Commonwealth Games 2026 live updates: India’s unbeaten bowls campaign ends with heartbreaking defeat in tie-break – The Tech Word News

Commonwealth Games 2026 Live Updates: The Commonwealth Games 2026 continued to deliver a mix of success and disappointment for India, with lawn bowls emerging as one of the bright spots, while several other disciplines produced mixed results ahead of an action-packed Sunday in Glasgow.

Rupa Rani Tirkey and Pinki Singh boosted India’s medal hopes by claiming their third straight win in the women’s doubles sectional. Their hard-fought win over Tonga kept them unbeaten in Section B alongside England, with the battle for the knockout stages still very close. However, Putul Sonowal’s men’s singles campaign suffered a setback after he lost to unbeaten Izzat Shameer Dzulkeple of Malaysia. The defeat left the Indian second in their group and relying on more results to keep their semi-final hopes alive.

India celebrated another positive result in boxing as Sachin Siwach defeated Canada’s Keoma Al-Ahmadieh to advance to the men’s 60kg round of 16. His victory followed that of Jadumani Singh in the opening round, giving the Indian boxing contingent an encouraging start to the competition.

The artistic gymnastics team narrowly missed out on medal contention after finishing fifth in their subgroup. Despite the team’s disappointment, Olympians Pranati Nayak and Protistha Samanta remained in contention to advance to the individual vault final.

Indian swimmers Aryan Nehra and Dhakshan Shashikumar failed to advance to the men’s 400m freestyle final, while the women’s 3×3 wheelchair basketball team suffered a heavy opening defeat against Wales.

With the lone medal from Jhanda Singh a bronze in para powerlifting, India now turn their attention to a busy schedule on Sunday. Olympic medalist Mirabai Chanu will begin her weightlifting campaign as one of India’s strongest gold medal hopes. Rishikanta Singh and M Raja will also compete in the medal events, while Preeti Pawar, Aditya Pratap Yadav and Jadumani Singh will feature in boxing. India will also be represented in swimming, artistic gymnastics and bowling as the contingent looks to build momentum and increase its medal tally at the Games.