CWG 2026 medal tally: How India fare after Gulveer Singh, Harjinder Kaur’s silver on Day 6 in Glasgow?

Gulveer Singh and Harjinder Kaur NEW DELHI: India added more medals to boost its Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games campaign on Day 6 thanks to a historic silver by Gulveer Singh, another podium finish in weightlifting and a strong showing in boxing.Gulveer was an outstanding performer and became the first ever Indian to win a medal in the men’s 10,000m at the Commonwealth Games. The Army runner clocked 27:49.78 and held the lead throughout before finishing second behind Australia’s Ky Robinson with a strong sprint in the final lap. Harjinder Kaur also impressed by winning silver in the women’s 69kg weightlifting with a career best total of 227kg (101kg jerk and 126kg clean and jerk). She also broke the Commonwealth Games catch record twice, bettering the bronze medal she won at Birmingham 2022.Indian boxers continued their fine run as Mandengbam Jadumani Singh (55kg), Preeti Pawar (54kg) and Priya Ghanghas (60kg) reached the semi-finals, guaranteeing at least bronze medals. Priya recovered after losing the opening round of her quarterfinal to stay in the hunt for gold. However, Parveen Hooda and Kapil Pokhariya were eliminated in the quarter-finals.

Elsewhere mixed results

Vishal TK qualified for the men’s 400m semi-finals, while Rajesh Ramesh and high jumper Pooja Singh missed out. Weightlifter Nirupama Devi Seram did not register a result after failing in all her clean and jerk attempts. Swimmer Srihari Nataraj narrowly missed the final in the 100m breaststroke, while Sajan Prakash failed to advance in the 50m butterfly. In para swimming, Karthik Budigina and Ali Imam finished sixth and eighth in the S13 50m freestyle final. India also won their men’s doubles match while Nayanmoni Saikia lost in the women’s singles.SEE ALSO: CWG 2026: Complete schedule, timings and medal events as India medals on July 29, WednesdayAt the end of Day 6, India were ninth in the medal standings with 12 medals, including two gold, seven silver and three bronze, while Australia remained on top with 80 medals.Country RankingGoldSilverBronzeTotal1Australia351827802Canada131012353England101815434Scotland744155Nigeria642126Malaysia523107South Africa475168South Africa20163New Zealand3731