Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has praised India’s historic one-two finish in the men’s T47 100m event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Mandaviya congratulated gold medalist Dilip Mahadu Gavit and silver medalist Mohammed Basil Morssinganakth for delivering one of the country’s standout performances.
Posting on
On Day 7 of the Games, Gavit set a Commonwealth Games record with a time of 10.71 seconds to secure the gold, while compatriot Basil finished second in 10.83 seconds to claim silver. England’s Kevin Santos took bronze with a time of 10.85 seconds, as the two Indians completed a memorable podium sweep in the para-athletics sprint event.
Gavit produced a strong surge over the final 30 meters to pull ahead, while Basil held off Santos in the closing stages to ensure India claimed both top two positions.
Gavit’s gold was India’s only gold medal of the day and the country’s third overall at the Games. Basil’s silver was the second medal of the day following long jumper Murali Sreeshankar’s earlier silver with a best effort of 8.09 metres.
With medals from Gavit, Basil and Sreeshankar, India earned three medals on Day 7, bringing the overall tally to 15 medals: three gold, nine silver, and three bronze.
India’s medalists so far this year include Mirabai Chanu (gold, weightlifting), Sharmila Dhankar (gold, women’s shot put F57), Dilip Mahadu Gavit (gold, men’s T47 100m), Mohammed Basil Morssinganakth (silver, men’s T47 100m), Murali Sreeshankar (silver, men’s long jump), Rishikanta Singh (silver, weightlifting), Muthupandi Raja (silver, weightlifting), Gyaneshwari Yadav (silver, weightlifting), Sarvesh Kushare (silver, men’s high jump), Gulveer Singh (silver, men’s 10,000m), Harjinder Kaur (silver, weightlifting), Valluri Ajaya Babu (silver, weightlifting), Bindyarani Devi (bronze, weightlifting), Shilpa K. Shyla (bronze, women’s shot put F57), and Jhandu Kumar (bronze, para powerlifting).
Comments are closed.