Bajrang Punia, Deepak Punia and Sakshi Malik all struck gold for India on a day which was interrupted by safety issues.

Spectators were asked to vacate the venue at Coventry Arena this morning while officials conducted safety checks after a part of a speaker fell from the ceiling.

Competition resumed after a 90-minute delay but it failed to derail India’s team who racked up three golds, one silver and two bronzes.

World and Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia proved too strong for Canada's Lachlan McNeil, clinching a 9-2 win to retain his men's freestyle 64-kilogram title.

"I'm feeling immensely happy because I had put in some changes after the 2020 Olympics," said Punia.

"I've come a long way since I was young and, it's not just my journey alone, there is an entire support system backing me including the support staff, the physios who have helped me to stand here and speak to you with a gold medal around my neck."

Pakistan’s Inayat Ullah and George Ramm of England earned bronzes after seeing off Scotland’s Ross Connelly and Lowe Bingham of Nauru respectively.

Deepak Punia of India produced a controlled performance to defeat defending champion Muhammad Inam of Pakistan in the men's freestyle 86kg final.

After a long period of grappling, Punia went on the attack and was rewarded, pushing Inam out of the mat for the opening point.

The volume increased inside the venue as Punia delighted the Indian fans by grabbing another point.

Punia defended well and kept the scoreboard ticking over with another point after forcing Inam out of the mat for the second time.

Inam went on the attack at the death only to be held down by Punia who claimed an impressive 3-0 victory.

The bronze medals went to Canada’s Alex Moore and Australia’s Jayden Lawrence, with the latter defeating Edward Lessing of South Africa 12-11 in a gripping bout.

India’s third and final gold of the day was won by Sakshi Malik who came from behind to stun Canada's Ana Godinez Gonzalez for women's freestyle 62kg gold.

After jostling for ascendancy in the opening 90 seconds, Malik went on the attack only for Godinez Gonzalez to ground the Indian for the first points of the contest.

Godinez Gonzalez doubled her advantage before the break and looked in a strong position to take gold at 4-0 only for Malik to turn the bout on its head.

Less than a minute after the interval, Malik grounded Godinez Gonzalez before pinning her to the mat to secure the win.

Ester Kolawole for Nigeria and Berthe Etane Ngole of Cameroon completed the podium after winning their bronze-medal bouts.

Nigeria also had a successful day with Odunayo Adekuoroye and Blessing Odorundudu winning gold medals.

Adekouroye clinched her third successive Commonwealth Games gold medal with a 7-4 victory over Anshu Malik of India in the women's 57kg final.

Canada’s Hannah Taylor and Sri Lanka’s Nethmi Poruthotage left with bronze medals.

Nigeria were celebrating again when Oborududu defended her women's freestyle 68kg crown with a 5-1 success over Linda Morais of Canada.

This was a heavyweight battle between Odorududu, an Olympic silver medallist, and Morais, a 2019 world champion.

Odorududu notched the opening points when she pushed Morais out of the mat as the Canadian almost collided with the photographers.

With a 2-0 lead at the break, Odorududu had the momentum and increased her advantage when she got Morais outside the ring.

Odorududu had to receive treatment following a blow to the head before Morais' coach was given a warning by the referee.

Morais cut the deficit as she tried to snatch gold, but Odorududu registered a further two points to complete victory.

India’s Divya Kakran and New Zealand’s Tayla Ford also landed podium places with bronze medals.

Pan American champion Amar Dhesi of Canada clinched the men's freestyle 125kg title with a 9-2 victory over Zaman Anwar of Pakistan.

Mandhir Kooner received the biggest cheer of the night when he overcame Kensley Anthony Marie of Mauritius and was joined on the podium by Mohit Grewal of India who downed Jamaica’s Aaron Johnson.

Competition is due to continue tomorrow.