Commonwealth Games 2018: 5 sports in which India can win medals in Gold Coast
The 21st Commonwealth Games are less than a month away and preparations of all the participating countries have reached the final stages. The 12-day long event will take place at Gold Coast, Australia. India has always been a force to reckon in the Commonwealth Games. In the last edition of the Games held at Glasgow, Scotland, India finished 5th in the medals tally with 15 Gold, 30 Silver and 19 Bronze medals. It was a brilliant show put up by the Indian athletes and they will look to continue it in this edition as well.
Here, we take a look at five sports in which India has maximum chances of winning medals.
#5 Boxing
Indian boxers had a mediocre tournament four years ago at Glasgow. India won 5 medals, but weren't able to convert their 4 Silver medals into Gold. However, this time India has named a strong squad which has a perfect balance of youth and experience.
In the Men's category, seasoned campaigner Manoj Kumar will look to win a Gold medal for the country in what could be his last Commonwealth Games. India's top medal hopefuls will be Vikas Krishan in 75kg category and 2014 Commonwealth Games Bronze medalist Satish Kumar in super heavy-weight category.
Among the young boxers, Amit Panghal can win a medal in his first Commonwealth Games. In the Women's category, the experienced duo of MC Mary Kom and Laishram Sarita Devi will be India's top medal prospects. With the kind of talent that the boxing team possesses, 2-3 Gold medals isn't a far-fetched dream.