Commonwealth Games 2014: Indian athletes performance on Day 4

Sathish Sivalingam poses with his gold medal

India win 5 medals on Day 4

India finished with five medals on day four of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Sunday. India have now reached a tally of 22 medals.

Sathish Sivalingam showed tremendous resolve as he won gold in the men’s 77 kg weightlifting event. Ravi Kumar brought more joy to Indian fans as he claimed bronze in the same category. Ravi had won gold in 69 Kg category at Delhi four years ago, but managed a total lift of 317 Kg (142 Kg in snatch + 175 Kg in clean and jerk).

Sathish was impressive as he lifted 328 Kg (149 Kg in snatch + 179 Kg in clean and jerk) to add second gold to India in weightlifting. Sanjita Khumukcham had won gold in the 48 Kg category.

Markswoman Shreyasi Singh, won silver in the double trap event. Her compatriot Varsha Varman finished fifth. Shooter Mohammed Asab and weightlifter Punam Yadav added a bronze each in the 20th Commonwealth Games. The 22-year-old Shreyasi gave ample display of her potential during the course of her win. The shooters have now contributed nine medals and it has been an overjoyed shooting camp.

Mohammed Asab was the other shooter who provided cheer for the strong Indian contingent by claiming the bronze medal in the men`s double trap event at the Barry Buddon Centre at Dundee.

Later in the day, Punam lifted a total of 202 kg to claim a bronze in the women`s 63kg category. The 19-year-old (88+114) from UP finished third behind Nigeria`s Olayuwatoyin Adesanmi and defending champion Obioma Okoli, who lifted 207kg each.

With the addition of these medals, India`s overall medals tally has swelled to 22 with six gold, nine silver and seven bronze and continued to maintain their fifth position on the medals table.Here is a look at some of the other events which featured the Indians.Hockey: There was disappointment in store for India`s women hockey team as they were blanked 0-3 by world number four New Zealand.Shot-put: India shot-putter Om Prakash Karhana qualified for the final with his best throw of 18.98m. He finished eighth in the qualifying.Athletics: M Povamma has qualified for the semifinals of the women`s 400m semifinals after clocking 54.01, while Sharadha Narayana also reached the semifinals of the women`s 100m with a timing of 11.39s.Boxing: Manoj Kumar beat Arthur Biyarslanov of Canada by split decision in Men`s Light Welterweight to enter the quarter-finals. Sumit Sangwan beat Tanzania’s Mohamed Hakimu Fumu 3-0 in the light heavyweight category (81-kg).Swimming: Sandeep Sejwal finished third best in Heat 3 of the men`s 50m Breaststroke event behind G. Snyders of New Zealand and M. Tully of Scotland. The 25-year-old swimmer qualified for the semis. Sandeep Sejwal was 4th in 1st semifinal, 9th overall to just miss the final Table Tennis: Achanta Sharath Kamal lost to Liam Pitchford as India was trailing England 2-0 in the team event. The game went into a fifth game before Pitchford trumped Kamal.