India wins seven medals including three golds on Saturday at CWG 2026
India's total medal count reached 30 after a strong Saturday performance featuring a boxing gold sweep and a historic first-ever gold for India in para shot put.
India wins seven medals including three golds on Saturday at CWG 2026
India secured seven medals on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, including three gold medals. The surge was led by a strong performance in boxing and a historic achievement in para athletics, propelling the nation's total count to 30 medals—eight gold, 15 silver, and seven bronze—heading into the final day of competition.
The boxing squad provided a significant portion of the day's success. Preeti Pawar claimed gold in the women's 54kg category after defeating Canadian Scarlett Delgado with a 5-0 unanimous decision. Jaismine Lamboria added a second boxing gold for India, bouncing back from a first-round loss to defeat defending champion Michaela Walsh in the women's 57kg final. Sakshi Chaudhary completed the boxing gold sweep for the day by beating England's Ruby White 5-0 in the women's 51kg final.
For Pawar, the victory was a personal milestone. Her father, Somvir Sai Pawar, an ASI in Haryana Police, noted that she had previously missed the Olympics due to illness.
"It is wonderful. I am overjoyed. My daughter has won a gold medal for the country... She missed out on the Olympics due to illness. That remained a lingering regret, a strong desire to win a medal for the country at a major sporting event,"
Somvir Sai Pawar, father of Preeti Pawar, via LiveMintBeyond boxing, 43-year-old para shot putter Soman Rana made history on Saturday by winning the gold medal in the men's F57 event, the first-ever gold for India in that category. His compatriot Shubham Juyal took home the silver, marking the first time India achieved a double podium finish in the men's shot put F57 event at the Commonwealth Games.
Other podium finishes on Saturday included:
- Men's Triple Jump: Praveen Chithravel won silver with a best jump of 16.58m, while Selva Prabhu Thirumaran secured bronze with 16.52m.
- Men's 55kg Boxing: Jadumani Singh Mandengbam earned a silver medal after a loss to Australia's Jye Dixon.
The day was not without setbacks. In judo, Inunganbi Takhellambam and Karanjit Singh Maan both suffered losses in their quarterfinal bouts and were subsequently defeated in the repechage rounds. Harsh Tokas also lost his quarterfinal match to Cyprus' Odysseas Georgakis, though he moved into the repechage rounds. Unnati Sharma remained in contention for a medal after defeating Lamulela Magagula of Eswatini by ippon to reach the quarterfinals of the women's 63kg event.
India currently sits in sixth place in the overall medal standings. While boxing and weightlifting have been the most productive sports for the contingent, athletics and para-athletics have also contributed novel results.
The campaign enters its final stretch on Sunday, August 2, with the focus shifting heavily toward judo and track cycling. Three Indian judokas have pathways to medals on the final day: 19-year-old Ishroop Narang in the women's -78kg, veteran Avtar Singh in the men's -100kg, and Yash Ghanghas in the men's +100kg. All three athletes begin their quest in the Round of 16.
In track cycling, the final day includes the men's 40km points race qualifying with Harshveer Singh Sekhon and Dinesh Kumar, as well as the men's 1000m TT final featuring Ronaldo Singh and the women's C4-C5 1000m TT final with Lisha Singh.
