CWG 2018: What to expect from India on Day 1

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India will be starting their campaign in various events on Thursday

Commonwealth Games are finally set to begin in Gold Coast, Australia. The 218 member contingent of India are all set to bag a handful of medals in the Games and make the tri-colour flutter high.

India will be starting its campaign in several events tomorrow. Let's look into the events in which Indian athletes would be up to showcase their skills on Day 1 of the Games.

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#8 Artistic Gymnastics

Asish Kumar won the Bronze Medal

in

the 2010 Asian Games

The Men's Team Final and Individual Qualifications will take place on Thursday. The Indian team will be represented by Yogeshwar Singh, Rakesh Patra and Ashish Kumar.

Ashish Kumar has been the bronze medalist in the floor exercise event of 2010 Asian Games. He went onto win 4 Gold Medals in the South Central Asian Gymnastics Championships in Dhaka in December 2011.

Rakesh Kumar Patra has an experience of competing in the 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championship held in Antwerp, Belgium.

It will take some extraordinary performances by the gymnasts in order to qualify for the Finals. However, the gymnasts are highly capable of doing it.

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