the roads of Central Delhi when
Harminder Singh finished a creditable third behind Aussies
Jarred Tallent, winner of two walk medals in the 2008 Beijing
Olympics, and Luke Adams in a career best 1:23:28.
After the walk gold, England moved up the pecking order
because of the larger number of silverware won, but as has
been the custom in these Games the country's marksmen
responded in splendid fashion to put India ahead in the gold
tally.
On the wrestling mat, freestyle exponents Yogeshwar Dutt
(men's 60kg) and Narsingh Pancham Yadav (men's 74kg) entered
the final after beating England's Sasha Madyarchyk and
Canada's Evan MacDonald in the semi finals respectively. More
PTI Team
SAK
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