Archive · 10 Aug 2026
PM Modi Hails Jadumani Singh's Kargil Tribute, Pakistan Win
An Indian army soldier who is also a boxer won a silver medal at a big sports event called the Commonwealth Games.
His name is Jadumani Singh, and he is 22 years old.
He beat a boxer from Pakistan in an important match by a big margin.
This was special because it happened on Kargil Vijay Diwas, a day when India remembers its heroes from the Kargil War.
Jadumani decided to give his medal to the warriors who won that war.
India's leader, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said this was a wonderful and respectful thing to do.
Modi said Jadumani defeated the very team that needed to be beaten.
The soldier-boxer made the whole country proud.
In total, Indian boxers won ten medals at the games.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Indian Army boxer Jadumani Singh Mandengbam for dedicating his Commonwealth Games 2026 silver medal to the victors of the Kargil War.
Mandengbam, 22, outclassed Pakistan's Sumama Rehman 5-0 by unanimous decision in the men's 55kg Round of 16 in Glasgow.
Modi said Singh, himself a soldier, defeated the very adversary that needed to be defeated, adding glory to the Kargil victory.
Singh eventually won the silver medal in the men's 55kg boxing event at the Commonwealth Games 2026.
India's boxing contingent secured a rich haul of 10 medals at the Commonwealth Games 2026.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indian Army boxer Jadumani Singh Mandengbam, who defeated Pakistan's Sumama Rehman.
- What
- Mandengbam dedicated his Commonwealth Games 2026 silver medal to the victors of the Kargil War after beating Pakistan's Sumama Rehman 5-0 in the men's 55kg boxing event.
- When
- On Kargil Vijay Diwas during the Commonwealth Games 2026.
- Where
- Glasgow, the host city of the Commonwealth Games 2026.
- Why
- To honour and pay tribute to the heroes of the Kargil War, a gesture PM Modi said added glory to the Kargil triumph.
- Athlete
- Jadumani Singh Mandengbam
- Age
- 22 years old
- Background
- Indian Army boxer
- Result
- Silver medal in men's 55kg boxing
- Round of 16
- 5-0 unanimous decision win over Pakistan's Sumama Rehman
- India's Boxing Haul
- 10 medals at Commonwealth Games 2026
- Occasion
- Kargil Vijay Diwas
- Tribute
- Medal dedicated to Kargil War victors