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Thursday, September 10, 2015

2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in Apia - India bag seven medals on penultimate day

Indians collected 7 more medals, including two gold, on the penultimate day of competitions in the fifth Commonwealth Youth Games in Apia,Samoa on Thursday Sep 10,2015

Archer Prachi Singh bagged a gold in the girls recurve individual event while the tennis mixed doubles team of Sasikumar Mukund and Dhruthi Tatachar Venugopal clinched Gold Medals to boost India's medal tally.

Boxer Gourav Solanki (52kg), archer Nishant Kumawat (boys recurve individual) and the squash mixed team of Velavan Senthil Kumar and Harshit Jawanda were the silver medal winners

Pugilists Leichombam Bhimchand Singh (49kg) and Prayag Chauhan (64kg) settled for bronze

With just a day left in the Games, India occupy sixth spot in the medal tally with a total haul of 17 medals (7 gold, 4 silver and 6 bronze) behind Australia, England, South Africa, Malaysia and New Zealand.

India's medal tally will increase on the last day of competitions tomorrow as tennis players Sasikumar and Dhruthi play in their respective boys and girls singles finals.

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