While boxing stole the show with a historic medal haul, athletes, para athletes and judokas also made valuable contributions
Published: August 2, 2026, 1:57 PM IST
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India’s Priya Ghanghas celebrates after winning the women’s 60kg boxing gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland, on Saturday, August 1, 2026(Photo: IANS/Biplab Banerjee)
August 1 turned out to be India’s best day at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow as the contingent won 16 medals, including eight gold, five silver and three bronzeThe remarkable effort came across boxing, athletics, para athletics and judo, with Indian athletes producing one strong performance after another.
The biggest talking point of the day was boxingIndia created history by registering its best-ever performance in the sport at the Commonwealth GamesThe boxers finished the campaign with a record seven gold medals and three silver medals, surpassing the previous best of three gold medals at a single edition of the Games.
Preeti Pawar (54kg), Jaismine Lamboria (57kg), Sakshi Chaudhary (51kg), Priya Ghanghas (60kg), Arundhati Choudhary (70kg), Sachin Siwach (60kg) and Ankush Panghal (80kg) all won gold after impressive performances in their respective finalsJadumani Singh (55kg), Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) and Narender Berwal (90+kg) also reached the finals and finished with silver medals, completing a memorable campaign for the Indian boxing team.
Athletics also added important medals to India’s tallyIn the men’s triple jump, Praveen Chithravel claimed the silver medal with a strong series of jumps, while Selva Prabhu finished third to take bronze, giving India a double podium finish in the event.
Distance runner Gulveer Singh added another bronze in the men’s 5000m after producing a determined run against a quality field.
India also celebrated success in para athleticsSoman Rana won the gold medal with an outstanding performance, while Shubham Juyal secured the silver medal, adding to India’s growing medal tally in para sportsTheir performances reflected the country’s strength across multiple events at the Games.
In judo, Unnati Sharma earned a hard-fought bronze medal after another spirited display, ensuring India finished the day with medals in four different disciplines.
While boxing stole the show with a historic medal haul, athletes, para athletes and judokas also made valuable contributions.
It was a day that showcased India’s growing strength across disciplines and pushed the contingent higher up the medal table.
List of Indian medallists at CWG 2026
| Athlete | Discipline | Medal |
|---|---|---|
| Saikhom Mirabai Chanu | Weightlifting (Women’s 48kg) | Gold |
| Sharmila Dhankar | Para Athletics (Women’s Shot Put F57) | Gold |
| Dilip Gavit | Para Athletics (Men’s 100m T47) | Gold |
| Asmita Dey | Judo (Women’s 48kg) | Gold |
| Harsh Singh | Judo (Men’s 60kg) | Gold |
| Soman Rana | Para Athletics (Men’s Shot Put F57) | Gold |
| Preeti Pawar | Boxing (Women’s 54kg) | Gold |
| Jaismine Lamboria | Boxing (Women’s 57kg) | Gold |
| Sakshi Chaudhary | Boxing (Women’s 51kg) | Gold |
| Priya Ghanghas | Boxing (Women’s 60kg) | Gold |
| Arundhati Choudhary | Boxing (Women’s 70kg) | Gold |
| Sachin Siwach | Boxing (Men’s 60kg) | Gold |
| Ankush Panghal | Boxing (Men’s 80kg) | Gold |
| Neeraj Chopra | Athletics (Men’s Javelin Throw) | Silver |
| Murali Sreeshankar | Athletics (Men’s Long Jump) | Silver |
| Praveen Chithravel | Athletics (Men’s Triple Jump) | Silver |
| Sarvesh Anil Kushare | Athletics (Men’s High Jump) | Silver |
| Gulveer Singh | Athletics (Men’s 10,000m) | Silver |
| Rishikanta Singh | Weightlifting (Men’s 60kg) | Silver |
| Muthupandi Raja | Weightlifting (Men’s 65kg) | Silver |
| Gyaneshwari Yadav | Weightlifting (Women’s 53kg) | Silver |
| Valluri Ajaya Babu | Weightlifting (Men’s 79kg) | Silver |
| Harjinder Kaur | Weightlifting (Women’s 69kg) | Silver |
| Lovepreet Singh | Weightlifting (Men’s +110kg) | Silver |
| Lovlina Borgohain | Boxing (Women’s 75kg) | Silver |
| Narender Berwal | Boxing (Men’s 90+kg) | Silver |
| Jadumani Singh | Boxing (Men’s 55kg) | Silver |
| Yamini Mourya | Judo (Women’s 57kg) | Silver |
| Mohammed Basil | Para Athletics (Men’s 100m T47) | Silver |
| Shubham Juyal | Para Athletics (Men’s Shot Put F57) | Silver |
| Yashvir Singh | Athletics (Men’s Javelin Throw) | Bronze |
| Selva Prabhu Thirumaran | Athletics (Men’s Triple Jump) | Bronze |
| Gulveer Singh | Athletics (Men’s 5,000m) | Bronze |
| Tejaswin Shankar | Athletics (Men’s Decathlon) | Bronze |
| Seema Kaliramna | Athletics (Women’s Discus Throw) | Bronze |
| Bindyarani Devi | Weightlifting (Women’s 58kg) | Bronze |
| Jhandu Kumar | Para Powerlifting (Men’s Heavyweight) | Bronze |
| Shilpa Shyla | Para Athletics (Women’s Shot Put F57) | Bronze |
| Unnati Sharma | Judo | Bronze |
