
India finish fourth with 39 medals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games (CWG) after judokas and cyclists disappointed on the final day of the competition. After winning 15 medals on Saturday, it was expected that the country will win a few more on the final day. The medal count would have touched 40 had Ishroop Narang not lost her bronze medal match.
In the end, India finished with 13 gold, 17 silver and 9 bronze, behind leaders Australia (167), England (109) and Canada (62). Out of 13 gold medals, seven alone came in boxing, one in weightlifting (Mirabai Chanu) , two in Judo and three in para sports.
Indian boxers dominated the competition. Sakshi Chaudhary (women's 51kg), Preeti Pawar (women's 54kg), Jaismine Lamboria (women's 57kg), Priya Ghanghas (women's 60kg), Arundhati Choudhary (women's 70kg), Sachin Siwach (men's 60kg category) and Ankush Panghal (men's 80kg gold) won gold medals for India in boxing.
Lovlina Borgohain, Jadumani Singh and Narender Berwal settled for silver medals after losing their respective finals. In athletics, Neeraj Chopra (javelin), Murali Sreeshankar (men's long jump), Gulveer Singh (men's 5000m & men's 10000m) and Praveen Chithravel (men's triple jump), all won silver.
| Athlete | Event | Sport | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jhandu Kumar | Men's Heavyweight | Para Powerlifting | Bronze |
| Rishikanta Singh | Men's 60kg | Weightlifting | Silver |
| Mirabai Chanu | Women's 48kg | Weightlifting | Gold |
| Raja Muthupandi | Men's 65kg | Weightlifting | Silver |
| Gyaneshwari Yadav | Women's 53kg | Weightlifting | Silver |
| Bindyarani Devi | Women's 58kg | Weightlifting | Bronze |
| Sharmila Dhankar | Women's Shot Put F57 | Para Athletics | Gold |
| Sarvesh Kushare | Men's High Jump | Athletics | Silver |
| Shilpa K. Shyla | Women's Shot Put F57 | Para Athletics | Bronze |
| Valluri Ajaya Babu | Men's 79kg | Weightlifting | Silver |
| Harjinder Kaur | Women's 69kg | Weightlifting | Silver |
| Gulveer Singh | Men's 10,000m | Athletics | Silver |
| Murali Sreeshankar | Men's Long Jump | Athletics | Silver |
| Dilip Gavit | Men's 100m T47 | Para Athletics | Gold |
| Mohammed Basil | Men's 100m T47 | Para Athletics | Silver |
| Lovepreet Singh | Men's 110kg | Weightlifting | Silver |
| Seema Kaliramna | Women's Discus Throw | Athletics | Bronze |
| Asmita Dey | Women's 48kg | Judo | Gold |
| Harsh Singh | Men's 60kg | Judo | Gold |
| Yamini Mourya | Women's 57kg | Judo | Silver |
| Tejaswin Shankar | Men's Decathlon | Athletics | Bronze |
| Yashvir Singh | Men's Javelin Throw | Athletics | Bronze |
| Neeraj Chopra | Men's Javelin Throw | Athletics | Silver |
| Preeti Pawar | Women's 54kg | Boxing | Gold |
| Praveen Chithravel | Men's Triple Jump | Athletics | Silver |
| Selva Prabhu | Men's Triple Jump | Athletics | Bronze |
| Jaismine Lamboria | Women's 57kg | Boxing | Gold |
| Jadumani Singh | Men's 55kg | Boxing | Silver |
| Shubham Juyal | Men's Shot Put F57 | Para Athletics | Silver |
| Soman Rana | Men's Shot Put F57 | Para Athletics | Gold |
| Unnati Sharma | Women's -63kg | Judo | Bronze |
| Sakshi Chaudhary | Women's 51kg | Boxing | Gold |
| Priya Ghanghas | Women's 60kg | Boxing | Gold |
| Arundhati Choudhary | Women's 70kg | Boxing | Gold |
| Lovlina Borgohain | Women's 75kg | Boxing | Silver |
| Sachin Siwach | Men's 60kg | Boxing | Gold |
| Ankush Panghal | Men's 80kg | Boxing | Gold |
| Narender Berwal | Men's 90kg | Boxing | Silver |
| Gulveer Singh | Men's 5000m | Athletics | Bronze |
Australia remained on top of the CWG 2026 medal tally with an astonishing 70 gold medals so far, followed by England who won 29. Canada won 19 gold medals to occupy the third place.
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 70 | 43 | 56 | 169 |
| 2 | England | 29 | 46 | 36 | 110 |
| 3 | Canada | 19 | 20 | 23 | 62 |
| 4 | INDIA | 13 | 17 | 9 | 39 |
| 5 | Scotland | 13 | 9 | 17 | 39 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 10 | 14 | 11 | 35 |
| 7 | Nigeria | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| 8 | Jamaica | 10 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 9 | Wales | 9 | 10 | 12 | 31 |
| 10 | Malaysia | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
Only top 10 countries in the medal tally are given here.
The Indian para athletes had remarkable Commonwealth Games to remember, winning seven medals - 3 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze. The gold medals came from Sharmila Dhankar, Soman Rana and Dilip Gavit. In fact, India had three double podium finish at the CWG 2026 - women’s shot put F57, men’s shot put F57, and men’s 100m T47.
It is the best ever performance for Indian para sports in the Commonwealth Games. Since the introduction of para-sports in the CWG in 2002 edition in Manchester and before CWG 2026, India won a total of seven medals -- one gold, two silver and four bronze.
In judo, Unnati Sharma clinched a bronze medal in the women's 63kg event as India capped off a historic run at the Commonwealth Games with four medals. The best-ever run was led by Harsh Singh (men's -60kg) and Asmita Dey (women's -48kg), who became India's first-ever CWG gold medallists in judo. Yamini Mourya added a silver in the women's -57kg category.
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