Glasgow: Dilip Mahadu Gavit won a historic gold medal in para-athletics, while Mohammed Basil Morssingankath clinched the silver medal as India created history with a sensational one-two finish in the men’s 100m T47 event. Murali Sreeshankar claimed his second consecutive Commonwealth Games silver medal in the men’s long jump with another impressive performance, while Animesh Kujur progressed to the men’s 200m semi-finals. Meanwhile, Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Samardeep Singh Gill both progressed to the men’s shot put final, while Santosh Kumar Tamilarasan and Yashas Palaksha qualified for the men’s 400m hurdles final. India’s boxing contingent enjoyed another exceptionally commanding day as five more boxers booked their places in the semi-finals, taking India’s guaranteed boxing medal tally to nine and surpassing the country’s previous Commonwealth Games record. Manpreet Kaur finished heartbreakingly close to the podium in fourth place in the women’s shot put, while Sagar Thayat and Devender Kumar secured sixth and seventh places respectively in the men’s para discus throw F42-44/F61-64 final. Parul Chaudhary battled challenging weather conditions to finish fifth in the women’s 3000m steeplechase final after a determined performance. In lawn bowls, Navneet Singh and Dinesh Kumar registered another impressive victory in the men’s pairs event, while Nayanmoni Saikia bounced back with a dominant 2-0 straight-sets victory over the Isle of Man’s Caroline Whitehead. India suffered a setback in weightlifting as Sanjana failed to finish the women’s 77kg event after missing all three of her snatch attempts. In swimming, Sajan Prakash and Aneesh S. Gowda narrowly missed out on qualifying for the men’s 200m freestyle final. Overall, Day 7 of the Commonwealth Games 2026 proved to be another memorable and highly successful day for India as the contingent added three more medals to its tally. India’s overall medal count reached 15 medals — three gold, nine silver, and three bronze — moving the nation into eighth place in the standings on Wednesday, July 29, in Glasgow.
Weightlifting:
India’s weightlifting campaign suffered a major setback as Sanjana failed to finish the women’s 77kg event. She crashed out of the competition after failing all three of her snatch attempts at 94kg, ending her medal hopes before the clean and jerk phase. As a result, she was recorded as Did Not Finish (DNF), bringing her campaign to a disappointing end.
Swimming and Para Swimming:
Sajan Prakash finished 20th overall in the men’s 200m freestyle after placing fifth in his heat with a time of 1:51.99, narrowly missing qualification for the final.
Aneesh S. Gowda finished 18th overall in the men’s 200m freestyle heats with a time of 1:51.64, also missing out on a place in the final.
Aryan Nehra secured an impressive seventh-place finish in the men’s 1500m freestyle, where Sam Short of Australia claimed the gold medal with a time of 14:42.11, Daniel Wiffen of Northern Ireland won silver in 14:44.70, and Benjamin Goedemans of Australia took bronze in 14:49.50.
In para swimming, Chaitanya Vishwas Kulkarni advanced to the men’s S7 50m freestyle final, while Suyash Narayan Jadhav also booked his place in the final to ensure double Indian representation in the event.
Karthik Budigina finished fourth in his para-swimming event, narrowly missing out on a podium finish, while Srihari Nataraj wrapped up his backstroke campaign without a podium finish. In the men’s backstroke event, Pieter Coetze of South Africa won the gold medal in 51.77 seconds, Oliver Morgan of England secured silver with 52.66 seconds, and Ruard van Renen of South Africa claimed the bronze medal with a time of 53.31 seconds.
Athletics and Para Athletics:
India created history in para-athletics with a remarkable one-two finish in the men’s 100m T47 event for athletes with upper-limb impairment. Dilip Mahadu Gavit produced a stunning performance to win the gold medal, setting a Games Record and registering a season’s best time of 10.71 seconds. Mohammed Basil Morssingankath claimed the silver medal with an impressive time of 10.83 seconds, completing a historic Indian one-two finish and securing a memorable double podium achievement in the event. With this gold medal, India’s tally of gold medals at the Commonwealth Games 2026 increased to three.
Murali Sreeshankar impressively claimed the silver medal in the men’s long jump with a best effort of 8.09m on his second attempt. With this achievement, he also became the first Indian to win back-to-back Commonwealth Games medals in the event. Tajay Gayle of Jamaica won the gold medal with a jump of 8.15m, while Scotland’s McKenzie secured the bronze medal. Lokesh Sathyanathan finished fifth with a best jump of 7.97m.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor secured his place in the men’s shot put final with an impressive 20.14m throw on his second attempt. The Indian national record holder and reigning Asian Games champion comfortably breached the automatic qualification mark of 20m to book his place in the medal round.
Samardeep Singh Gill also qualified for the men’s shot put final after competing in Group B, joining Toor in strengthening India’s medal challenge.
National record holder Animesh Kujur won Heat 4 of the men’s 200m after clocking a season’s best 20.46 seconds. He finished seventh overall to qualify for the semi-finals with another impressive performance.
Yashas Palaksha and Santosh Kumar Tamilarasan qualified for the men’s 400m hurdles final.
Santosh finished third in Heat 2 with a time of 49.51 seconds, while Yashas placed third in Heat 1 with 49.65 seconds. Both advanced as the two fastest non-automatic qualifiers, keeping India’s hopes alive in the event.
Manpreet Kaur finished heartbreakingly in fourth place in the women’s shot put with a best throw of 17.49m, narrowly missing the podium behind Canada’s Sarah Mitton, who claimed the gold medal with 19.15m.
Sagar Thayat and Devender Kumar finished sixth and seventh respectively in the men’s para discus throw F42-44/F61-64 final.
Sagar produced a new Asian Record with a throw of 51.79m, while Devender registered a season’s best effort of 48.20m.
Parul Chaudhary narrowly missed out on a podium finish after placing fifth in the women’s 3000m steeplechase final, clocking 9:26.75. Battling extremely challenging weather conditions, with her fingers growing numb inside her spikes, she displayed remarkable determination and resilience to secure a hard-fought fifth-place finish.
Boxing:
India’s boxing contingent produced a perfect and commanding five-in-five performance, with Narender Berwal joining Ankush Yadav, Sakshi Choudhary, Arundhati Choudhary, and Sachin Siwach in the semi-finals after a memorable day of action.
Ankush Yadav continued India’s perfect run in the boxing ring, storming into the men’s 80kg semi-finals with a dominant 5-0 victory over Jade Micock of Seychelles.
Sakshi Choudhary booked her place in the women’s 51kg semi-finals with a unanimous 5-0 decision over Ireland’s Caitlin Fryers.
Arundhati Choudhary advanced to the women’s 70kg semi-finals after defeating New Zealand’s Morgan Henderson 3-1 via a split decision.
Sachin Siwach continued his impressive dominance in the quarter-finals, comfortably overcoming Botswana’s Treasure Moremi with a convincing 5-0 win.
The five victories ensured that every Indian boxer who stepped into the ring on Wednesday progressed to the last four, taking India’s total number of boxing semi-finalists to nine.
The achievement has already surpassed India’s Birmingham 2022 boxing medal tally, where the country finished with seven medals — three gold, one silver, and three bronze.
With nine semi-final berths secured, India is now assured of at least nine bronze medals in the Glasgow boxing competition. With nine boxers guaranteed medals, India has already created history at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow.
Lawn Bowls:
In the Men’s Pairs Lawn Bowls (Section B), India’s Navneet Singh and Dinesh Kumar secured an impressive victory over Namibia’s Christo Steenkamp and Waylon Wentzel, winning the match 2-0 (5-3, 6-3). This marked the Indian pair’s second consecutive victory on Wednesday, following their thrilling opening tie-break win against the Cook Islands.
In the Women’s Singles Lawn Bowls (Section C), Nayanmoni Saikia faced Wales’ Amy Williams in her opening match and suffered a 0-2 defeat. However, she bounced back strongly in her subsequent match with a dominant 2-0 straight-sets victory over the Isle of Man’s Caroline Whitehead, showcasing great determination and resilience.
India heads into Day 8 of the Commonwealth Games 2026 with several of its biggest stars and medal contenders set to compete across athletics, weightlifting, track cycling, and lawn bowls. The spotlight will be on Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra as he begins his javelin throw campaign, while Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Samardeep Singh Gill, and Tejaswin Shankar will further strengthen India’s athletics challenge. In weightlifting, heavyweight contenders Martina Devi Maibam and Lovepreet Singh will aim to deliver strong podium performances and contribute valuable medals to India’s growing tally. With crucial qualification rounds, medal events, and team competitions scheduled across multiple disciplines, Day 8 promises to be another exciting and potentially rewarding day for the Indian contingent.
