The Indians were given some stiff resistance by Team Singapore in that tight first game. They managed to overcome that tough challenge and simply rode on that to cruise through the second.
Ponnappa and Reddy look very, very confident in this match. The Singaporeans fought back to even things at 16-16 but Team India held their nerves to snatch the first game 21-18
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As Day 8 progresses, India continues a good medal run which it has had so far.
Next up is Badminton Women's Doubles Round of 16 match between Sikki Reddy/Ashwini Ponnappa of India & Ren-Ne Ong/Jia Ying Crystal Wong of Singapore.
Medals won on Day 8: Day 8 has been good so far for India with Rahul Aware bringing home a Gold medal in Wrestling in the Men's Freestyle 57 kg category. Babita Kumari losing out to Diana Weicker in the Gold medal match in Wrestling Women's Freestyle 53 kg category and having to settle for a Silver medal. Kiran also winning a Bronze medal for India in Wrestling Women's Freestyle 76 kg.
Sushil Kumar is the latest to win a medal as he wins a gold in Wrestling Men's Freestyle 74 kg category.
In Shooting, Tejaswini Sawant won a Silver medal for India in the Women's 50m Rifle Prone Finals.
India will be hoping Day 8 of the Commonwealth Games 2018 is just as successful as the previous days.
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