Commonwealth Games 2026 Highlights: Neeraj Chopra wins silver as India dominate boxing and script judo history

The podium reads Sri Lanka, India, India.

Neeraj Chopra takes silver. He doesn’t look entirely satisfied, he never is with anything short of gold. But his comeback continues to take shape.

Yashvir Singh produces a huge surprise bronze, beating the likes of Anderson Peters and Arshad Nadeem in what was the strongest Commonwealth Games javelin field ever assembled.

And then there is Rumesh Pathirage. A sensational gold for Sri Lanka, delivered with a throw that simply stood apart.

Neeraj Chopra fouls his final attempt, knowing immediately after release that it is not a good throw. His best mark of 85.83m is enough to secure the silver medal in his second Commonwealth Games.

India finish with two athletes on the podium: Neeraj Chopra with silver and Yashvir Singh with bronze, behind Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage.

Douw Smit is unable to overtake Yashvir Singh’s personal best of 85.41m. Yashvir claims the Commonwealth Games bronze medal, ensuring India will have two athletes on the podium.

Yashvir Singh produces a massive personal best of 85.41m at the perfect moment to leap into the bronze medal position, pushing Douw Smit down to fourth.

Anderson Peters is unable to overtake him. Yashvir currently sits third.

Rumesh Pathirage records another foul. There is no change in the order as the competition heads into the final round.

Current standings:

Rumesh Pathirage – 89.75m

Neeraj Chopra – 85.83m

Douw Smit – 82.88m

Anderson Peters – 82.55m

Rohit Yadav – 81.56m

Yashvir Singh – 81.33m

Ben East – 81.12m

Keshorn Walcott – 78.72m

Neeraj Chopra goes through his usual sideways stretches, lets out a scream on release, but the fifth attempt lands below 80 metres. He remains second.

Rumesh Pathirage produces a sub-80m effort and steps out in frustration. He still has only one legal throw to his name, the massive 89.75m that continues to lead the competition.

Current standings:

Rumesh Pathirage: 89.75m

Neeraj Chopra: 85.83m

Douw Smit: 82.88m

Anderson Peters: 82.55m

Rohit Yadav: 81.56m

Yashvir Singh: 81.33m

Ben East: 81.12

Keshorn Walcott: 78.72m

Anderson Peters sends his fourth attempt too high and is unable to improve on his earlier mark.

Neeraj Chopra steps up with clear intent for his fourth throw but produces another imperfect effort, landing at 80.73m. He remains second behind Rumesh Pathirage.

Sakshi Chaudhary

Preeti Pawar

Jaismine Lamboria

Priya Ghanghas

Arundhati Choudhary

Lovlina Borgohain

Jadumani Singh

Sachin Siwach

Ankush Panghal

Narender Berwal

Out of a 14-member boxing contingent in Glasgow, 10 have reached the finals, a remarkable success for Indian boxing at these Games.

Nigel Paul continues to try but looks increasingly tired. Narender stays composed, throwing fewer punches in the knowledge that he has already done enough.

The judges deliver a unanimous decision in the Indian’s favour.

All 10 Indian boxers have now won their semi-finals and will compete for gold on Saturday.

Rumesh Pathirage (Sri Lanka) – 89.75m

Neeraj Chopra (India) – 85.83m

Douw Smit – 82.88m

Anderson Peters – 82.55m

Rohit Yadav (India) – 81.56m

Yashvir Singh (India) – 81.33m

Ben East – 81.12m

Keshorn Walcott – 78.72m

The big story remains Arshad Nadeem’s exit. The reigning Commonwealth and Olympic champion finishes ninth and is eliminated. He looked well below his best, with both his run-up and release lacking the usual power.

Narender continues to follow the template set by the other Indian boxers today, relying on strong and effective counter punches. Nigel Paul struggles to land cleanly.

A solid left hook from the Indian stands out as he finishes the round strongly. All five judges score it in Narender’s favour.

In a major upset, reigning Commonwealth and Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem is unable to improve on his 77.41m and remains ninth after three throws.

He will not advance to the final three rounds and cannot defend the title he won in Birmingham. Stunning scenes at the stadium in Glasgow.

Two big men in the ring with limited movement early on. Nigel Paul starts the stronger, but Narender Berwal finds his range midway through the round and begins to land cleaner shots.

Paul attempts to finish strongly but is unable to make a significant impact. All five judges score the opening round 5-0 in Narender’s favour.

Yashas Palaksha and Santosh Kumar Tamilarasan push hard in the final but cross the line in seventh and eighth places respectively.

Rumesh Pathirage’s 89.75m remains the mark to beat.

Yashvir Singh improves to 81.33m and moves into sixth.

Ben East is unable to better his earlier 81.12m and sits seventh.

Neeraj Chopra steps up for his third attempt but knows immediately it is not a good throw. It lands at 81.29m. He remains second for now.

The final boxing bout of the day involving an Indian sees Narender Berwal take on Nigel Paul of Trinidad and Tobago. Every Indian boxer so far has won their semi-final and advanced to the gold medal bout.

Narender is in the red corner, with Paul in blue.

Arshad Nadeem throws 77.41m and is left unhappy with his release.

Anderson Peters improves to 81.41m.

Rohit Yadav responds with 81.56m.

Then Rumesh Pathirage produces the throw of the night so far, launching the javelin out to a massive 89.75m to take a clear lead.

Current standings:

Rumesh Pathirage (Sri Lanka) – 89.75m

Neeraj Chopra (India) – 85.83m

Douw Smit – 82.88m

Rohit Yadav (India) – 81.56m

Arshad Nadeem sits ninth and will need a significant improvement to reach the final three throws.

Tejaswin Shankar runs the 1500m in 4:36.19. Sammy Ball’s time of 4:32.29 is not enough to overtake him.

Tejaswin finishes with a total of 7976 points to claim bronze — India’s first-ever Commonwealth Games medal in the decathlon.

Lindon Victor takes gold, with Damian Warner securing silver.

Sachin boxes with growing confidence, stepping into range, inviting shots, landing sharp left hooks and moving away cleanly. Owain is unable to contain him as the Indian controls the exchanges.

At the final bell, the judges deliver a unanimous decision in Sachin’s favour. He advances to the gold medal bout.