India’s Mirabai Chanu wins gold medal in the women’s 48kg Final weightlifting competition at the 23rd Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow, Scotland, Sunday, July 26, 2026. She clinched her third successive Commonwealth Games gold medal in the women’s 48kg category.
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India’s campaign at the 23rd Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games is off to a flying start, with the nation currently holding eighth place in the medal tally after securing four medals: two gold, five silver, and three bronze.
Leading a 122-member contingent across eight able-bodied (athletics, artistic gymnastics, bowls, boxing, judo, swimming, track cycling, weightlifting) and five integrated para-sports categories (para athletics, para powerlifting, para swimming, para track cycling and 3×3 wheelchair basketball), Indian athletes are already making their mark in Scotland. The country sits just behind Malaysia in the overall standings as competition continues.
Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu secured India’s first gold medal in Glasgow by winning the 48 kg event. Meanwhile, Rishikanta Singh won India’s first able-bodied medal with a silver in the Men’s 60 kg weightlifting category, and Raja Muthupandi followed up with a second silver in the Men’s 65 kg weightlifting event.
Para-powerlifter Jhandu Kumar officially opened India’s medal account on Friday (July 24) by capturing a bronze medal in the Men’s para-powerlifting division. India won its second bronze when Bindyarani Devi finished third in the final of the women’s 58 kg weightlifting event.
The 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow are currently underway from July 23 to August 2.
Commonwealth Games 2026 medal tally
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Australia | 26 | 13 | 20 | 59 |
| 2 | England | 8 | 13 | 11 | 32 |
| 3 | Canada | 7 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | Nigeria | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Scotland | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | South Africa | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | India | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | Jamaica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Kenya | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
CWG 2026: India’s medal table by sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Para Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Para powerlifting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
(Last updated at 11:00 a.m. IST, July 28)
Published – July 27, 2026 03:02 pm IST
