India win 39 medals at Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2026, Mirabai Chanu among multiple gold medallists
As of August 4, 2026, Indian athletes had claimed 39 medals at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, featuring performances across weightlifting, athletics, judo, boxing and para events.
Weightlifting produced the largest share of medals for India, with eight weightlifters on the podium; Mirabai Chanu won the women’s 48 kg title, her third straight Commonwealth gold and her fourth consecutive Games medal, while the country also recorded several first-time medallists and notable breakthroughs such as Sarvesh Kushare’s medal in the men’s high jump on July 27.
In weightlifting detail, Chanu set Commonwealth Games records in both the snatch and clean and jerk with lifts of 85 kg and 105 kg respectively for a 190 kg total. Rishikanta Singh took silver in the men’s 60 kg with a 121 kg snatch (a new Commonwealth Games record), a 143 kg clean and jerk and a 264 kg total; Malaysia’s Aniq Kasdan won gold with 273 kg. Raja Muthupandi won silver in the men’s 65 kg with 126 kg and 160 kg lifts for a 286 kg total, behind Malaysia’s Aznil Bidin (299 kg). Valluri Ajaya Babu earned silver in the men’s 79 kg after a 149 kg snatch (a new CWG record) and a 181 kg clean and jerk for 330 kg, finishing one kilogram behind Malaysia’s Erry Hidayat Muhammad.
Additional weightlifting medallists included Gyaneshwari Yadav (silver, women’s 53 kg: 88 kg snatch, 111 kg clean and jerk, 199 kg total; gold to Nigeria’s Onome Omolola Didih with 206 kg), Bindyarani Devi (bronze, women’s 58 kg: 87 kg snatch, 112 kg clean and jerk, 199 kg total; gold to Nigeria’s Rafiatu Lawal with 215 kg) and Harjinder Kaur (silver, women’s 69 kg: registered a best lift of 01 kg in snatch and 126 kg in clean and jerk for a 227 kg total; gold to Canada’s Charlotte Simoneau with 240 kg). Lovepreet Singh took silver in the men’s 110+ kg with a 176 kg snatch and a 212 kg clean and jerk for 388 kg, missing gold to New Zealand’s David Liti by one kilogram.
Para and field event successes included Jhandu Kumar opening India’s medal account with bronze in the men’s heavyweight para powerlifting after successful lifts of 181 kg and 190 kg and a finish on 130.9 points. Sharmila Dhankar became India’s first para-athletics gold medallist at the Commonwealth Games by winning women’s shot put F57, and Shilpa Shyla added bronze in that event after a review overturned another athlete’s result. Soham Rana won gold in the men’s shot put F57 with a best of 13.40 m and team-mate Shubham Juyal took silver with a season-best 13.28 m.
On the track and in athletics, Dilip Gavit won gold in the men’s 100m T47 in a Games record and season-best 10.71 seconds with Mohammed Basit Morssinganakath second in 10.83 seconds, giving India a 1-2 finish in that event. Sarvesh Kushare cleared 2.25 m for silver in the men’s high jump, finishing level with Jamaica’s Romaine Beckford but losing on countback; Murali Sreeshankar secured silver in the men’s long jump with 8.09 m while Jamaica’s Tajay Gayle won with 8.15 m. Gulveer Singh earned silver in the men’s 10,000m with a time of 27:49.78 and later took bronze in the men’s 5,000m with 13:24.95, and Yash Vir Singh claimed bronze in the men’s javelin with a personal-best 85.41 m as Neeraj Chopra took silver in that event with a best of 85.83 m (gold to Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage with 89.97 m).
India’s judo and boxing rosters added multiple medals: Asmita Dey won gold in women’s 48 kg, beating Canada’s Heidi Quach 2-1 after earning a deciding yuko in sudden-time overtime; Harsh Singh won gold in men’s 60 kg over Australia’s Joshua Katz; Yamini Mourya took silver in women’s 57 kg after being disqualified by a third Shido against England’s Acelya Toprak; and Unnati Sharma won bronze in women’s 63 kg by defeating South Africa’s Sky Knoester by Ippon in one minute and seven seconds. Boxing golds included Preeti Pawar (women’s 54 kg, 5-0 over Canada’s Scarlett Delgado), Jasmine Lamboria (women’s 57 kg, 5-0 over Northern Ireland’s Michaela Walsh), Sakshi Choudhary (women’s 51 kg, 5-0 over England’s Ruby White), Priya Ghanghas (women’s 60 kg, 4-1 over Canada’s Marie Al-Ahmadieh), Arundhati Choudhary (women’s 70 kg, 5-0 over England’s Chantelle Reid) and Sachin Siwach (men’s 60 kg, 3-2 over Namibia’s Tryagain Morning Ndevelo), while Ankush Panghal won men’s 80 kg (4-1 over England’s Dimeji Shitu) and Narender Berwal took silver in men’s 90+ kg (lost 5-0 to England’s Damar Thomas). Lovlina Borgohain finished with silver in women’s 75 kg after a 4-1 loss to Australia’s Emma-Sue Greentree.
India finished the Glasgow Games with 39 medals in total — 13 golds, 17 silvers and 9 bronzes — placing fourth overall in the final standings at the Commonwealth Games 2026.