Commonwealth Games 2018 UPDATES: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu sets CWG record in 48 kg category as India wins first gold

The Commonwealth Games 2018 has begun with a glittering opening ceremony at the Carrara stadium in Gold Coast, Australia.  

The games will be held from April 4 to April 15 with a majority of the events taking place on the Gold Coast. More than 6000 athletes from 71 nations and territories will be contesting in 18 sports- 10 core sports and eight optional sports. 

India has sent a 220-strong  contingent for the 21st edition of the Commonwealth games with high medal prospects in Badminton, weightlifting.

READ MORE: 

Aboriginal activists target Commonwealth Games opening ceremony

Australian boxer Taylah Robertson becomes first Commonwealth Games medallist without a fight

India begins quest for coveted gold in mixed team badminton event 

COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2018 UPDATES: 

• Indian cyclists finish seventh in the men's Team Sprint qualifying and last in the women's Team Sprint qualifying. (Read)

• VIEW GALLERY: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu clinches India’s first gold at Commonwealth Games 2018

  Indian women's cycling team finish fifth  in 4,000 metre Team Pursuit event, fail to qualify

• FIRST GOLD: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu wins gold in women's 48 kg category. (Read)

• Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu sets Commonwealth Games record in women's 48 kg category by lifting 86 kg in snatch.

• Indian men's Table Tennis team thrash Trinidad and Tobago 3-0. (Read)

• Harinderpal Sandhu and Vikram Malhotra notch up comfortable wins in the squash men's singles round-of-64 matches. (Read)

• Indian swimmer Virdhawal Khade advances to the semi-finals in the mens 50 metre butterfly event 

• Shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Saina Nehwal in full form as India outclass Sri Lanka 5-0 in the Mixed Team A Badminton event. (Read)

• India's first medal: Weightlifter Gururaja bags India's first medal in the 2018 Commonwealth games in the 56 kg category. Gururaja has  a best attempt of 111 kg in the snatch and 138 kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 249 kg.  (Read here)

• VIEW GALLERY: Weightlifter Gururaja bags India's first medal in 2018 Commonwealth games

• Weightlifter Gururaja (L) poses with other medal winners.
  (Photo: Twitter)

• India suffers loss 2-3 to Wales on the first day of the women's hockey competition. This is the first time India has lost to Wales in a major tournament.(Read)

• India defeats Sri Lanka 3-0 in their first match in the women's table tennis competition.