Glasgow: India secures four medals at Commonwealth Games, including Chanu’s third gold
India’s Strong Performance in Weightlifting
India achieved its most successful day to date at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, accumulating one gold and two silver medals. This brought the nation’s total medal count to four. The day was highlighted by Mirabai Chanu’s third consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medal, while Rishikanta Singh and Raja Muthupandi each secured silver in weightlifting events.
Mirabai Chanu, an Olympic silver medallist, dominated the women’s 48kg category. Despite an initial unsuccessful attempt, she delivered a strong performance, achieving a combined lift of 190kg. She set a new Commonwealth Games record in the snatch with 85kg and lifted 105kg in the clean and jerk, securing her title. This victory marks her third consecutive Commonwealth Games gold, following wins in Gold Coast in 2018 and Birmingham in 2022, bringing her overall medal tally at the Games to four.
Rishikanta Singh Chanambam earned a silver medal in the men’s 60kg event. The lifter from Manipur successfully lifted 116kg, 119kg, and 121kg in the snatch, with his best effort matching the Commonwealth Games record. He managed 143kg in the clean and jerk, finishing with a total lift of 264kg. Malaysia’s Muhammad Anik bin Kasdan won gold with a record total of 273kg, while Kenya’s Joshua Amunga Buoya took bronze.
Raja Muthupandi contributed another silver medal in the men’s 65kg category, ensuring India concluded the day with three weightlifting medals. The lifter from Tamil Nadu recorded 126kg in the snatch and 160kg in the clean and jerk, for a combined total of 286kg. This silver medal marks a return to the podium for Muthupandi, who previously finished sixth at Gold Coast in 2018. Malaysia’s Muhamad Aznil Bin Bidin secured gold with a Commonwealth Games record total of 299kg, and Papua New Guinea’s Morea Baru claimed bronze.
Boxing and Swimming Highlights
Indian boxers continued their strong campaign. Jadumani Singh Mandengbam advanced to the quarter-finals of the men’s 55kg category by defeating Pakistan’s Sumama Rehman with a unanimous 5-0 decision. He is set to face England’s Ellis Trowbridge in the next round. In the women’s 54kg Round of 16, Preeti Pawar secured her place in the quarter-finals with a dominant victory over Malawi’s Deborah Mtenje, winning by referee stops contest (RSC).
However, India experienced a setback in boxing when Aditya Pratap Yadav narrowly lost to Uganda’s Nuhu Batte in the men’s 65kg Round of 16 by a 3-2 split decision.
The men’s 4x200m freestyle relay team, comprising Srihari Nataraj, Aryan Nehra, Aneesh Gowda, and Dhakshan Shashikumar, qualified for the final after finishing third in their heat. The team clocked 7:39.48, progressing as the sixth-fastest overall. Later, the same quartet competed in the Commonwealth Games final, where they finished sixth.
Mixed Results in Other Sports
India faced challenges in lawn bowls. In the women’s pairs sectional play, Rupa Rani Tirkey and Pinki Singh lost to Namibia in a tiebreak and subsequently to England, ending their participation in the event. Putul Sonowal also lost his men’s singles sectional play match against Malta’s Shaun James Parnis.
In artistic gymnastics, Tapan Mohanty finished 15th in the men’s all-around final. Additionally, India’s women’s 3×3 wheelchair basketball team was defeated by Scotland with a score of 21-4 in Pool B.
India concluded Day 4 of the Games with a total of four medals: one gold, two silvers, and one bronze, with the boxing contingent building momentum towards the quarter-final stage.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
