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Sports - Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026
Aug 2026
The 2026 Commonwealth Games were held in Glasgow, Scotland from 23
July to 2 August 2026, featuring around 3,000 athletes from 74 nations
competing across a streamlined 10‑sport program. Participation in the
Games is limited to member states of the Commonwealth of Nations and
their territories. Although there are 56 members of the Commonwealth of
Nations, 74 teams currently participated in the Commonwealth Games as a
number of dependent territories compete under their own flags.
Source: Wikipedia
India wrapped up its Commonwealth Games 2026 campaign with a
total of 39 medals, comprising 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze, to
finish fourth in the overall medal standings.
Boxing: 10 medals (7 Gold, 3 silver)
Sakshi Chaudhary beats Ruby White (England) and wins gold in Women's 51kg
Preeti Pawar beats Scarlett Savannah Delgado (Canada) and wins gold in Women's 54kg
Jaismine Lamboria beats Michaela Walsh (Northern Ireland) and wins gold in Women's 57kg
Priya Ghanghas beats Marie-Bathoul Al-Ahmadieh (Canada) and wins gold in Women's 60kg
Arundhati Choudhary beats Chantelle Reid (England) and wins gold in Women's 70kg
Sachin Siwach beats Tryagain Morning Ndevelo (Namibia) and wins gold in Men's 60kg
Ankush Panghal beats Dimeji Shittu (England) and wins gold in Men's 80kg
Lovlina Borgohain wins silver in Women's 75kg
Jadumani Singh wins silver in Men's 55kg
Narender Berwal wins silver in Men's 90+kg Final (Medal Event)
Weightlifting: 8 medals (1 Gold, 6 Silver, 1 Bronze)
Mirabai Chanu wins Gold (Women’s 48kg)
Rishikanta Singh wins Silver (Men’s 60kg)
Muthupandi Raja wins Silver (Men’s 65kg)
Gyaneshwari Yadav wins Silver (Women’s 53kg)
Valluri Ajaya Babu wins Silver (Men’s 79kg)
Harjinder Kaur wins Silver (Women’s 69kg)
Lovepreet Singh wins Silver (Men’s 110+kg)
Bindyarani Devi wins Bronze (Women’s 58kg)
Athletics: 10 medals (5 Silver, 5 Bronze)
Gulveer Singh wins Silver (Men’s 10,000m)
Sarvesh Anil Kushare wins Silver (Men’s High Jump)
Praveen Chithravel wins Silver (Men’s Triple Jump)
Murali Shreeshankar wins Silver (Long Jump)
Neeraj Chopra wins Silver (Men’s Javelin)
Selva Prabhu Thirumaran wins Bronze (Men's Triple Jump)
Seema Kaliramna wins Bronze (Women’s Discus Throw)
Yashvir Singh wins Bronze (Men’s Javelin)
Tejaswin Shankar wins Bronze (Decathlon)
Gulveer Singh wins Bronze (Men’s 5,000m)
Para Athletics: 6 Medals (3 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze)
Sharmila Dhankar wins Gold (Women’s Shot Put F57)
Dilip Mahadu Gavit wins Gold (Men’s 100m T47)
Shubham Juyal wins Silver (Men's Shot Put F57)
Mohammed Basil wins Silver (Men’s 100m T47)
Shilpa Shyla wins Bronze (Women’s Shot Put F57)
Para Powerlifting: 1 medal (1 Bronze)
Jhandu Kumar wins Bronze (Men’s Heavyweight)
Judo: 4 Medals (2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)
Asmita Dey wins Gold Judo (Women’s 48kg)
Harsh Singh wins Gold Judo (Men’s 60kg)
Yamini Mourya wins Silver (Women’s 57kg)
Unnati Sharma beats Skye Knoester (South Africa) to win Bronze (Women's 63kg)
Competing in the women's 48kg category, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu
lifted a combined 190kg, setting a new Commonwealth Games record of
85kg in the snatch before sealing the title with a 105kg clean and jerk.
Her latest triumph added to the gold medals she won in 2018 and 2022.
In women's 69kg weightlifting category, Harjinder Kaur registered a combined total lift of 227kg to secure her silver medal.
Weightlifter Valluri Ajaya Babu won the silver medal in the men's 79kg category. He finished just one kilogram behind Malaysia's Erry Hidayat Muhammad, who won the gold.
Weightlifter Gyaneshwari Yadav won silver
in the women's 53kg category. She is now the fourth Indian weightlifter
after Rishikanta Singh (silver), Mirabai Chanu (gold) and Raja
Muthupandi (silver) to walk away on the podium in the 23rd edition of
the Commonwealth Games.
Weightlifter Rishikanta Singh claimed silver in the men's 60kg event with a total lift of 264kg after equalling the Games record in the snatch.
Weightlifter Muthupandi Raja won silver in the men's 65kg category with a combined lift of 286kg.
Weightlifter Bindyarani Devi won the bronze medal in women's 58kg category competition at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games on 27 July 2026.
Sharmila Dhankar won gold in Para-athletics - Women's shot put F57
Bronze medal was won by para powerlifter Jhandu Kumar.
Gulveer Singh, first Indian man to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the 10,000m event. He crossed the finish line in 27:49.78 with a blistering final-lap sprint to claim the silver.
Sarvesh Kushare won a silver medal in Athletics - Men's high jump
Sources: sports.ndtv.com ; hindustantimes.com ; indianexpress.com ; timesofindia.indiatimes.com ; espn.in ; The Sunday Guardian
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