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You know the CWG-2018 tally. Now know the Commonwealth games history !

Thud Thud…. The crackling sound reverberated five times in quick succession, when a pistol fired at targets 25 meters away. But all of them were perfect shots. Sensing the same, the young shooter smiled; a smile of satisfaction and contentment, for things have proceeded exactly the way he prepared and sweated for.  Next to fire was a 20 year old Aussie, who really couldn’t conceal his nervousness. He had a goal too far-fetched to achieve. Nevertheless, putting all his experience into action, he fired the five shots in quick succession. Magnificent shots, but not just good enough to grab the yellow metal.  Sergei Evglevski , a tad disheartened, could only win silver.  On the other hand, a jubilated 15 year old, Anish Bhanwala , had created history with a record score of 30 in the ' 25m r apid fire  pistol event'  and history for being the youngest gold medalist in CWG for India, bettering the record created a few days back by compatriot Manu Bhaker (another prodigy