CWG 2026: Mirabai Chanu’s gold takes India’s medal tally to 8th place

Knews Desk– India’s performance in the Commonwealth Games 2026 has now gained momentum. The Indian team, which had won only one medal in the first three days, made a spectacular comeback on the fourth day and won three more medals. star weightlifter Mirabai Chanu With the gold medal, India has won a total of four medals including one gold, two silver and one bronze. Thanks to these brilliant performances, India has jumped one place in the medal tally. eighth place Has achieved. In the first three days of the Commonwealth Games, India’s account was opened with only one bronze medal. This medal was won in the men’s heavyweight category of para powerlifting. Jhandu Kumar Had given it. At that time India stood ninth in the medal tally with a single medal. However, on the fourth day, the Indian players completely changed the picture with their strong performance.

The biggest joy for India came in the women’s 48 kg weightlifting event, where the Olympic medalist Mirabai Chanu Performed brilliantly and won the gold medal. This is India’s first gold medal in the Commonwealth Games 2026. Mirabai, in a brilliant display of her experience and technique, left all her rivals behind in the competition. Apart from Mirabai, in the men’s 60 kg category Rishikanta Singh By winning the silver medal, India won the second medal. After this in men’s 65 kg category M. Raja (Raja Muthupandi) Also performed brilliantly and won the silver medal. In this way, India got three medals in weightlifting in a single day and there was a big improvement in the team’s ranking.

India’s total till now four medals are in which One gold, two silver and one bronze Are included. With these medals, India has reached eighth place in the medal tally of 74 countries. The Indian team is also expecting medals from events like boxing, badminton, wrestling, shooting and athletics in the upcoming competitions, due to which its position in the medal tally can further improve.At present in the medal tally Australia Remains at the first position with a total of 39 medals including 17 gold, 9 silver and 13 bronze. in second place England Has a total of 19 medals in his account including 4 gold, 9 silver and 6 bronze. third place host scotland Has won a total of 6 medals with 4 gold and 2 silver.

Other than this Nigeria fourth, Canada fifth, South Africa sixth and malaysia Is in seventh place. after india New Zealand ninth and wales Present at tenth position. The excellent performance of Indian players has raised the expectations of sports lovers. After the success in weightlifting, now everyone’s eyes are on other sports, where many contenders from India are in the race to win medals. If Indian players continue their performance like this then it is certain that India’s medal tally will increase further in the coming days.

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