Gulveer shines with historic 5000m bronze for his 2nd medal, para shot putter Rana wins gold
Indian athlete Gulveer Singh made history by winning a bronze medal in the 5000m at the Commonwealth Games, becoming the first Indian to secure two athletics medals in a single edition. The day also saw success for para-athlete Soman Rana and triple jumpers Praveen Chithravel and Selva Prabhu Thirumaran.
Why it matters
This performance marks a significant milestone for Indian athletics on the international stage, highlighting the country's growing competitiveness in track and field.
Gulveer Singh became the first Indian to win a 5000m medal in the Commonwealth Games as well as the first from the country to win two athletics medals a single edition of the Games, while para shot putter Soman Rana clinched a gold on a historic day for differently abled athletes here on Saturday (August 1, 2026).
Triple jumpers Praveen Chithravel and Selva Prabhu Thirumaran also bagged a silver and a bronze respectively to swell the total medal for India from able-bodied track and field athletes to 10 — 5 silver, 5 bronze.
Though without a gold to show, athletics medal tally in Glasgow was the second best by the able-bodied athletes after the 12 medal haul in the 2010 edition in New Delhi.
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