Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2026: India Shine on Day 6 with Para-Athletics 1-2 Finish

30 July 2026National

India continued its strong campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland (held 23 July - 2 August 2026). On Day 6 (29 July), Dilip Mahadu Gavit clinched gold in the men's 100m T47 with a Games-record 10.71 seconds, while Mohammed Basil M took silver to complete a historic Indian 1-2 finish in para-athletics. Murali Sreeshankar won silver in the men's long jump with a best of 8.09m (Jamaica's Tajay Gayle took gold with 8.15m), and Gulveer Singh earned a historic silver in the men's 10,000m. India's boxers also swept their quarter-finals, with six pugilists advancing to the semi-finals. Earlier in the Games, Mirabai Chanu delivered a weightlifting gold. Glasgow 2026 is a scaled-down edition featuring around 11 sports and 74 participating nations.

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First Commonwealth Games held in 1930 at Hamilton, Canada | Held every 4 years | Governed by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) | India last hosted the CWG in Delhi 2010 | The 2022 edition was held in Birmingham, England

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At Glasgow CWG 2026, Dilip Gavit won gold (100m T47, Games-record 10.71s) with Basil M silver for a 1-2 finish; Sreeshankar (long jump) and Gulveer Singh (10,000m) added silvers.

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