India, July 26 -- Jhandu Kumar's bronze in para powerlifting provided India the much-needed cheer after its Commonwealth Games campaign was jolted by the doping-related suspension of judoka Tulika Maan even before the competitions got underway here.

Until Kumar's success late in the evening in the men's heavyweight competition, doping remained the big talking point in India's campaign as last edition's silver medal-winning judoka Maan stood suspended even before landing in Glasgow due to three whereabouts failures. The country, though, was already assured of one medal after Olympic bronze-winning boxer Lovlina Borgohain got a bye into the middle-weight (75kg) semifinals.

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