India ended Day 2 of the Commonwealth Games with a medal and several encouraging performances across powerlifting, swimming, boxing and lawn as athletes continued to progress in their respective events.Jhandu Kumar wins India’s first medalJhandu Kumar opened India’s medal tally by winning bronze in the men’s para heavy powerlifting event.The 28-year-old, who overcame polio, financial difficulties and years of doing odd jobs before reaching the international stage, scored 130.9 points after successful lifts of 181kg and 190kg. He could not complete his last attempt of 196 kg.The other Indian in the event, Sudhir, finished sixth with 114.1 points.Nigeria’s Idris Riluwan won gold with 132.8 points, while Matthew Harding took silver with 131 points.Ashok Malik finishes fourthIndia narrowly missed out on another medal in the lightweight men’s para powerlifting event.Ashok Malik finished fourth with 143.8 points, missing out on a podium.England’s Mark Swan won gold with 153.9 points. Nigeria’s Roland Ezuruike (153.9) took the silver, while Malaysia’s Bonnie Bunyau Gustin (153.5) took the bronze.India’s Paramjeet Kumar finished seventh with 135.6 points.Karthik Budigina misses the podium in paraswimmingIndia came close to another medal when Karthik Budigina finished fourth in the men’s 100m Freestyle S13 final.Budigina clocked 57.57 seconds, while teammate Imam Ali finished seventh in 1:03.73.South Africa’s Nathan Hendricks won gold in 54.54 seconds. Scotland’s Stephen Clegg won silver in 55.16 seconds and England’s Matthew Redfern won bronze in 56.86 seconds.Category S13 is for visually impaired athletes.Earlier in the day, Budigina and Imam Ali qualified for the final after all 8 swimmers in the heats qualified. Budigina had finished third in the heats with a time of 57.10 seconds, while Imam Ali qualified with 1:05.32 seconds.Jadumani Singh entire pre-quarterfinalsIndian boxer Jadumani Singh made a winning start in the men’s 55kg competition.He defeated Scotland’s Aaron Cullen by unanimous decision in the round of 16 to advance to the quarter-finals, where he will face Pakistan’s Sumama Rehman.Srihari Nataraj final massesSrihari Nataraj’s campaign in the men’s 50m backstroke ended in the semi-finals.The Indian swimmer finished seventh in his race with a time of 25.29 seconds and did not qualify for the final.South African Pieter Coetze qualified fastest in 24.29 seconds, ahead of compatriot Ruard van Renen (24.56) and Englishman Oliver Morgan (24.65).Lawn bowls continue a strong runIndia also enjoyed another successful day in bowls.The women’s doubles team of Rupa Rani Tirkey and Pinki Singh registered their second straight win, defeating South Africa 2-0 (6-4, 7-5) in their Section B match at the Scottish Event Campus Hall 3.In the men’s singles, Putul Sonowal backed up his opening day victory over reigning world champion Ryan Bester of Canada with another hard-fought win.The Assam Police officer defeated Falkland Islands’ Cecil Alexander in a tie-break after the match ended 1-1 in sets.Sonowal recovered from a 3-4 deficit to win the opening set 7-5 before Alexander claimed the second set 8-6. The Indian then held his nerve in the tie-break to complete the victory.