Michael Alexandar was the bronze medalist at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. MANISH KAUSHIK has shown positive signs of taking it all the way to the finals as he knocks Michael out of the competition defeating him in the Men's 60kg Round of 16 bout
The fifth day has started off on a positive note with India's Pardeep Yadav winning a Silver medal in Weightlifting Men's 105kg category. In shooting, Jitu Rai won Gold in the 10m Air Pistol event. Om Mitharwal won Bronze in the same event.
There were positive signs in Athletics as well, as Hima Das qualified for the Women's 400m Finals. Tejaswin Shankar cleared a height of 2.21m to qualify for the High Jump finals. In Table Tennis, Indian Men's team defeated Singapore in the first Semi-finals. They will either face Nigeria or England in the Finals.
The young Indian boxer Gaurav Solanki also making his way the quarterfinals in Men's boxing 52 Kg category by defeating Ghana's Akimos Annang in the Round-of-16.
Manish Kaushik will try to continue India's exploits in Boxing. He will be seen facing Trinidad and Tobago's Michael Alexander in the Men's 60kg Round-of-16. This is the biggest platform the 22-year-old Indian Manish has ever performed on and he will be looking to make the most of this opportunity by proving his mettle in the boxing ring.