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Lawn Bowls, Gold Medal match: India lead 8-4

South Africa get on the scoreboard again in End 8. India still have a 4-point cushion. 

Women's 100m: Dutee Chand out of contention

Dutee Chand is out of contention from Women's 100m after finishing fourth in her heat.

Swimming: Advait Page and Kushagra Rawat qualify for 1500m Freestyle Final

Indian swimmers Advait Page and Kushagra Rawat have qualified for the final of 1500m Freestyle Swimming.

Lawn Bowls: India lead 7-2 in Gold medal match

After End 6, India lead South Africa by 7-2. If you're as confused about how the sport works as the rest of the country, scroll down for explainers.

How does Lawn Bowls scoring work?

What is the objective of Lawn Bowls?

The objective in lawn bowls is to roll the spherical ball on the lawn and ensure that it reaches as close to the jack as possible.

How does scoring in Lawn Bowls work?

In Lawn Bowls a point is awarded to the team or the player whosoever's bowl is closer to the jack at the end of a round (or an end). If a player or team has more than one bowl closer to the jack than the opponent, then they are awarded the corresponding number of points.

Meet the Lawn Bowls team

Lovely Choubey

Hailing from a middleclass family in Jharkhand, Lovely Choubey is a Commonwealth Games veteran. She made her debut in the quadrennial event in 2014 before earning a commendable 5th-placed finish in 2018 at Gold Coast. She first competed in a national event in 2008 and bagged a gold medal in her debut appearance. Currently aged 42, Choubey is employed in Jharkhand police.

Nayanmoni Saikia

Nayanmoni Saikia was born to a family of farmers in the northeastern Indian state of Assam. She started her lawn bowls career in 2008 and is employed by the Assam Forest Department. Nayanmoni shot to fame with twin gold medals in the 2011 National Games in Ranchi. She doubled her national games medal tally in 2015 before also pocketing an Asian Championships gold in 2017 in Delhi.

Pinki

A physical education teacher in a reputed Delhi school, Pinki hails from the national capital. She was introduced to lawn bowls in 2010 as her school created a lawn bowl green as practice venue for the Commonwealth Games that year. Pinki has previously represented India in lawn bowls in the 2014 and 2018 edition of the quadrennial event and also has multiple international medals against her name.

Rupa Rani

Yet another athlete in the women's fours team from Ranchi, Rupa Rani has represented India in every Commonwealth Games since the 2010 edition in Delhi. She finished a commendable 4th in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, missing out on a medal by a whisker before finishing 5th in 2018 at Gold Coast.

India lead 4-2 after End 5

Lawn Bowls: Could we have history in the making after all? India lead 4-2 after End 5.

Swimming: Advait Page - 15:39.25 and Kushagra Rawat - 15:47.77 - finished 7th & 8th respectively (out of 10) in the 1500m Freestyle heats to qualify for the finals.

Lawn Bowls: India get into lead again

India lead 3-2 after End 4. 

Lawn Bowls: India trail 1-2

South Africa get on the scoreboard. they lead 2-1 after End 2. India look well placed to take the lead again with End 3 set to end.

India take lead in Lawn Bowls Gold medal match

Lawn Bowls: India take the lead! They lead SA 1-0 after End 1. 

Another qualification to the finals in Athletics meanwhile.