India at Commonwealth Games 2026 | Day 8 Recap

India added two more medals to their tally on Day 8 of the 2026 Commonwealth Games as Lovpreet Singh produced an exceptional performance to clinch a silver in weightlifting, while Seema Kaliramna won a hard-fought bronze in the discus throw, taking India’s tally to 17 medals.

Elsewhere, Dominica earned their first-ever Commonwealth Games gold, with triple jumper and Paris Olympic champion Thea LaFond clinching gold in Glasgow. Fiji also won their first medal of the Games, with Taniela Tuisuva Rainibogi winning gold in the 110kg weightlifting competition.

Here, we look at how things unfolded for India on Day 8 of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.

India at CWG 2026 — Day 8 | Athletics

Men’s 200m semi-finals: Animesh Kujur failed to qualify for the 200m final as he clocked a much slower time than his heat time with 20.65 seconds, finishing sixth in the second semi-final.

Men’s 400m semi-finals: Vishal TK faltered in the 400m semi-final, finishing sixth in his group with a time of 46.33 seconds and failing to make the final.

Men’s Javelin Throw Qualifying: Men’s javelin throw saw not one but three Indians qualify for the final. On a cold and windy day, none of the participants could cross the qualifying mark of 83m, but Neeraj Chopra (79.61m), Yash Vir Singh (78.36m), and Rohit Yadav (78.37m) managed to qualify for the final, finishing inside the top ten.

Men’s Triple Jump Qualifying: Both Praveen Chithravel and Selva Prabhu Thirumaran qualified for the triple jump final. While Chithravel qualified with his first attempt (16.41m), Thirumaran managed to qualify with his last (16.26m).

Men’s Shot Put final: Medal hopeful Tajinderpal Singh Toor had a disappointing outing in the Men’s Shot Put final and finished fifth with a best throw of 20.27m, while compatriot Samardeep Singh Gill finished seventh with a best throw of 20.03m.

Men’s Decathlon Day 1: India’s decathlon specialist Tejaswin Shankar is currently sitting in second spot in the rankings with five competitions (100m, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400m) done and five to go. Shankar is currently on 4,339 points, trailing the leader, Canada’s Damien Warner, by just 39 points.

Women’s Discus Throw final: Seema Kaliramna bagged a hard-earned bronze in the Women’s Discus Throw with a best effort of 58.65m. Samantha Hall of Jamaica took the gold with a massive throw of 61.66m. Compatriot Nidhi Rani finished fourth with a best effort of 57.10m, missing out on a podium finish.

Women’s 5000m: Parul Chaudhary had another disappointing run in the 5000m as she finished a lowly 13th with a time of 15:08.56.

India at CWG 2026 — Day 8 | Weightlifting

Men’s +110kg: Lovepreet Singh produced a record-breaking performance to win a silver medal in the Men’s +110kg category, narrowly missing out on gold by 1kg. He broke the Games record in the snatch with a lift of 178kg. He performed well in the clean and jerk with a best lift of 212kg to manage a total lift of 390kg. David Andrew Liti of New Zealand broke the Games record in the clean and jerk with a lift of 223kg to take home the gold with a total lift of 391kg.

Women’s +86kg: 20-year-old Martina Devi Maibam finished fifth in the Women’s +86kg category. Although she did well in the clean and jerk (144kg), her poor performance in the snatch, where she only managed a successful lift on her final attempt (105kg), led to her downfall as she finished outside the top three. Her total lift was 249kg, as she fell behind by 5kg.

India at CWG 2026 — Day 8 | Track Cycling

Men’s Team Sprint Qualifying: India finished last in this team sprint event. With Rojit Singh, David Beckham, and Ronaldo Singh recording a time of 46.396 seconds, India finished seventh in qualifying, failing to make the cut for the final.

India at CWG 2026 — Day 8 | Para Track Cycling

Women’s C4–C5 4000m Individual Pursuit Qualifying: 16-year-old Lisha Das finished sixth in the C4–C5 qualifiers for the 4000m. It ruled her out of contention for the bronze, as she was 2:12.204 behind leader Tara Neyland (Australia).

India at CWG 2026 — Day 8 | Lawn Bowls

Men’s Pair Sectional Play Section B, Round 3: Navneet Singh and Dinesh Kumar won their third straight match of the Pair Sectional Play, winning by a tie-break against Botswana’s Charles Diteko and Kaizer Geche.

Women’s Singles Sectional Play Section C, Round 3: After winning her Round 2 match, Nayanmoni Saikia lost 0.5–1.5 to Malaysia’s Emma Firyana Saroji in the Singles Sectional Play Round 3.

India at CWG 2026 — Day 8 | Medals Tally

Australia continue to dominate the proceedings with 51 gold medals and a massive 110 medals in total, with England moving back into second place with 15 gold medals and Canada in third place with 15 gold medals as well. India slipped one place to tenth with three golds and 17 medals in total so far.