India, July 29 -- After a rush of medals in weightlifting, the responsibility of keeping India's medal surge alive shifted to the boxing ring. Lovlina Borgohain had guaranteed India its first boxing medal even before the Commonwealth Games campaign began last week, and on Day 6 n Glasgow, three Indian boxers had joined her in the semifinals. With five more medals confirmed on Wednesday, India is now assured of nine boxing medals at the Games.

The day's medal rush began with Sakshi Chaudhary, who moved down from the 54kg to the 51kg category and outclassed Northern Ireland's Caitlin Fryers 5-0 to storm into the semifinals. The Indian dictated the contest from the opening bell, keeping Fryers at bay with crisp jabs and well-timed straight ...