CWG 2026: Harjinder's record lifts, Gulveer's historic run add silver sheen to India's campaign
Indian athletes Harjinder Kaur and Gulveer Singh secured silver medals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. While India celebrated these podium finishes, Australia maintained a dominant lead in the overall medal standings.
Why it matters
It tracks India's performance in international multi-sport events and highlights the competitive landscape of the Commonwealth Games.
Weightlifter Harjinder Kaur and long-distance star Gulveer Singh emerged as India's standout performers, pushing themselves to the limit to clinch hard-fought silver medals, while three Indian boxers punched their way into the semifinals to guarantee the country more podium finishes at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Tuesday (July 28, 2026).
Harjinder, standing just 5ft 3in, produced the performance of her career to claim silver in the women's 69kg category. The 29-year-old rewrote the Commonwealth Games record twice each in both the snatch and clean and jerk, upgrading the bronze she had won in the 71kg category at Birmingham four years ago and delivering India's seventh weightlifting medal of the Games.
India is currently placed ninth in the medal standings with two gold, seven silver and three bronze medals, taking their overall tally to 12.
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