Glasgow: Mirabai Chanu scripted a historic, record-breaking triumph by completing a golden hat-trick in the women’s 48kg final, while Rishikanta Singh and Mathupandi Raja secured impressive silver medals in the men’s 60kg and 65kg finals respectively. Their outstanding performances showcased India’s strength and dominance in weightlifting. With these remarkable achievements, India enjoyed one of its most successful days of the Commonwealth Games 2026 so far, taking its overall medal tally to four. Meanwhile, Jadumani Singh booked his place in the boxing quarter-finals with a dominant victory over Pakistan’s Sumama Rehman, while Preeti Pawar also advanced with a convincing win. In swimming, the Indian quartet of Srihari Nataraj, Aryan Nehra, Aneesh Gowda, and Dhakshan Shashikumar successfully qualified for the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay final, where they finished sixth. However, lawn bowls and 3×3 wheelchair basketball witnessed challenging moments for India, while artistic gymnast Tapan Mohanty finished 15th in the men’s all-around final. Overall, with remarkable achievements, one gold medal, two silver medals, and some challenging moments, Day 4 of the Commonwealth Games 2026 witnessed several memorable highlights and glorious performances on Sunday, July 26, in Glasgow.
Lawn Bowls
India endured a challenging day in lawn bowls as Pinki Singh and Rupa Rani Tirkey suffered their first defeat, losing 3-0 to Namibia in the women’s pairs sectional play tie-breaker. They later faced another setback against England, bringing their campaign in the event to an end. The Indian duo finished third in the group stage with nine points, recording three victories from five matches.
Putul Sonowal suffered a defeat in his men’s singles sectional play match against Malta’s Shaun James Parnis, losing 10-4, 7-7, which ended India’s hopes in the men’s singles event.
Artistic Gymnastics
Tapan Mohanty finished 15th in the men’s all-around final among 18 gymnasts, recording a total score of 70.100 points. Despite a challenging competition, Mohanty showcased his skills on the international stage. Reuben Ward of Scotland claimed the gold medal, Felix Dolci of Canada secured silver, while Jesse Moore of Australia won the bronze medal.
Swimming
The Indian men’s quartet of Srihari Nataraj, Aryan Nehra, Aneesh Gowda, and Dhakshan Shashikumar successfully qualified for the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay final after clocking an impressive 7:39.48 and finishing third in Heat 2.
They advanced as the sixth-fastest overall team from the combined heats. Later in the evening, in the final, the Indian team delivered a strong performance and finished sixth.
Australia claimed the gold medal, England secured silver, and Wales earned the bronze medal.
Weightlifting
Olympic medallist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu once again defended her title with a record-breaking performance in the women’s 48kg final. After a successful opening attempt, she produced another dominant display, finishing with an impressive combined lift of 190kg.
She set a new Commonwealth Games record of 85kg in the snatch before lifting 105kg in the clean and jerk to comfortably secure the title. The victory completed her remarkable hat-trick of Commonwealth Games gold medals after her triumphs at Gold Coast 2018 and Birmingham 2022. It also took her overall Commonwealth Games medal tally to four.
Rishikanta Singh Chana delivered an excellent performance and successfully secured silver in the men’s 60kg event. He cleared 116kg, 119kg, and 121kg in the snatch, then managed 143kg in the clean and jerk but narrowly missed attempts at 148kg and 151kg.
He finished with a total lift of 264kg. Malaysia’s Muhammad Aniq Kasdan won gold with a Games-record total of 273kg, while Kenya’s Joshua Amunga Buoya claimed bronze after lifting 260kg.
Mathupandi Raja secured India’s third weightlifting medal of the day with a silver medal in the men’s 65kg final, finishing with a total lift of 286kg.
Raja recorded 126kg in the snatch before adding 160kg in the clean and jerk to finish with an impressive combined total of 286kg.
Malaysia’s Muhamad Aznil Bin Bidin captured gold after setting a Commonwealth Games record total of 299kg, while Papua New Guinea’s Morea Baru secured bronze with 282kg.
The silver medal marked a remarkable comeback for Muthupandi, who returned to the Commonwealth Games podium eight years after finishing sixth on his debut at Gold Coast 2018. His journey was affected by an injury-disrupted period, which also forced him to miss Birmingham 2022.
Boxing
India enjoyed another productive day in boxing as Jadumani Singh Mandengbam delivered a dominant performance, defeating Pakistan’s Sumama Rehman with a unanimous 5-0 victory in the men’s 55kg round of 16.
He secured his place in the quarter-finals, where he will face England’s Ellis Trowbridge for a place in the medal rounds.
Preeti Pawar also registered a commanding performance, defeating Malawi’s Deborah Mtenje through a referee stoppage contest (RSC) and comfortably advancing to the quarter-finals.
However, India also suffered a setback in boxing as Aditya Pratap Yadav narrowly lost to Uganda’s Nuhu Batte in the men’s 65kg round of 16 by a 3-2 split decision.
3×3 Wheelchair Basketball
India’s women’s 3×3 wheelchair basketball team suffered a heavy defeat, losing 21-4 to Scotland in Pool B.
India will look to continue its strong Commonwealth Games 2026 campaign on Day 5 as athletics officially gets underway. Star athletes such as Neeraj Chopra, Tejaswin Shankar, Murali Sreeshankar, and Sarvesh Kushare will lead India’s medal hopes. Alongside key medal contenders in weightlifting, boxing, swimming, and gymnastics, Monday promises to be another crucial day for India’s campaign as the nation aims to climb higher on the medals table.
