India’s ‘Super Saturday’ Ends with 39 Medals at CWG 2026

New Delhi, August 02, 2026 India enjoyed a spectacular “Super Saturday” at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with a historic boxing campaign and strong performances across athletics, para athletics and judo. With the penultimate day complete, India’s medal tally stood at **39 — 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze**. President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the medal-winning athletes, praising their determination, excellence and commitment. Boxing was the biggest highlight, as India recorded its **best-ever Commonwealth Games boxing performance**, finishing at the top of the standings with seven gold and three silver medals. Preeti Pawar, Jaismine Lamboria, Sakshi Chaudhary, Priya Ghanghas, Arundhati Choudhary, Sachin Siwach and Ankush Panghal won gold, while Lovlina Borgohain, Jadumani Singh and Narender Berwal secured silver. Ankush defeated England’s Dimeji Shittu 4-1, while Sachin staged a stunning comeback to beat Namibia’s Tryagain Morning Ndevelo 3-2. Arundhati, Preeti, Jaismine, Sakshi and Priya also produced dominant victories in their respective finals. India also made history outside boxing. Soman Rana won the country’s **first-ever Commonwealth Games gold in men’s F57 shot put**, with Shubham Juyal taking silver. Praveen Chithravel and Selva Prabhu Thirumaran secured a historic silver-bronze double in the men’s triple jump, while Gulveer Singh won bronze in the 5,000m to become India’s first Commonwealth Games medallist in the event. Judoka Unnati Sharma added another bronze in the women’s -63kg category. Several athletes, however, narrowly missed out on medals across judo, cycling, race walking and athletics. India now enters the final day with **39 medals despite the reduced sports programme**. Judokas Ishroop Narang, Avtar Singh and Yash Ghanghas, along with cyclists Dinesh Kumar, Harshveer Singh Sekhon, Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam and para cyclist Lisha Das, will carry India’s medal hopes into the concluding competitions. With momentum firmly on its side, the Indian contingent will look to finish the Glasgow Games on an even stronger note.