With the Indian contingent doing reasonably well at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, it has also been learnt that the athletes have been given strict instructions to not tarnish the name of the nation, the Indian Express reported. The chef de mission Vikas Sisodia has said, spelling out a comprehensive list of don’t for Indian athletes, that violence, sexual misbehaviour, binge drinking, vandalising, stealing or misplacing appliances, will not be tolerated by anyone. The athletes have also been warned against sharing information about the performances of their rivals and accepting money or gifts to influence their performance. Earlier, Indian shooting ace Jitu Rai claimed the gold medal in men's 10m air pistol event by creating a new games record while compatriot Om Prakash Mitharval bagged a bronze at the 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, on Monday. Indian weightlifter Pardeep Singh (105kg) came agonisingly close to a gold but eventually settled for a silver after a close contest with Samoa's Sanele Mao in the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, on Monday.

Source: dna April 09, 2018 03:23 UTC