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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 …

India at CWG 2026 Day 4 Schedule: Full list of Indian athletes in action on Sunday | Sports News

India at CWG 2026 Day 4 Schedule: Full list of Indian athletes in action on Sunday | Sports News

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2 min readJul 25, 2026 10:23 PM IST Mirabai Chanu will be in the spotlight on Sunday as the 2026 Commonwealth Games rolls onto its fourth day. The face of weightlifting in India for over a decade, Mirabai will be vying for her third CWG gold and fourth Games medal overall. She and boxer Lovlina Borgohain were India’s flagbearers at the opening ceremony as well. India have thus far won just one medal, which is Jhandu Kumar’s bronze in men’s heavyweight para powerlifting, although Lovlina is already assured of at least a bronze medal even before throwing a punch. Here are the sports and events that Indians would be participating in along with their times in IST: Sport Event Name of athlete(s) Stage Opponent (Country) Time (IST) Lawn Bowls Women’s Pairs Rupa Rani Tirkey and Pinki Sectional Play Amanda Steenkamp and Diana Viljoen (Namibia) 1pm Weightlifting Men’s 60kg Rishikanta Singh Final – 2.15pm ArtisticGymnastics Men’s All-Around Tapan Mohanty Final – 4.30pm Swimming Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay Srihari Nataraj, Aryan Nehra, Aneesh Gowda, Dhakshan Shashikumar Heat …

The Prez who lifted, the PM who bowled — when heads of state compete at CWG | Sports News

The Prez who lifted, the PM who bowled — when heads of state compete at CWG | Sports News

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5 min readJul 25, 2026 09:44 PM IST Nauru and Niue are self-governing Pacific nations of a few thousand people, and both have had a head of government compete at the Commonwealth Games. Nauru’s Marcus Stephen did it years before he ever held office. Niue’s Dalton Tagelagi did it while he was already Prime Minister. Neither is on the floor at Glasgow this week. Marcus Stephen was Nauru’s lone athlete at the 1990 Auckland Games, a twenty-year-old ranked fourth or fifth in his weightlifting class, not expected to medal. Nauru had joined the Commonwealth Games Federation three days earlier. “When I won a gold and two silvers,” Stephen told Inside the Games, “it was a real shock.” Nauru declared a public holiday. The Nauru Weightlifting Federation had been founded the year before, mostly so he could compete internationally. Two years later, wanting to lift at Barcelona, Stephen discovered Nauru wasn’t yet an IOC member. “Little did they know,” he told RNZ, “that you have to be a member first.” Nauru’s leaders arranged him a Samoan …

Commonwealth Games Day 3 Live: India vs Tonga in lawn bowls; Sachin in action | Sports News

Commonwealth Games Day 3 Live: India vs Tonga in lawn bowls; Sachin in action | Sports News

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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 live updates from the third day of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Indian athletes caught in dope net before Commonwealth Games begin India is expected to win at least half-a-dozen medals in weightlifting, and the squad size reduction is likely to affect the tally. (PTI Photo) Even before the Glasgow Commonwealth Games were declared open on Thursday, the Indian contingent suffered a setback after two of its medal prospects – one each in weightlifting and judo – were withdrawn following anti-doping rule violations. Arun Kumar, a …