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India produced its most successful day of the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Saturday, riding on a record-breaking performance from its boxing contingent to climb to fourth in the medal standings with one day of competition remaining.
The Indian contingent collected eight gold medals during the day, seven of them coming in boxing, as the country surged to 13 gold, 17 silver and 9 bronze medals for an overall tally of 39. Only Australia, England and Canada remained ahead of India in the standings after a remarkable day in Glasgow.
The boxers led the charge, delivering India’s greatest-ever Commonwealth Games campaign in the sport with seven gold and three silver medals to comfortably top the boxing medal table.
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RECORD BOXING HAUL
India’s women once again set the tone, with Preeti Pawar (54kg), Jaismine Lamboria (57kg), Sakshi Chaudhary (51kg), Priya Ghanghas (60kg) and Arundhati Choudhary (70kg) all striking gold. Among the men, Sachin Siwach (60kg) and Ankush Panghal (80kg) added two more titles to complete the record haul.
Priya produced one of the comebacks of the day. After dropping the opening round of her final against Canada’s Marie-Bathoul Al-Ahmadieh, the Asian champion fought back superbly over the next two rounds to edge a gripping contest by a 4-1 split decision.
If Priya showed resilience, Sachin delivered the drama.
The Indian boxer looked to be heading towards defeat after conceding the opening round and suffering a one-point deduction in the second. But with the clock winding down in the final round, Sachin floored Namibia’s Tryagain Morning Ndevelo with a stunning knockdown before clinching a thrilling 3-2 split-decision victory.
Arundhati, meanwhile, enjoyed the most comfortable evening among India’s gold medallists. She dictated proceedings throughout her women’s 70kg final against England’s Chantelle Reid, cruising to a commanding 5-0 unanimous decision.
The only blemishes came in the heavier weight divisions. Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain was denied gold after Australia’s Emma-Sue Greentree upset her 4-1 by split decision in the women’s 75kg final, while Jadumani Singh Mandengbam (55kg) and Narender Berwal (+90kg) finished with silver medals. Narender’s defeat to England’s Damar Thomas brought the curtains down on a memorable Indian boxing campaign.
India’s previous best boxing performance at the Commonwealth Games came in Gold Coast in 2018, when the team returned with seven medals, including three gold. Glasgow saw those numbers eclipsed emphatically.
GULVEER MAKES HISTORY
Indian athletics also enjoyed another productive day despite missing out on a gold medal among the able-bodied athletes.
Gulveer Singh scripted history by becoming the first Indian to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the men’s 5000m. The reigning Asian champion clocked 13:24.95 to secure bronze after a thrilling sprint finish, edging Kenya’s Cornelius Kemboi by just 0.04 seconds.
The bronze also made Gulveer the first Indian athlete to win two track and field medals at a single edition of the Commonwealth Games after his 10,000m silver earlier in the week.
India celebrated another double podium in the men’s triple jump. National record holder Praveen Chithravel claimed silver with 16.58m, while Selva Prabhu Thirumaran secured bronze with 16.52m, finishing behind Jamaica’s Jordan Scott.
There was heartbreak in the men’s pole vault, where Dev Kumar Meena narrowly missed out on a medal after finishing fourth with a clearance of 5.30m. Compatriot Kuldeep Kumar ended sixth with 5.10m.
Elsewhere, Priyanka Goswami finished seventh in the women’s 10,000m race walk with a season-best effort before Ravina was disqualified, while India’s mixed 4x400m relay quartet of Vishal TK, Ansa Babu, Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan and Rashdeep Kaur finished sixth.
PARA STARS DELIVER
India’s para athletes added another golden chapter to an already historic campaign.
Soman Rana won the men’s F57 shot put title with a season-best throw of 13.40m, leading an Indian one-two alongside Shubham Juyal, who claimed silver with 13.28m.
The result capped India’s best-ever para sports performance at the Commonwealth Games, with the contingent finishing with seven medals – three gold, two silver and two bronze. Earlier in the day, Ramesh Shanmugam finished seventh in the men’s T54 1500m final.
JUDO’S BEST SHOW
India’s judokas continued their historic campaign as Unnati Sharma clinched bronze in the women’s 63kg category. She defeated South Africa’s Skye Knoester by ippon in just over a minute after bouncing back from a semifinal defeat earlier in the day.
The bronze took India’s judo tally to four medals, their best-ever return at the Commonwealth Games following the gold medals won earlier in the week by Harsh Singh and Asmita Dey, and Yamini Mourya’s silver.
There was disappointment for Harsh Tokas, who narrowly missed a podium finish after losing his men’s 81kg bronze medal contest to Australia’s Keishin Ochi by ippon. Inunganbi Takhellambam and Karanjit Singh Maan also bowed out after defeats in their repechage bouts.
MIXED FORTUNES
India’s campaign in lawn bowls drew to a close after Navneet Singh and Dinesh Kumar suffered a tie-break defeat to England’s Nick Brett and Jamie Walker in the men’s pairs, ending their hopes of progressing further.
In the women’s singles, Nayanmoni Saikia also exited after a tie-break loss to South Africa’s Bridget Herselman to finish fourth in Group C.
There was little joy in track cycling either. David Beckham, Ronaldo Singh and Rojit Singh were eliminated in the men’s sprint qualifying, while Dinesh Kumar and Harshveer Singh Sekhon failed to finish the men’s 10km scratch race qualifying.
With one day left in Glasgow, India head into the final stretch buoyed by a record boxing campaign that not only rewrote the history books but also propelled the nation into the top four of the Commonwealth Games medal standings.
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