Commonwealth Games:India reach the semifinal of Men's Hockey

India came up with an inspiring performance against Malaysia in Gold Coast today to beat their Asian rivals 2-1 and qualify for the semi-final of the Commonwealth Games 2018 .

Harmanpreet Singh scored both goals for India in the first and third quarter to help India win. India have one game remaining in their group. They take on England in that final game and they would like to win it as well. 

A win against England will enable India to top the group and by that, they can avoid Australia in the semi-final. In women's hockey today, India will take on South Africa today. 

As the Games entered 6th day today, India will look to add more medals to their tally which currently stands at 19 medals comprising 10 gold, 4 silver and 5 bronze. India's Gagan Narang and Chirag Singh qualified to reach men's 50 meter rifle prone final



today. 

Annu Singh and Heena Sidhu qualified to reach women's 25 meter pistol final. There will also be boxing and squash events later in the day. In Squash, Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal will take on their rivals. 

In mixed doubles, the duo of Dipika Pallikal and Saurabh Ghoshal and the pair of Joshna Chinappa and Harinder Pal Sindhu will take on their rivals. And in a surprise package, Mohammad Anas will compete in the men’s 400 meter finals. 

He is the first Indian to qualify for the final of the 400 meter after Milkha Singh did it in 1958. Four Indian boxers will also be in action for their quarterfinal bouts and win for each of them will guarantee India medals. 

Australia with 106 medals including 39 gold continues to top the tally followed by England with 64 medals, including 22 gold.