CWG: Chanu, Gururaja give India a dream start on Day 1

IMAGE: A jubilant Mirabai Chanu poses with her gold medal. Photograph: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images A record-smashing Mirabai Chanu and a perseverant P Gururaja claimed gold and silver......

PHOTOS: EXCITING Moments from Day 1 of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

The 2018 Commonwealth Games kicked off at the Gold Coast on Thursday with lots of fanfare a day after the colourful opening ceremony.  While it was a good day for hosts Australia, India also......

No physio, no problem for Indian lifters!

IMAGE: Gold medallist Mirabai Chanu and silver medal winner Gururaja Poojary pose with India's weightlifting coaches and support staff. Photograph: Kind Courtesy, Sathish Kumar/Twitter......

Record-breaking Chanu wins India's first gold medal at CWG

IMAGE: Mirabai Chanu in action in the women's weightlifting 48kg category on day one of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre. Photograph: PTI World champion......

Son of a truck driver, Gururaja recalls tough journey to medal

'When I started in 2010, in the first month of my training, I was so frustrated because I didn't even know how to lift a bar. It was too heavy for me.' IMAGE: Gururaja Poojary competes during the......