As Day 8 progresses, India will be looking to continue a good medal run in the competition so far.
Next up is the Women's Freestyle 53 kg Nordic System Match 10 which will see Babita Kumari representing India. She is up against Diana Weicker of Canada. Babita Kumari has already won her first three bouts, winning against Bose Samuel of Nigeria in Women's Freestyle 53 kg Nordic System Match 2, against Deepika Dilhani of Sri Lanka in Women's Freestyle 53 kg Nordic System Match 4, Carissa Holland of Australia in Women's Freestyle 53 kg Nordic System Match 7. Babita Kumari is the favorite to win the gold medal now.
28-year-old Babita Kumari hails from Balali in Haryana. Her sister Geeta Phogat is also a wrestler. In the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games, Geeta Phogat won India's first women's gold medal in wrestling.
Babita Kumari won a silver medal in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the women's freestyle 51 kg category & she won a gold medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the women's freestyle 55 kg category. After failing to impress at the 2016 Rio Olympics, she will be vying to win the gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Babita Kumari has also become very famous after the movie Dangal was released. Babita was portrayed by Sanya Malhotra in the movie. Babita Kumari now has a huge fan following of her own so you should too support her.
India will be hoping Day 8 of the Commonwealth Games 2018 is just as successful as the previous days.