India secures fourth position at Commonwealth Games 2026 with 39 medals

By Rohit Verma — 3 August 2026 — 4 min read

India’s Medal Tally at Commonwealth Games 2026

India concluded its campaign at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow, finishing fourth in the medal standings. The nation secured a total of 39 medals, comprising 13 gold, 17 silver, and nine bronze. This performance placed India behind Australia, which topped the table with 62 gold medals, England with 26 gold medals, and Canada with 18 gold medals. Australia‘s total medal count was 171, while England had 110 and Canada had 62. Host nation Scotland finished fifth, also with 39 medals, but with fewer silver medals than India.

The Indian contingent showcased strong performances across various disciplines, including boxing, athletics, judo, para sports, and weightlifting. This achievement reinforced India‘s standing as a prominent sporting power within the Commonwealth, despite a significantly trimmed sporting programme that excluded some of its traditional strongholds like shooting, badminton, wrestling, hockey, and table tennis.

Boxing and Judo Highlights

Boxing emerged as a significant contributor to India‘s medal haul, with Indian boxers securing 10 medals. This included a record seven gold and three silver medals, leading India to top the boxing medal table. This marked India‘s best-ever boxing campaign at the Commonwealth Games, surpassing its previous best of seven medals, including three gold, achieved in Gold Coast in 2018.

The women’s boxing team was particularly successful, earning five gold medals. Notable gold medallists included World champion Jaismine Lamboria (57kg), Sakshi Chaudhary (51kg), Asian Games medallist Preeti Pawar (54kg), Asian champion Priya Ghanghas (60kg), and Arundhati Choudhary (70kg). Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain secured a silver medal in the women’s 75kg event. In the men’s competition, Sachin Siwach (60kg) and Ankush Panghal (70kg) won gold medals, while Jadumani Singh (55kg) and Asian Games bronze medallist Narender Berwal (+90kg) claimed silver medals.

India also achieved its best-ever performance in judo at the Commonwealth Games, securing four medals. Harsh Singh (men’s -60kg) and Asmita Dey (women’s -48kg) made history by becoming India‘s first-ever Commonwealth Games judo gold medallists. Yamini Mourya earned a silver medal in the women’s -57kg category. Unnati Sharma contributed a bronze medal in the women’s 63kg event, defeating South Africa‘s Skye Knoester by ippon in the bronze-medal contest after losing to Australia‘s Saya Middleton in the semi-final.

Athletics and Para Sports Achievements

The athletics and para athletics campaigns were also memorable for India. Soman Rana secured a gold medal in the men’s F57 para shot put with a season-best throw of 13.40m, while Shubham Juyal claimed silver with 13.28m, resulting in an Indian one-two finish. Gulveer Singh made history by becoming the first Indian to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the men’s 5000m, taking bronze. He had earlier won silver in the men’s 10,000m, making him the first Indian track and field athlete to win two individual medals at a single Commonwealth Games.

India also achieved a double podium finish in the men’s triple jump, with Praveen Chithravel winning silver with 16.58m and Selva Prabhu Thirumaran claiming bronze with 16.52m. In other events, Priyanka Goswami finished seventh in the women’s 10,000m race walk with a season-best time of 45:53.93, and Ramesh Shanmugam finished seventh in the men’s T54 1500m para final. In the men’s pole vault, Dev Kumar Meena finished fourth with 5.30m and Kuldeep Kumar placed sixth with 5.10m.

The para athletes delivered their best-ever performance at the Commonwealth Games. The 28-member para contingent secured seven medals, consisting of three gold, two silver, and two bronze. This total matched the number of medals India had won across all previous Commonwealth Games editions in para sports. Para track and field athletes contributed six medals (three gold, two silver, one bronze), while Jhandu Kumar added a bronze medal in para powerlifting.

Despite some disappointments, such as judoka Tulika Maan being ruled out before the Games due to a provisional suspension for whereabouts failures under anti-doping regulations, the contingent adapted well to the changed landscape. With the Glasgow chapter concluding, India‘s attention now shifts to the 2030 Commonwealth Games, which are set to be hosted in Ahmedabad, marking the country’s second time hosting the event after New Delhi in 2010.

The official handover during the closing ceremony will initiate preparations for the centenary edition of the Games in Ahmedabad.

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com