The 40-year-old produced her season's best throw of 9.81m to end India's 20-year wait for a para-athletics medal in the CWG.
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Sharmila became the country's first Commonwealth Games para-athletics gold medallist, while Kushare became the first Indian to win silver in the men's high jump.
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Bindyarani's podium finish comes four years after she won silver in the women's 55kg event at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Gyaneshwari is now India's fourth medallist in the weightlifting event in Glasgow after Rishikanta Singh, Muthupandi Raja and Mirabai Chanu
The quartet of Dhakshan Shashikumar, Aneesh Sunil Kumar Gowda, Aryan Nehra and Srihari Nataraj produced a much-improved performance, slashing nearly 10 seconds off their heat timing to clock 7:29.84
Standing atop the podium as the Indian national anthem echoed through the arena, Mirabai struggled to hold back her emotions
The 22-year-old Preeti from Bhiwani won her pre-quarterfinals contest against Deborah Mtenje of Malawi via Referee Stop Contest (RSC)
The 23-year-old, who will compete in the men's 81kg category, discovered judo at the age of 10 after joining a free academy in Delhi's Munirka village
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After the conclusion of Day 3 at Commonwealth Games 2026, India is at seventh position with one Gold, two Silver and one Bronze. Australia is a the top with 17 Gold, followed by England & Scotland
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With the triumph, Chanu became only the second Indian athlete after wrestler Vinesh Phogat to win three successive individual gold medals at the Commonwealth Games.
Rishikanta also broke the Commonwealth Games snatch record with a successful 121kg lift during the men's 60kg final
Jadumani will have the chance to move one win away from an assured medal if he gets the better of Pakistan's Sumama Rehman on Sunday
Artistic gymnastics also offers India a chance to challenge for honours, with Yogeshwar Singh and Tapan Mohanty set to compete in the men's all-around final.
Chopra, who won gold in the 2018 Games in Gold Coast in Australia with a throw of 86.47m, missed the 2022 edition due to an injury.
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