Numbers tell part of the story of India’s Glasgow 2026 campaign, but a few individual moments are what fans will actually remember.
Mirabai Chanu’s opening statement
India’s first gold of the Games came on day three, when Mirabai Chanu recovered from a missed opening lift to break three Games records and win the women’s 48kg weightlifting title. It was her third straight Commonwealth gold, a feat only one other Indian athlete has matched.
A first-ever judo gold
Judo produced one of the quieter but more historic moments of the Games. Asmita Dey beat Canada’s Heidi Quach on a golden point to win India’s first-ever Commonwealth Games judo gold, and teammate Harsh followed it up with a dominant win of his own soon after – India’s best-ever judo showing at a single Games.
Boxing’s record-breaking finals day
India’s single biggest day arrived on 1 August, when the boxing squad won eight of its ten finals across one extraordinary session, part of a wider record-breaking boxing campaign that yielded seven golds in total – more than any nation has ever won in the sport at one Games.
A javelin double for the ages
In athletics, Neeraj Chopra’s silver was followed moments later by training partner Yash Vir Singh producing a personal-best throw in the final round to snatch bronze, giving India its first-ever double podium in the men’s javelin at the Commonwealth Games.
Add in a record para-sport haul of seven medals and Gulveer Singh’s historic double on the track, and it’s clear why several of these performances also feature in our wider look at the surprises and upsets of Glasgow 2026 and the records that fell during the Games. Together, they add up to arguably the most memorable Commonwealth Games campaign India has produced since its home Games in New Delhi back in 2010.