India at Commonwealth Games 2026 | Day 5 Recap

India performed superbly on Day 5 of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, bagging six medals: five in weightlifting and one in high jump.

India opened their medal account with para powerlifter Jhandu Kumar on the second day of the Games as he won bronze in the men’s heavyweight category. Then, on the fourth day, Mirabai Chanu became the first female weightlifter in CWG history to win three consecutive gold medals. In doing so, she also broke the CWG record in the women’s 48kg category with an incredible total lift of 190 kg (85kg snatch + 105kg clean and jerk).

Here, we look at how things unfolded for India on Day 5 of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.

India at CWG 2026 | Athletics

Men’s 100m: Medal hopeful Gurindervir Singh finished second in Heat 4 with a time of 10.39 seconds but failed to reach the semi-finals, as he was placed 20th after the heats and only the top 17 qualified for the semi-finals.

Men’s Long Jump: Murali Sreeshankar and Lokesh Sathyanathan ensured qualification for the men’s long jump final by clearing the qualification mark of 8.0 metres.

Men’s 110m Hurdles: Tejas Shirse created history by becoming the first Indian to qualify for the men’s 110m hurdles final but finished last in the final, having sustained a stress fracture injury.

Men’s High Jump: Three Indians were in the hunt for medals in the men’s high jump final. Sarvesh Anil Kushare bagged a silver medal after clearing 2.25 metres. Jamaica’s Romaine Beckford took gold after clearing 2.25 metres, albeit on his first attempt, while Kushare cleared it on his third attempt, missing out on gold by one attempt. Tejaswin Shankar had to withdraw from the final with a knee injury, while Aadarsh Ram Jothi Shankar finished fifth with a best jump of 2.15 metres.

India at CWG 2026 | Para-athletics

Men’s T38 100m: Rakeshbhai Bhatt (11.82s) and Shreyansh Trivedi (12.22s) finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in the men’s T38 100m final.

Women’s Shot Put F57: India struck gold in the women’s shot put F57 with Sharmila Dhankar, who finished with a season-best throw of 9.81 metres to bag first place. Shilpa K Shyla came fourth but was later elevated to a bronze medal following a disqualification, leading to India’s first double-podium finish of the Games.

India at CWG 2026 | Weightlifting

Women’s 53kg: India continued to find success in weightlifting as Gyaneshwari Yadav secured a silver medal in the women’s 53kg category, producing a personal best of 199 kg (88 kg in snatch and 111 kg in clean and jerk). Nigeria’s Didih Onome Omolola claimed gold with 206 kg.

Women’s 58kg: Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam bagged a bronze medal in the women’s 58kg category with a total lift of 199 kg (87 kg in the snatch and 112 kg in the clean and jerk).

Men’s 79kg: Valluri Ajaya Babu won silver in the men’s 79kg category, lifting a total of 330 kg (149 kg in the snatch and 181 kg in the clean and jerk). Malaysia’s Erry Hidayat Muhammad beat him to gold by a margin of just 1 kg. Ajaya Babu also smashed the Games record in the snatch with a massive lift of 149 kg.

India at CWG 2026 | Boxing

Men’s 70kg: India’s campaign in the men’s 70kg boxing category ended with Sumit Kundu losing in the Round of 16.

Men’s 80kg: Ankush Panghal won his bout 5–0 against Antigua & Barbuda’s Zalaan Jan and advanced to the quarter-finals of the men’s 80kg category.

Women’s 51kg: Sakshi Choudhary advanced to the quarter-finals of the women’s 51kg flyweight category, defeating Botswana’s Lethabo Modukanele by a unanimous 5–0 decision in the Round of 16.

India at CWG 2026 | Swimming

Men’s 200m Butterfly: Olympian Sajan Prakash finished eighth in the men’s 200m butterfly final.

Men’s 800m Freestyle: Aryan Nehra finished eighth in the men’s 800m freestyle.

India at CWG 2026 | Para-swimming

Men’s 100m Breaststroke SB9: Swatik Patel finished fifth in the men’s 100m breaststroke SB9 final with a time of 1:15.82.

India at CWG 2026 | Lawn Bowls

Men’s Singles: Putul Sonowal crashed to his second consecutive defeat after losing 0.5–1.5 to Malta’s Shaun Parnis in the men’s singles lawn bowls event.

India at CWG 2026 | 3×3 Wheelchair Basketball

India’s campaign in the women’s wheelchair 3×3 basketball competition at CWG 2026 came to an end after a 7–6 defeat to Nigeria in their final Pool B match. The Indian team, comprising Reena R Gupta, Laxmi R Rayannavar, Minakshi H Jadhav, and Ritu C Irengbam, failed to make it to the knockout rounds, losing all their Pool B matches.

India at CWG 2026 | Artistic Gymnastics

Women’s Vault: Protistha Samantha finished seventh in the women’s vault final, ending her CWG 2026 campaign without a medal.

India at CWG 2026 | Medals Tally

As things stand, Australia lead the way at the top with 26 gold medals already, followed by England (eight gold medals) and Canada (seven gold medals). India sit in eighth place with two gold medals and 10 medals in total.