PM Narendra Modi met the Indian athletes: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the athletes who brought glory to the country by winning medals at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 at his residence, 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, on August 9th. This year’s Games were historic for India in many ways. For the first time, India achieved the feat of winning seven gold medals in boxing. India finished fourth in the Commonwealth Games, winning a total of 39 medals, including 13 gold, 17 silver, and nine bronze.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Commonwealth Games medalists
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Commonwealth Games 2026 medalists at his residence and shared a special reel on Instagram. Inspiring the youth of the country to take up sports, he said, “Those who play will flourish.” “Bharat Mata ki Jai,” he wrote in the caption, “Always cheer for India.”
#WATCH | Delhi: In his reel with the Indian athletes who won medals at the Commonwealth Games 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, “Whoever plays, will play. Always cheer for Bharat…”
(Source: Narendra Modi/’X’) https://t.co/0V33lAHuU4pic.twitter.com/vfFPUUwwlG
— ANI (@ANI) August 9, 2026
The Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 were historic for India.
At the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026, India won the most gold medals in boxing. India won 10 medals, including 7 gold and 3 silver. India also won its first gold medal in judo. Asmita Dey won the country’s first gold medal in this sport, while Harsh Singh also won a gold. India won a total of 4 medals in judo.
Boxing – Total 10 medals (7 gold, 3 silver)
Gold Medal: Preeti Panwar (Women’s 54 kg)
Gold Medal: Jasmine Lamboria (Women’s 57 kg)
Gold Medal: Sakshi Chaudhary (Women’s 51 kg)
Gold Medal: Priya Ghanghas (Women’s 60 kg)
Gold Medal: Arundhati Chaudhary (Women’s 70 kg)
Gold Medal: Sachin Siwach (Men’s 60 kg)
Gold Medal: Ankush Panghal (Men’s 80 kg)
Silver Medal: Jadumani Singh (Men’s 55 kg)
Silver Medal: Lovlina Borgohain (Women’s 75 kg)
Silver Medal: Narendra Berwal (Men’s +90 kg)
Weightlifting – Total 7 medals (1 gold, 5 silver, 1 bronze)
Gold Medal: Mirabai Chanu (Women’s 48 kg)
Silver Medal: Rishikant Singh (Men’s 60 kg)
Silver Medal: Raja Muthupandi (Men’s 65 kg)
Silver Medal: Valluri Ajay Babu (Men’s 79 kg)
Silver Medal: Gyaneshwari Yadav (Women’s 53 kg)
Silver Medal: Harjinder Kaur (Women’s 69 kg)
Bronze Medal: Bindiyarani Devi (Women’s 58 kg)
Athletics – Total 6 Medals (3 Silver, 3 Bronze)
Silver Medal: Neeraj Chopra (Men’s Javelin Throw)
Silver Medal: Murali Sreeshankar (Men’s Long Jump)
Silver Medal: Praveen Chitravel (Men’s Triple Jump)
Bronze Medal: Yashvir Singh (Men’s Javelin Throw)
Bronze Medal: Tejaswin Shankar (Men’s Decathlon – India’s first medal in this event)
Bronze Medal: Selva Prabhu Thirumaran (Men’s Triple Jump)
Track Running (Athletics) – 2 medals in total (1 silver, 1 bronze)
Silver medal: Gulvir Singh (Men’s 10,000m)
Bronze medal: Gulvir Singh (Men’s 5,000m) – Gulvir became the only Indian track athlete to win two individual medals this season.
Judo – 5 medals in total (2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
Gold medal: Asmita Dey (Women’s 48 kg)
Gold medal: Harsh Singh (Men’s 60 kg)
Silver medal: Yamini Maurya (Women’s 57 kg)
Bronze medal: Unnati Sharma (Women’s 63 kg)
Bronze medal: (One other athlete, as per official final details)
Para-athletics – 6 medals in total (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
Gold medal: Sharmila Dhankhar (Women’s Shot Put F57)
Gold medal: Dilip Gavit (Men’s 100 kg) Meters T47)
Gold Medal: Soman Rana (Men’s Shot Put F57)
Silver Medal: Mohammed Basit (Men’s 100m T47)
Silver Medal: Shubham Juyal (Men’s Shot Put F57)
Bronze Medal: Shilpa Shayla (Women’s Shot Put F57)
Field Events (Athletics) – Total 2 Medals (1 Silver, 1 Bronze)
Silver Medal: Sarvesh Kushare (Men’s High Jump)
Bronze Medal: Seema Kaliramana (Women’s Discus Throw)
Para-Powerlifting – Total 1 Medal (1 Bronze)
Bronze Medal: Jhandu Kumar (Men’s Heavyweight Category)