Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated the Indian contingent for its performance at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow after the country finished with 39 medals to secure fourth place in the overall standings.
In a post on X, the Prime Minister said, “Proud of our contingent’s performance at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Delighted that India has won 39 medals, including 13 Golds. Congrats to the medal winners.”
“Throughout the Games, our talented athletes have displayed exceptional skill, determination and dedication. Their hardwork will keep inspiring our youngsters. My best wishes to the entire Indian contingent for the endeavours ahead. May they continue to give their very best and bring further glory to the nation,” he added.
India concluded its campaign with 39 medals — 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze — despite competing in a significantly reduced programme that excluded medal-rich sports such as wrestling, badminton, table tennis, hockey and shooting.
The 122-member Indian contingent competed across eight able-bodied sports and five integrated para sports from July 23 to August 2. Australia topped the medal table with 171 medals, followed by England (110) and Canada (62). India and hosts Scotland both finished with 39 medals, but India claimed fourth place on the strength of a higher silver-medal count.
Boxing emerged as India’s most successful discipline with 10 medals, including a record seven golds — the highest by any nation in boxing at a single Commonwealth Games. Gold medals came through Preeti Pawar (54kg), Jaismine Lamboria (57kg), Sakshi Chaudhary (51kg), Priya Ghanghas (60kg), Arundhati Choudhary (70kg), Sachin Siwach (60kg) and Ankush Panghal (80kg). Lovlina Borgohain won silver in the women’s 75kg category, while Jadumani Singh (55kg) and Narender Berwal (+90kg) also finished with silver medals.
Weightlifting contributed eight medals, including India’s first gold of the Games through Mirabai Chanu in the women’s 48kg event. The discipline also yielded six silver medals through Rishikanta Singh, Muthupandi Raja, Gyaneshwari Yadav, Valluri Ajaya Babu, Harjinder Kaur and Lovepreet Singh, while Bindyarani Devi won bronze.
Athletics delivered 10 medals, comprising five silver and five bronze. Gulveer Singh became the first Indian track and field athlete to win two individual medals at a single Commonwealth Games, claiming silver in the men’s 10,000m and bronze in the 5,000m. Neeraj Chopra won silver in the men’s javelin throw, while Murali Sreeshankar (long jump), Sarvesh Kushare (high jump) and Praveen Chithravel (triple jump) also secured silver medals. Bronze medals came through Tejaswin Shankar (decathlon), Yash Vir Singh (javelin), Selva Prabhu (triple jump), Seema Kaliramna (discus throw) and Gulveer Singh.
India’s para athletes produced their best-ever Commonwealth Games campaign with seven medals — three gold, two silver and two bronze. Para athletics accounted for six medals, ending a 20-year wait for an Indian para athletics podium at the Games. Gold medals were won by Dilip Gavit (100m T47), Sharmila Dhankar (shot put F57) and Soman Rana (shot put F57). Mohammed Basil (100m T47) and Shubham Juyal (shot put F57) claimed silver, while Shilpa K. Shyla (shot put F57) won bronze. Jhandu Kumar added bronze in para powerlifting, India’s first medal of the Games.
Judo also delivered a historic performance, with Asmita Dey becoming India’s first Commonwealth Games champion in the sport before Harsh Singh added another gold. Yamini Mourya won silver, while Unnati Sharma secured bronze.
India’s final medal tally by sport stood at: boxing (10), athletics (10), weightlifting (8), para athletics (6), judo (4) and para powerlifting (1).
With the Glasgow edition complete, India’s overall Commonwealth Games medal tally rose to 603 medals from 19 appearances, making it the fourth-most successful nation in Games history behind Australia, England and Canada.
(With agency inputs)
