India finish fourth at truncated Glasgow Commonwealth Games with 39 medals
India finished fourth at the truncated Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, according to a report published on August 10, 2026, collecting 39 medals — 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze — down from 61 at the previous edition.
Despite the overall drop in haul, India retained fourth place behind Australia, England and Canada, and outperformed pre-Games expectations of around 30 medals. A late surge on the penultimate day, driven by the boxing contingent, helped improve the country’s position on the table.
Boxers produced a decisive contribution, winning seven golds and three silvers to register a total of 10 boxing medals, three more than in the last Games. The seven gold medallists included five women — Sakshi Chaudhary, Preeti Pawar, Jaismine Lamboria, Priya Ghanghas and Arundhati Choudhary — and two men, Sachin Siwach and Ankush Panghal.
In athletics and para-athletics, India secured 16 medals overall, with para-athletes Dilip Gavit, Soman Rana and Sharmila Dhankar among the contributors. In events described as world-class fields, Indian athletes won 10 medals compared with eight in Birmingham 2022.
Neeraj Chopra, recovering from injury, claimed a silver in javelin and was joined on the podium by Yashvir Singh as part of India’s twin-medal return in the discipline. Triple jumpers Praveen Chithravel and Selva Prabhu both reached the podium, Gulveer Singh became the first Indian to medal in both the 5,000m and 10,000m, Murali Sreeshankar won a second successive long jump silver, Tejaswin Shankar earned India’s first-ever decathlon medal, and Sarvesh Kushare took silver in the high jump.
India recorded historic results in other sports: Asmita Dey and Harsh Singh delivered the country’s first gold medals in judo, while Mirabai Chanu secured her third successive gold in weightlifting and led Indian lifters to a total of eight medals.
The contingent’s performance in Glasgow exceeded many projections and provided momentum ahead of upcoming competitions. The report noted that India must raise its level manifold to be counted among the world’s best and, aspiring to host the 2036 Olympics, should identify priority sports and invest in them while continuing efforts against doping.
The Glasgow outcomes have raised hopes for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games next month, where a bigger medal haul is expected across a wider range of disciplines, and set a tone ahead of Ahmedabad’s preparations to host a larger Games in 2030.