Glasgow, July 25 -- India's campaign endured a difficult phase at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday as the women's 3x3 wheelchair basketball team suffered a crushing defeat on its Games debut, while swimmers Dhakshan Shashikumar and Aryan Nehra failed to progress to the men's 400m freestyle final.
Making its first-ever appearance in the women's 3x3 wheelchair basketball competition, the Indian team was comprehensively beaten 16-1 by Wales in its opening Group B encounter. Wales dominated throughout, racing away with the contest as India managed to convert only one of its 12 scoring attempts.
The defeat leaves India with a challenging task in the group stage, with crucial matches against Scotland and Nigeria scheduled for Monday as the te...