India, which is trying to retain the second place in the XIXth Commonwealth Games, had a good start on Thursday with Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa winning the 37th gold for the country in women's badminton doubles final.

The duo won the first ever-gold medal in the women's doubles badminton event for India in Commonwealth Games history defeating their Singaporean opponents in straight sets 21-16, 21-19.