The Indian contingent officially wrapped up a stellar campaign at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 on August 2 evening, leaving a lasting mark on the Scottish city with exceptional showings across boxing, athletics, judo, and several other events. In total, India finished fourth in the overall standings, securing 39 medals: 13 gold, 17 silver, and nine bronze. The nation’s surge was spearheaded by an unforgettable 16-medal haul on August 10 alone, headlined by a legendary display in the boxing ring.
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Indian boxing scorch bright in Glasgow
India's pugilists delivered a historic performance, collecting an unprecedented 10 medals—surpassing the previous record of nine set at Gold Coast 2018. Out of those 10 podium finishes, a astonishing seven were gold, making India the most dominant boxing nation at these Games.
Gold Medallists
Preeti Pawar – Women’s 54kg
Jaismine Lamboria – Women’s 57kg
Sakshi Chaudhary – Women’s 51kg
Priya Ghanghas – Women’s 60kg
Arundhati Choudhary – Women’s 70kg
Sachin Siwach – Men’s 60kg
Ankush Panghal – Men’s 80kg
Silver Medallists
Jadumani Singh – Men’s 55kg
Lovlina Borgohain – Women’s 75kg
Narender Berwal – Men’s 90+kg
Historic feats on the mat: Judo breakthrough
Indian judokas delivered a landmark campaign at the Games, collecting four total podium finishes headlined by two ground-breaking golds. Asmita Dey etched her name into the history books as the first Indian ever to capture a CWG judo title, joining fellow gold medallist Harsh Singh at the top of the podium.
A podium double in Javelin
In athletics, Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra secured his second Commonwealth Games medal, taking home silver in the javelin throw with a season's best effort of 85.83m. He was topped only by Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage, who continued his stellar 2026 form to claim gold with an impressive 89.75m throw. Joining Chopra on the podium was emerging talent Yash Vir Singh, who snatched the bronze medal on his final throw with a career-best distance of 85.41m.
Weightlifting dominance & distance racing double
Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting): The iconic lifter maintained her total mastery of the Games, securing her fourth consecutive CWG medal and third straight gold. She opened India's gold-medal account in Glasgow by dominating the women's 48kg event with a total lift of 190kg.
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Gulveer Singh (Track & Field): The Indian Army Naib Subedar closed out the nation’s campaign with a remarkable distance-running double, capturing a silver in the 10,000m before bagging India's final medal of the event—a bronze in the 5,000m.
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