CWG 2026 July 29 Wrap: Gavit Clinches India’s Third Gold; Sreeshankar, Boxers Star

CWG 2026: Gavit-Basil script historic 1-2, Sreeshankar wins silver as India enjoy stellar day

India enjoyed one of its best days at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Wednesday, July 29, with Dilip Mahadu Gavit and Mohammed Basil scripting a historic one-two finish in para athletics, Murali Sreeshankar claiming another long jump silver, and the country’s boxers guaranteeing six more medals.

There was more good news on the track as Animesh Kujur advanced to the men’s 200m semi-finals, while Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Samardeep Singh Gill qualified for the shot put final. India’s impressive run in lawn bowls also continued, with Navneet Singh and Dinesh Kumar extending their unbeaten streak.

Historic Indian one-two in para athletics

India’s para athletics contingent produced one of the standout moments of the Games as Dilip Mahadu Gavit clinched gold in the men’s 100m T47, while Mohammed Basil Morssinganakath secured silver to complete a memorable Indian one-two.

Gavit clocked a Commonwealth Games record and season-best 10.71 seconds to take the gold, while Basil finished in 10.83 seconds—also a season’s best—to seal silver.

The victory handed India its third gold medal of the Games after Mirabai Chanu’s triumph in women’s 48kg weightlifting and Sharmila Dhankar’s gold in the women’s F57 shot put.

Sreeshankar returns to podium

Murali Sreeshankar continued his remarkable comeback by winning his second successive Commonwealth Games silver medal in the men’s long jump.

The Indian opened with 8.03m before improving to 8.09m, briefly moving into first place. However, Jamaica’s Tajay Gayle responded with an 8.15m leap to claim gold, while Scotland’s Stephen McKenzie took bronze with 8.08m.

• Another Indian, Lokesh Sathyanathan, finished fifth with a best jump of 7.97m.
• Boxers guarantee 10 medals

India’s boxing contingent continued its dominant campaign as six more pugilists booked semifinal berths, taking the country’s guaranteed medal tally in boxing to 10.

Sakshi Chaudhary (51kg), Arundhati Choudhary (70kg), Sachin Siwach (60kg), Ankush Panghal (80kg), Narender Berwal (+90kg) and reigning world champion Jaismine Lamboria (57kg) all advanced to the last four.

They joined Lovlina Borgohain (75kg), Priya Ghanghas (60kg), Preeti Pawar (54kg) and Jadumani Singh (55kg), who had already reached the semifinals.

Jaismine rounded off the day’s action by defeating England’s Elise Glynn 4-1 in the women’s 57kg quarterfinal.

With 10 guaranteed medals, India has already surpassed its boxing tally from the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where it won seven medals.

Hurdlers reach final

Yashas Palaksha and Santhosh K Tamilarasan qualified for the men’s 400m hurdles final as the two fastest non-automatic qualifiers.

Santhosh clocked 49.51 seconds in Heat 2, while Yashas finished Heat 1 in 49.65 seconds. Their timings earned them the final two spots in the medal race.

Kujur impresses, shot put duo advance

Animesh Kujur kept India’s sprint hopes alive by winning his men’s 200m heat in a season-best 20.46 seconds to qualify comfortably for the semi-finals.

In the men’s shot put qualification, Tajinderpal Singh Toor cleared the automatic qualifying mark with a best throw of 20.14m, while Samardeep Singh Gill advanced with a 19.95m effort.

Lawn bowls unbeaten

India’s strong run in lawn bowls continued as Navneet Singh and Dinesh Kumar defeated Namibia in straight sets to register their second successive win in the men’s pairs competition.

In the women’s singles, Nayanmoni Saikia produced a commanding display to beat the Isle of Man’s Caroline Whitehead in straight sets.

Near misses for India

There was heartbreak for Manpreet Kaur, who narrowly missed a medal in the women’s shot put after finishing fourth with a best throw of 17.49m.

Para swimmer Suyash Narayan Jadhav also ended fourth in the men’s 50m freestyle S7 final, missing bronze by just 0.3 seconds. Chaithanya Vishwas Kulkarni finished fifth.

The able-bodied swimmers endured a disappointing day as Sajan Prakash and Aneesh S Gowda failed to qualify for the men’s 200m freestyle final, while Aryan Nehra finished seventh in the men’s 1500m freestyle final.

Parul finishes fifth

Parul Chaudhary was unable to challenge for a medal in the women’s 3000m steeplechase, finishing fifth in 9:26.75—well outside her national record of 9:12.46. She struggled to match the leaders throughout the race and crossed the line nearly 25 seconds behind Kenya’s Faith Cherotich, who won the gold.