Commonwealth Games 2026: India made history on a thrilling day at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Saturday proved to be India’s most successful day of this multinational sporting extravaganza. Thanks to a record-breaking performance by the boxing contingent, India moved up to fourth place in the Commonwealth Games medal tally.
Only one day of the competition remains. The Indian team won a total of eight gold medals on Saturday, seven of which came in boxing alone. With this, India’s total medal tally now stands at 39 (13 gold, 17 silver, and nine bronze). Following this impressive performance, only Australia, England, and Canada are ahead of India in the medal standings.
New history created in boxing
The boxers produced a stellar performance to complete India’s best ever boxing campaign in the history of the Commonwealth Games. Indian boxers topped the boxing medal table by winning a total of 7 gold and 3 silver medals. The Indian women once again made a strong start with Preeti Pawar (54 kg), Jasmine Lamboria (57 kg), Sakshi Chaudhary (51 kg), Priya Ghanghas (60 kg) and Arundhati Chaudhary (70 kg) winning gold medals.
Jaismine, the ring witnessed your brilliance & Bharat celebrates your Gold!
Congratulations on winning the Gold Medal in the Women’s 57 kg Boxing event at the #Glasgow2026 Commonwealth Games.
A magnificent triumph that will inspire countless young athletes.#Cheer4Bharat… pic.twitter.com/BiYWYYOvYx
— Raksha Khadse (@khadseraksha) August 1, 2026
In the men’s category, Sachin Siwach (60kg) and Ankush Panghal (80kg) added two more gold medals to complete the record run.
Priya Ghanghas produced the best comeback of the day to win gold. After losing the first round to Canada’s Marie-Bathouille, Asian champion Priya made a remarkable comeback to win the bout by a 4-1 split decision. Sachin Siwach, on the other hand, provided a thrilling finish to his match.
Despite losing the first round and suffering a point deduction in the second, Sachin didn’t give up. In the final round, Sachin scored a powerful knockdown of Namibia’s Triagen Morning Ndelo, securing a thrilling 3-2 victory to win the gold medal.
Arundhati Chaudhary had a smooth race, easily winning the gold medal by defeating England’s Chantelle Reid in the women’s 70kg final by a unanimous 5-0 decision. However, there were some disappointments in the heavier weight categories. Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain lost 4-1 to Australia’s Emma-Sue Greentree in the women’s 75kg final, forcing her to settle for the silver medal.
Jadumani Singh Mandembam (55 kg) and Narinder Berwal (+90 kg) also won silver medals. Narinder faced England’s Damar Thomas, concluding a memorable Indian boxing campaign. India’s previous best boxing performance was at the 2018 Gold Coast Games, where the team won seven medals, including three gold. This was surpassed in Glasgow.
Gulvir Singh creates history, Indian athletes shine in athletics
Indian athletics also performed brilliantly. Gulvir Singh created history by winning the bronze medal in the men’s 5000m event. He became the first Indian to win a medal in this event in the history of Commonwealth Games. Reigning Asian champion Gulvir clocked 13:24.95 in a thrilling finish to beat Cornelius Kemboi of Kenya by just 0.04 seconds. With this bronze medal, Gulvir also became the first Indian athlete to win two track and field medals in the same Commonwealth Games edition, earlier he had won the silver medal in 10,000m.
India secured a double podium finish in the men’s triple jump. National record holder Praveen Chithravel won the silver medal with an effort of 16.58m, while Selva Prabhu Thirumaran took the bronze with 16.52m. They finished second and third behind Jordan Scott of Jamaica. However, in the men’s pole vault, Dev Kumar Meena narrowly missed a medal, finishing fourth with a jump of 5.30m, while Kuldeep Kumar finished sixth with 5.10m.
Priyanka Goswami finished seventh in the women’s 10,000m race walk, setting a season’s best, while Raveena was disqualified. India’s mixed 4x400m relay team also finished sixth.
India’s para-athletes also achieved impressive success in Para-athletes and Judo.
India’s para-athletes also added another golden chapter to their historic success. Soman Ram won the gold medal in the men’s F57 shot put event with a season-best throw of 13.40m. Shubham Juyal secured the silver medal in the same event with a throw of 13.28m, giving India a one-two finish.
This marked the end of India’s best ever para sports performance at the Commonwealth Games, with the contingent winning a total of 7 medals (3 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze).
Indian athletes continued their historic run in judo. Unnati Sharma won the bronze medal in the women’s 63 kg category. She overcame a semifinal loss to defeat Sky Noster of South Africa by ippon in less than a minute. This bronze took India’s total judo medal tally to four, their best ever at the Commonwealth Games.
Earlier, Harsh Singh and Asmita Dey won gold, while Yamini Maurya won silver. However, Harsh Tokas lost to Australia’s Keishin Ochi in the men’s 81 kg bronze medal match and missed the podium.
Mixed results in lawn bowls and track cycling
India’s campaign in lawn bowls has ended. Navneet Singh and Dinesh Kumar lost the men’s pairs event to England’s Nick Brett and Jamie Walker in a tie-break. In the women’s singles, Nayanmoni Saikia also lost to South Africa’s Bridget Herselman in a tie-break to finish fourth in Group C and be eliminated.
There were disappointments in track cycling as well, with David Beckham, Ronaldo Singh and Rojit Singh missing out on the men’s sprint qualification, while Dinesh Kumar and Harshvir Singh Sekhon failed to qualify for the men’s 10km scratch race. With one day remaining in Glasgow, the Indian contingent is firmly in the top four of the medal table, thanks to a historic boxing performance.