On day 2 of CWG 2010, India is second in the
medal tally, with 5 gold medals to its credit, along with 4 silvers and 2 bronzes. Australia leads the CWG medal list, with 24 medals in all, including 9 golds, 10 silvers and 5 bronzes.
Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang gave India the desired its first gold medal in CWG 2010, firing a record 1193 in the men's 10 metres air rifle event.
Then, Rahi Sarnobat and Anisa Sayeed clinched a gold in the 25 metres pairs pistol event for women.
Wrestlers Ravinder Singh, Anil Kumar and Sanjay Kumar each won a gold medal, adding to India's gold medal tally, winning the men's westling events.
Deepak Sharma and Omkar Singh then won the silver medal in the 50 metres men's pistol event, finishing 7 points behind Singapore's Bin Gai and Swee Hon Lim.
Women shooters Tejaswini Sawant and Lajja Goswami won the silver medal in the 50 metres pairs rifle 3 position.
In swimming, 6 Indians crashed out in different categories, while Virdhawal Khade was the only Indian to make progress.
Khade entered the semi-finals of the 50m butterfly stroke. He registered a timing of 24.72s to place eighth, but his compatriot Arjun Muralidharan could finish only in 26.37s and placed 20th. Only the top 16 make it to the next stage.
Indian boxers opened their campaign in style with Amandeep Singh (49kg) and Manoj Kumar (64kg) advancing to the pre-quarterfinals, following thumping wins in their opening bouts.