India's Best-Ever Commonwealth Games Day: Eight Golds, Seven In Boxing, Fourth In Medal Tally
India topped the boxing medal tally with seven gold medals and three silver, marking the country's best-ever show in the Games.
Published : August 2, 2026 at 6:57 AM IST
|Updated : August 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM IST
Glasgow: India recorded its best-ever single-day performance at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) on Saturday, securing eight gold medals, seven of which came from boxing. This remarkable feat elevated the country from ninth to fourth place in the overall medal tally, reaching a total of 39 medals.
India ended its CWG 2026 boxing campaign with Narender Berwal clinching silver in the men’s 90+ kg. Earlier, Ankush Panghal beat Dimeji Shittu of England in the men’s 80 kg final in a split 4-1 verdict to win India's seventh gold medal.
The other Indian gold winners in boxing were Sachin Siwach, Jaismine Lamboria, Preeti Pawar, Sakshi Chaudhary, Arundhati Choudhary and Priya Ghanghas, while Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain and Jadumani Singh also settled for a silver each.
Interestingly, six of the seven boxing gold medals were won by athletes from Haryana. The state's champions included Bhiwani boxers Jasmine Lamboria, Preeti Pawar, Sakshi Chaudhary, Priya Ghanghas and Sachin Siwach, along with Ankush Panghal of Hisar.
India also won gold in the para-athletics shot put event. The country added five silver and three bronze medals on Saturday. The bronze medals came in the triple jump, judo and the men's 5,000 metres.
Twenty-year-old Priya of Dhanana village in Bhiwani won the women's 60kg boxing title after defeating Canada's Al-Ahmadieh 4-1 in the final. Priya took up boxing at the age of 11 after watching a neighbourhood girl train and convincing her father to enrol her in a boxing academy.
Sakshi, also from Dhanana, claimed gold in the women's 51kg category with a dominant 5-0 win over England's Ruby White. Sakshi returned to competition after missing the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Asian Games because of a serious shoulder injury. She also lost 3 kilograms in three weeks to compete in the 51kg division.
Sachin (26) from Mitathal in Bhiwani, won the men's 60kg gold by edging Namibia's Trigen Morning Ndevelo 3-2. Sachin began boxing at age 10 after his father persuaded a coach to admit him despite his weight being under 30 kilograms.
Hisar's 22-year-old Ankush secured gold in the men's 80kg category by defeating England's Dimeji Shittu. Ankush started boxing at 11 and travelled 15 kilometres daily with his father for training. He once considered quitting after losing a state championship but continued on his father's advice.
Narendra, a 31-year-old Subedar in the Indian Army from Saurkhi village in Hansi, settled for silver after losing the men's 90kg-plus final to England's Damar Thomas. Narendra's previous achievements include gold at the 2019 South Asian Games, bronze medals at the 2022 Asian Championships and 2023 Asian Games, and silver at the 2025 World Cup.
Earlier in the day, Preeti of Rohtak won the women's 54kg boxing gold with a 5-0 victory over Canada's Scarlett Savana Delgado. Jasmine of Bhiwani also clinched gold in the women's 57kg final after defeating Northern Ireland's Michaela Walsh 5-0.
Also Read:
