At the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow, Gulveer Singh scripted history by becoming the first Indian athlete to win a medal in the men’s 10,000-metre race after claiming a silver medal. The reigning Asian champion clocked 27:49.78 at the Scotstoun Stadium to finish behind Australia’s Ky Robinson.
Harjinder Kaur also added a silver to India’s medal tally in the women’s 69-kilogramme weightlifting event. The 29-year-old Indian weightlifter finished with a combined lift of 227 kilograms to secure India’s seventh medal from eight weightlifting events in Glasgow. This was Harjinder Kaur’s second successive Commonwealth Games medal, after she won bronze at Birmingham in 2022. With this, India’s total medal count at the Glasgow Games rose to 12, including two gold, seven silver and three bronze medals.
Meanwhile, four Indian boxers have secured guaranteed bronze medals and will aim to convert them into silver or gold when they compete in the semifinals.
Lovlina Borgohain secured India’s first guaranteed medal in the women’s 75-kilogramme event, while Preeti Pawar progressed to the women’s 54-kilogramme semifinals. Priya Ghanghas assured herself of at least a bronze medal by defeating Scotland’s Niamh Mitchell 4-1 in her women’s 60-kilogramme quarterfinal match. Jadumani Singh Mandengbam also stormed into the men’s 55-kilogramme semifinals, extending India’s guaranteed boxing medal tally.
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