After collecting eight medals at the Birmingham 2022 Games, India doubled its athletics tally to 16 medals, marking a remarkable 100 per cent improvement.
The Indian had earlier gone down to Australia's Saya Middleton in the semifinal but bounced back strongly to secure a place on the podium with an emphatic victory
Usha credited the government's support and encouragement for the growing success of Indian sports, saying the IOA and government are working together towards achieving world-class standards
Hailing from Gaya, Bihar, and serving in the Indian Army's 28 Gorkha Rifles, he credited the support of his family, the Army, his coach Rakesh Prasad, and SAI B for helping him win the Gold medal
Asmita Dey staged a remarkable comeback to clinch the women's 48kg judo gold medal, defeating Canada's Heidi Quach in a thrilling golden score contest at the Commonwealth Games 2026
In a post shared by Rashtrapati Bhavan on X, President Murmu congratulated Siwach on winning the gold medal in the men's 60 kg boxing event
The Indian athlete said the cold conditions made the competition challenging but added that he continued to push himself to deliver his best
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Just days after claiming silver in the 10,000m, the 28-year-old produced another tactically brilliant race to finish third in 13:24.95, completing a historic double in Glasgow.
Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 9: Sachin, Arundhati, Sakshi, Priya, Preeti, Jaismine and Soman Rana clinch gold as Shubham, Praveen and Jadumani take silver. Unnati bags bronze in Judo.
India have bagged a total of 10 medals in boxing today including 7 gold and 3 silver medals.
Four years after India scripted a historic gold-silver finish in Birmingham, Praveen Chithravel and Selva Prabhu Thirumaran ensured the country once again finished on the podium in Glasgow.
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With 10 boxers now set to compete for gold on Saturday, India has significantly boosted its medal prospects heading into the closing stages of the Games
The two medals lifted India's overall tally to 23 medals (5 gold, 12 silver and 6 bronze), keeping the nation in 10th place on the medal standings heading into the penultimate day of competition.
Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 8: Gold medals from Judokas Asmita Dey and Harsh Singh take India to 23 medals. Tejaswin also secured historic bronze in decathlon.
Asmita opened the floodgates by defeating Canada's Heidi Quach in the women's -48kg final before Harsh followed it up with a commanding victory over Australia's Joshua Katz in the men's -60kg final.
While medals are at stake, the contest carries an added layer of intrigue. Every meeting between the two Asian superstars has become one of the most anticipated events in global athletics.
Lovepreet Singh shattered the Commonwealth Games snatch record before finishing just one kilogram behind New Zealand's David Liti in the men's +110kg final
India had never won a Commonwealth Games medal in the event and the elusive podium finish remained out of reach despite fielding two finalists