Archive · 31 Jul 2026
India Adds Silver, Bronze on Day 8 of Commonwealth Games
India played a big game at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
A weightlifter named Lovepreet Singh lifted a record 176 kg and won a silver medal.
A discus thrower, Seema Kaliramna, threw 58.65 meters and got a bronze.
Three Indian javelin throwers, Neeraj Chopra, Rohit Yadav, and Yashvir Singh, made it to the final round even though the wind was strong.
Other athletes like Praveen Chithravel and Selva Prabhu moved on to the triple‑jump final, and Tejaswin Shankar was close to a medal in the decathlon.
India’s total medal count is now 17, and they are in 10th place in the overall standings.
India won two medals on Day 8: silver in weightlifting by Lovepreet Singh and bronze in discus by Seema Kaliramna, raising the tally to 17 medals and 10th place.
Lovepreet Singh set a Commonwealth Games snatch record of 176 kg and finished with a 388 kg total, just one kilogram behind New Zealand’s David Andrew Liti who won gold.
Seema Kaliramna’s 58.65 m throw earned bronze despite fouling her last three attempts; Jamaica’s Samantha Hall and Canada’s Julia Tunks took gold and silver.
Neeraj Chopra, Rohit Yadav and Yashvir Singh qualified for the men’s javelin final in windy conditions, with Chopra finishing fifth at 79.61 m.
Other athletes advanced to finals or posted strong performances: Praveen Chithravel and Selva Prabhu in triple jump, Tejaswin Shankar 2nd in decathlon after five events, and Navneet Singh/Dinesh Kumar remained unbeaten in lawn bowls.
- Who
- Indian athletes including Lovepreet Singh, Seema Kaliramna, Neeraj Chopra, Rohit Yadav, Yashvir Singh, and others
- What
- won medals and qualified for finals at the Commonwealth Games
- When
- Day 8, July 31, 2026
- Where
- Glasgow, Scotland, at the Commonwealth Games
- Why
- to compete and represent India, achieving medals and advancing to finals
- Medals added
- 2
- Total medals
- 17
- Gold
- 3
- Silver
- 10
- Bronze
- 4
- Weightlifting silver
- Lovepreet Singh
- Discus bronze
- Seema Kaliramna
- Javelin qualifiers
- Neeraj Chopra, Rohit Yadav, Yashvir Singh
- Snatch record
- 176 kg
- Total lift
- 388 kg
