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Raja Muthupandi wins silver in 65kg weighlifting, India’s fourth medal at CWG 2026 | Sports News

Raja Muthupandi wins silver in 65kg weighlifting, India’s fourth medal at CWG 2026 | Sports News

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1 min readJul 27, 2026 01:16 AM IST Raja Muthupandi won India’s fourth medal of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, and second in weightlifting, by winning silver in men’s 65kg late on the fourth day in Glasgow. Muthupandi had a best lift of 126kg in snatch and 160kg in clean and jerk. His total lift was 286kg. Malaysia’s Aznil Bidin won gold with a Games record lift of 299kg while Papua New Guinea’s Morea Baru won bronze with 282kg. It is India’s third medal in weightlifting and fourth overall at Glasgow 2026. Rishikanta Singh had won silver earlier in the day in men’s 60kg while Mirabai Chanu later won an incredible third consecutive CWG gold in women’s 48kg. The medal marks a remarkable turnaround for Muthupandi, who has dealt with a host of injury and health setbacks in recent years. He secured a flight to Glasgow by winning the national title and setting a new national record. More to come… Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All …

India at CWG 2026 Day 5 Schedule: Full list of Indian athletes in action on Monday | Sports News

India at CWG 2026 Day 5 Schedule: Full list of Indian athletes in action on Monday | Sports News

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3 min readUpdated: Jul 26, 2026 11:18 PM IST India’s track and field athletes enter the fray at the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Monday Athletics gets underway with men’s 100m, men’s long jump, men’s 110m hurdles and men’s high jump all set to get underway at the Scotsun Stadium. Meanwhile, India’s weightlifters will be looking to add to the silver and gold that have been won by Rishikanta Singh and Mirabai Chanu respectively on Sunday. Those in action will be Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam (women’s 58kg) and Ajaya Babu (men’s 79kg) and Gyaneshwari Yadav (women’s 53kg). Para athletes will also be in action with the men’s Men’s T38 100m and Women’s Shot Put F57 also set to take place. As many as five Indian boxers will be in action. Here are the sports and events that Indians would be participating in along with their times in IST: Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the …

Mirabai shatters records and wins India’s first gold of 2026 CWG | Sports News

Mirabai shatters records and wins India’s first gold of 2026 CWG | Sports News

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2 min readUpdated: Jul 26, 2026 08:33 PM IST Mirabai Chanu has won her third Commonwealth Games gold medal and India’s first gold of Glasgow 2026 as she shattered Games and Commonwealth records in a dominant display on Sunday. Mirabai had a best lift of 85kg in snatch and 105kg in clean and jerk to lift a total of 190kg overall. Mirabai had started off by listing 82kg as her first lift in snatch, which was already been a Games record and, naturally, head and shoulders above those listed by the rest of the 10-woman field. She wasn’t succesfull in her first attempt but then made it look almost effortless with her second. She then went on to break the Commonwealth Record itself with her third lift of 85kg. It was the same for her clean and jerk, she listed a Games record 105kg as her first lift. She failed in her first attempt but then did it with her second. Mirabai has thus won an incredible hat-trick of Commonwealth Games golds. her first CWG …

Mirabai Chanu scripts history with third consecutive CWG gold

Mirabai Chanu scripts history with third consecutive CWG gold

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India’s Mirabai Chanu cemented her legacy as one of the country’s greatest weightlifters, clinching a third consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medal after dominating the women’s 48kg event at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. The Olympic silver medallist overcame an early setback in the snatch, failing to clear 82kg in her opening attempt. Mirabai quickly regained her rhythm, successfully lifting 82kg on her second attempt before clearing 85kg with ease on her third to finish atop the standings after the opening discipline. In the clean and jerk, Mirabai narrowly missed 105kg on her opening attempt but made no mistake the second time around, successfully lifting the weight to take her overall total to 190kg. The effort was enough to seal the gold medal and set a new Commonwealth Games record total, with one attempt still remaining, which she skipped. Nigeria’s Ruth Asuquo Nyong claimed the silver medal with a total of 168kg, while Malaysia’s Irene Jane Henry settled for bronze on 167kg. The triumph marks another historic milestone for the 31-year-old. Mirabai, who won silver at …

With 25 nat’l records in 2026, India’s aim for CWG highs in track & field | Sports News

With 25 nat’l records in 2026, India’s aim for CWG highs in track & field | Sports News

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5 min readUpdated: Jul 26, 2026 07:04 PM IST The 32-member Indian athletics contingent will face the litmus test at the 2026 Commonwealth Games after an incredible domestic season where more than 25 national records were shattered. Led by double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra, the Indian contingent will be targeting medals in the field events as track events have a highly competitive field with the presence of the African nations. India won eight medals last time with five coming in field events and three on track including the historic 3000m steeplechase medal of Avinash Sable. Focus on jumps India’s major expectations will be from the jumps squad with latest high jump national record holder Sarvesh Kushare leading the field. Apart from Sarvesh, Tejaswin Shankar and Aadrash Ram are the other Indians in contention with Tejaswin being the bronze medallist from the previous edition. “I know a lot of eyes are on me. I think competing at Monaco Diamond League gave me more confidence,” Sarvesh told The Indian Express. Sarvesh, who set the new national record …

Improving 90.23m always on mind but CWG gold is the real target: Neeraj Chopra | Sports News

Improving 90.23m always on mind but CWG gold is the real target: Neeraj Chopra | Sports News

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3 min readUpdated: Jul 26, 2026 06:32 PM IST Neeraj Chopra had long been considered a prodigy before the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, but it his gold there that first announced his pedigree at the highest level. He had won gold at the time with a throw of 86.47m. He then had to give Birmingham 2022 a miss due to injury. In the years since that CWG gold though, Neeraj established himself as arguably the greatest athlete India has ever produced, winning an Olympic gold and silver, and a gold and silver at the World Championships, both firsts for Indians. He has also won gold at the two consecutive Asian Games in 2018 and 2022. Through all those milestone medals, the 90m elluded Neeraj but he finally crossed that as well with a throw of 90.23m at the Doha Diamond League last year. Neeraj now says that while he would want to improve on that mark at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, the priority is to simply finish top of the …

Rishikanta Singh Chanambam wins silver; India’s second medal at Glasgow CWG | Sports News

Rishikanta Singh Chanambam wins silver; India’s second medal at Glasgow CWG | Sports News

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2 min readUpdated: Jul 26, 2026 04:53 PM IST Rishikanta Singh Chanambam won India’s second medal, a silver, at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. The weightlifter heaved a Commonwealth Games record of 121kg in snatch, before lifting 143kg in the clean and jerk to finish second in the men’s 60kg event at the SEC Armadillo.   Rishikanta was joined at the top by Malaysia’s Mohamad Aniq Bin Kasdan, who also lifted 121kg in the snatch. Rishikanta had lifted 143kg in his first clean and jerk attempt, but failed his subsequent lifts of 148kg and 151kg. Bin Kasdan set a Games record with a total weight of 273 kg (121 in snatch) and (152 in clean and jerk). Kenya’s Joshua Amunga Mboya claimed the bronze medal with a total lift of 260kg (115kg+145kg), edging out Sri Lanka’s SDSS Wiriduwagle, who managed 244kg (109kg+135kg). Who is Rishikanta Singh Chanambam? Rishikanta began his weightlifting journey at the National Sports Academy, Khuman Lampak, Imphal, before training at the Army Sports Institute, Pune, and the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NIS), …

Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Mirabai Chanu in action today | Sports News

Commonwealth Games Day 4 Live: Mirabai Chanu in action today | Sports News

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The Glasgow Games have otherwise been a sobering affair for the Indian contingent, particularly since three of India’s athletes have been barred from the Games due to dope-related violations. Judoka Tulika Maan was suspended for three whereabouts failures in the last 12 months. Maan was a silver winner at Birmingham 2022 and consequently one of India’s top medal bets for Glasgow. India have also seen two setbacks before the Opening Ceremony. Judoka Arun Kumar, who competes in the 78 kg category, was was provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) while weightlifter Dilbagh Singh had to return from Glasgow since India’s quote of athletes had to be slashed for doping violations. Scroll down to read all the updates from the fourth day of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Once they mocked his name, now Jhandu Kumar is a Commonwealth Games medallist Jhandu Kumar, the 29-year-old, who has sold vegetables and driven e-rickshaws to fund his training, won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games. (PTI and Special Arrangement)   “What’s in a name?” they …

“People laughed at my name,” says India’s CWG 2026 medallist Jhandu Kumar

“People laughed at my name,” says India’s CWG 2026 medallist Jhandu Kumar

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When Jhandu Kumar’s name echoed through the arena after he secured India’s first medal of the Commonwealth Games, it carried a weight far greater than the bronze hanging around his neck. “Jhandu” was a name thrust upon him after his parents spent everything they had trying to cure his polio. Today, the name has made India proud. The 28-year-old para powerlifter from Bihar clinched the men’s heavyweight bronze on Friday with a total of 130.9 points after successful lifts of 181kg and 190kg. His bold attempt at 196kg, which could have propelled him into contention for a higher medal, ended in disappointment. “The happiness is overwhelming. I haven’t been able to sleep since last night… Even when I lie down, sleep just doesn’t come,” he told reporters during a SAI interaction. The failed final lift, however, does not haunt him. “I took the first lift safely. If I had taken the first lift harder, and if I had failed, there would have been a problem for me. The confidence would have been down. My aim …