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August 3, 2026 1:19 AM

Commonwealth Games 2026: India finish fourth with 39 medals; boxing leads record haul

India concluded its campaign at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow with 39 medals — 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze — to finish fourth in the overall standings despite competing in a significantly reduced programme that excluded medal-rich sports such as wrestling, badminton, table tennis, hockey and shooting. The Indian contingent of 122 athletes competed across eight able-bodied sports and five integrated para sports from July 23 to August 2. Australia topped the medal table with 1...

August 2, 2026 12:41 PM

CWG 2026: President Murmu, PM Modi congratulate medal-winning athletes as India enjoys record-breaking Super Saturday

President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated India's medal-winning athletes after the country produced a spectacular "Super Saturday" at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, highlighted by a historic boxing campaign and medals across athletics, para athletics and judo. As India ended the penultimate day of competition with 39 medals - 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze - the President and the Prime Minister praised the athletes for their determination, excellence an...

August 2, 2026 9:21 AM

CWG 2026: Indian boxers script history with record seven boxing gold medals

India scripted history at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow by producing its finest-ever boxing campaign, finishing atop the medal standings with a record haul of seven gold and three silver medals. The historic boxing campaign concluded on Saturday with Narender Berwal claiming silver in the men's 90+kg category, taking India's overall boxing tally to 10 medals. The performance surpassed the country's previous best at the Commonwealth Games and established Glasgow 2026 as India's most suc...

February 14, 2025 11:34 AM

Olympic champion Khelif fights back as IBA files lawsuit in gender row

Imane Khelif, who won Paris Olympics boxing gold amid a gender-eligibility row, has accused the International Boxing Association of making "false and offensive" accusations after it launched legal action against the IOC for allowing her to compete. The IBA announced in a statement on Monday it was filing a complaint with Swiss Attorney General Stefan Blatter against the International Olympic Committee, citing safety concerns over gender eligibility. Similar complaints are to be filed in France ...

May 31, 2024 4:43 PM

Indian federation joins World Boxing

The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has joined World Boxing, both bodies said on Friday, days after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) highlighted the sport's need for a "credible, well-governed" international federation. In a statement this week, the IOC warned national federations aligned with the International Boxing Association (IBA) that they will not be able to participate in the Los Angeles Olympics if boxing is on the programme. The IOC stripped the IBA of recognition last June...