India finished fourth in the medal standings at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with a total of 39 medals; 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze.
While athletes from across the country contributed to India’s success, one group stood out throughout the Games, athletes representing the Indian Army.
Army athletes accounted for 16 of India’s 39 medals, making them one of the biggest contributors to the country’s campaign.
Their biggest impact came in boxing, where India won 10 medals, eight of them through Army boxers. Most are part of the Army’s Mission Olympic Programme, which provides elite athletes with world-class coaching, training facilities and support.
Here’s a look at the Indian Army athletes who helped India secure a top-four finish at Glasgow 2026.
Sakshi Chaudhary
Sakshi Chaudhary won gold in the women’s 51kg boxing event. She joined the Indian Army in December 2022 as a Havildar in the Corps of Military Police under the Mission Olympic Programme and trains at the Army Sports Institute (ASI), Pune.
Preeti Pawar
Preeti Pawar claimed gold in the women’s 54kg category. She became the first Indian woman boxer to be directly appointed as a Naib Subedar under the Indian Army’s Mission Olympic Wing and continues to train at the Army Sports Institute in Pune.
Jaismine Lamboria
Jaismine Lamboria won gold in the women’s 57kg event.
She joined the Army in 2022 as a Havildar in the Corps of Military Police before being promoted to Naib Subedar and trains under the Mission Olympic Programme at ASI Pune.
Arundhati Choudhary
Arundhati Choudhary added another gold to India’s boxing tally in the women’s 70kg division.
A Direct Entry Havildar in the Corps of Military Police since 2022, she trains at the Army Sports Institute and regularly attends national coaching camps.
Sachin Siwach
Sachin Siwach won gold in the men’s 60kg category. Recruited as a Havildar under the Army’s elite sports programme in 2022, he trains at the Army Sports Institute in Pune.
Ankush Panghal
Ankush Panghal won gold in the men’s 80kg boxing event. A Havildar in the 6th Battalion of the Grenadiers Regiment, he trains at the Army Sports Institute while continuing his international boxing career.
Soman Rana
Soman Rana won gold in the men’s F57 shot put event. Serving with the Indian Army since 2001, he suffered a life-changing leg injury after stepping on a landmine in Jammu and Kashmir in 2006.
He began his para-athletics journey at the Army Paralympic Node in Pune in 2017 and now serves as a Subedar after making a remarkable return to international competition.
Harsh Singh
Harsh Singh created history by winning India’s first Commonwealth Games judo gold in the men’s -60kg category.
A Havildar in the Indian Army, he trains at the Army Judo Node, one of the Army’s specialised high-performance centres.
Narender Berwal
Super heavyweight boxer Narender Berwal secured silver in the +90kg category.
A Subedar in the Corps of Signals, he joined the Army in 2013 and trains at the Army Sports Institute in Pune.
Jadumani Singh Mandengbam
Jadumani Singh Mandengbam won silver in the men’s 55kg boxing event. He joined the Army Sports Institute in 2016 before becoming a Havildar in the 11 Gorkha Rifles, where he continues to train and compete.
Neeraj Chopra
Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra added Commonwealth silver in the men’s javelin throw with a best effort of 85.83m.
He joined the Indian Army as a Naib Subedar in 2016 through the Rajputana Rifles and was conferred the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army in 2025.
Sarvesh Kushare
High jumper Sarvesh Kushare claimed silver for India. He joined the Indian Army in 2016 as a Naib Subedar in the 101 Field Regiment and has trained at the Army Sports Institute ever since.
Gulveer Singh
Distance runner Gulveer Singh won silver in the men’s 10,000m and bronze in the men’s 5,000m. He joined the Army through the sports quota in 2018 and now serves as a Naib Subedar while training at the Army Sports Institute.
Shubham Juyal
Para-athlete Shubham Juyal won silver in the men’s F57 shot put. A Lance Naik in the Indian Army, he suffered an above-knee amputation following a motorcycle accident in 2022.
After joining the Army Paralympic Node in 2023, he made an inspiring comeback to win a Commonwealth Games medal.
Valluri Ajaya Babu
Weightlifter Valluri Ajaya Babu won silver in the men’s 79kg category. A Havildar in the Mission Olympic Wing of the Army’s 3 EME Centre, he trains at the Army Sports Institute in Pune and has developed into one of India’s leading weightlifters.