Commonwealth Games and India: 2026
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India finished fourth at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with 39 medals: 13 gold, 17 silver and 9 bronze, won by 38 athletes (runner Gulveer Singh was the only Indian to win two medals).cnbctv18+2
Below is the complete list of all 39 medals, with athlete name, sport, event and medal type, compiled from official tallies and multiple Indian media summaries of the Glasgow 2026 results.english.mathrubhumi+3
Gold (13)
| # | Athlete | Sport | Event | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu | Weightlifting | Women’s 48 kg | Gold |
| 2 | Sharmila Dhankar | Para Athletics | Women’s Shot Put F57 | Gold |
| 3 | Dilip Mahadu Gavit | Para Athletics | Men’s 100 m T47 | Gold |
| 4 | Soman Rana | Para Athletics | Men’s Shot Put F57 | Gold |
| 5 | Asmita Dey | Judo | Women’s 48 kg | Gold |
| 6 | Harsh Singh | Judo | Men’s 60 kg | Gold |
| 7 | Sakshi Chaudhary | Boxing | Women’s 51 kg | Gold |
| 8 | Preeti Pawar | Boxing | Women’s 54 kg | Gold |
| 9 | Jaismine Lamboria | Boxing | Women’s 57 kg | Gold |
| 10 | Priya Ghanghas | Boxing | Women’s 60 kg | Gold |
| 11 | Arundhati Choudhary | Boxing | Women’s 70 kg | Gold |
| 12 | Sachin Siwach | Boxing | Men’s 60 kg | Gold |
| 13 | Ankush Panghal | Boxing | Men’s 80 kg | Gold |
Boxing was India’s biggest success story, with 10 medals including a record 7 golds – the highest gold tally by any nation in boxing at a single Commonwealth Games. cnbctv18+1
🥈 Silver (17)
Weightlifting contributed 6 silvers, while athletics and paraathletics together added 5 more.economictimes.indiatimes+2
| # | Athlete | Sport | Event | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rishikanta Singh | Weightlifting | Men’s 60 kg | Silver |
| 2 | Muthupandi Raja | Weightlifting | Men’s 65 kg | Silver |
| 3 | Gyaneshwari Yadav | Weightlifting | Women’s 53 kg | Silver |
| 4 | Valluri Ajaya Babu | Weightlifting | Men’s 79 kg | Silver |
| 5 | Harjinder Kaur | Weightlifting | Women’s 69 kg | Silver |
| 6 | Lovepreet Singh | Weightlifting | Men’s +110 kg | Silver |
| 7 | Sarvesh Anil Kushare | Athletics | Men’s High Jump | Silver |
| 8 | Murali Sreeshankar | Athletics | Men’s Long Jump | Silver |
| 9 | Neeraj Chopra | Athletics | Men’s Javelin Throw | Silver |
| 10 | Praveen Chithravel | Athletics | Men’s Triple Jump | Silver |
| 11 | Gulveer Singh | Athletics | Men’s 10,000 m | Silver |
| 12 | Yamini Mourya | Judo | Women’s 57 kg | Silver |
| 13 | Mohammed Basil | Para Athletics | Men’s 100 m T47 | Silver |
| 14 | Shubham Juyal | Para Athletics | Men’s Shot Put F57 | Silver |
| 15 | Jadumani Singh | Boxing | Men’s 55 kg | Silver |
| 16 | Lovlina Borgohain | Boxing | Women’s 75 kg | Silver |
| 17 | Narender Berwal | Boxing | Men’s +90 kg | Silver |
Bronze (9)
| # | Athlete | Sport | Event | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jhandu Kumar | Para Powerlifting | Men’s Heavyweight | Bronze |
| 2 | Bindyarani Devi | Weightlifting | Women’s 58 kg | Bronze |
| 3 | Shilpa K. Shyla | Para Athletics | Women’s Shot Put F57 | Bronze |
| 4 | Seema Kaliraman | Athletics | Women’s Discus Throw | Bronze |
| 5 | Tejaswin Shankar | Athletics | Men’s Decathlon | Bronze |
| 6 | Yashvir Singh | Athletics | Men’s Javelin Throw | Bronze |
| 7 | Selva Prabhu Thirumaran | Athletics | Men’s Triple Jump | Bronze |
| 8 | Gulveer Singh | Athletics | Men’s 5,000 m | Bronze |
| 9 | Unnati Sharma | Judo | Women’s 63 kg | Bronze |
Gulveer Singh is the only Indian to appear twice in this list (silver in 10,000 m and bronze in 5,000 m), so 39 medals were won by 38 different athletes.economictimes.indiatimes+2
Sport-wise breakdown
Boxing: 10 medals (7G, 3S, 0B) – India’s most successful sport at Glasgow 2026.cnbctv18+1
Athletics & Para Athletics: 16 medals (3G, 7S, 6B).bharat2030cwg
Weightlifting: 8 medals (1G, 6S, 1B).bharat2030cwg
Judo: 4 medals (2G, 1S, 1B).bharat2030cwg
Para Powerlifting: 1 medal (0G, 0S, 1B).
