India closed the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow with 39 medals and fourth place, but the bare total misses the larger story. A smaller programme removed several Indian strongholds, yet the contingent still found new champions in boxing, athletics, judo, weightlifting and Para sport.
The final count was 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze medals. India finished behind Australia, England and Canada on the official Glasgow 2026 medal table. More importantly, the campaign produced first-ever medals, a record boxing return and India’s strongest Commonwealth performance in Para sport. The result also came from a 122-member squad, far smaller than the 210-athlete team sent to Birmingham four years earlier.
Final Medal Table Shows Why Fourth Place Counts
Glasgow 2026 offered 215 medal events across 10 sports. Wrestling, badminton, table tennis, hockey, squash, cricket and shooting were absent, cutting many events that helped India win 61 medals at Birmingham 2022. Even with fewer chances, 38 Indian athletes reached the podium, while Gulveer Singh became the contingent’s only double medallist.
Key numbers from India’s Glasgow campaign were:
- 39 medals: 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze
- Fourth place in the final standings
- 10 boxing medals, including seven golds
- Seven Para sport medals, India’s best-ever CWG return
- 16 medals on the penultimate day, India’s biggest single-day haul of the campaign
The official SAI Media account marked the finish through this Commonwealth Games 2026 medal tally post, confirming India’s fourth-place result. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also praised the contingent after the closing ceremony.
Boxing Delivers India’s Biggest Glasgow Story
India’s boxers owned the final weekend. The team won seven gold and three silver medals, topped the boxing medal table and recorded its best Commonwealth Games boxing campaign. Ten of India’s 14 boxers returned with medals, giving the squad a 71% conversion rate.
Sakshi Chaudhary, Preeti Pawar, Jaismine Lamboria, Priya Ghanghas and Arundhati Choudhary won the five women’s titles. Sachin Siwach and Ankush Panghal added men’s gold medals. Lovlina Borgohain, Jadumani Singh and Narender Berwal took silver. The result was more than a rich medal day. It showed depth across weights, especially in a women’s programme featuring seven divisions at Glasgow.
World Boxing’s official report called India the leading nation after a pulsating finals day. Jaismine’s win also drew extra attention because the reigning world champion converted her form into a Commonwealth title before serving as India’s closing-ceremony flag-bearer.
Historic Firsts Arrive Across Athletics, Judo And Para Sport
Gulveer Singh produced one of India’s finest distance-running weeks. He won silver in the men’s 10,000m and bronze in the 5,000m, becoming the first Indian to medal in both Commonwealth events and the first Indian track athlete to win two individual medals at one edition. His 5,000m bronze came by only 0.04 seconds.
Tejaswin Shankar added another first with bronze in the decathlon. Neeraj Chopra claimed javelin silver with 85.83m, while Yash Vir Singh threw a personal-best 84.41m for bronze. Praveen Chithravel and Selva Prabhu Thirumaran also shared the triple-jump podium with silver and bronze.
Indian judo finally found Commonwealth gold. Asmita Dey won the women’s 48kg title and Harsh Singh took the men’s 60kg crown, becoming India’s first judo gold medallists at the Games. Yamini Mourya added silver and Unnati Sharma bronze, completing India’s best judo campaign.
The Para contingent collected a record seven medals, including golds for Soman Rana, Sharmila Dhankar and Dilip Gavit. That Glasgow total equalled India’s combined Para medal count from all earlier Commonwealth editions.
Glasgow Hands The Baton To Ahmedabad 2030
Mirabai Chanu supplied India’s first gold in Glasgow and completed a hat-trick of Commonwealth titles. Her 190kg total in the women’s 48kg event included Games records of 85kg in snatch and 105kg in clean and jerk. Weightlifting eventually delivered eight medals.
The closing ceremony shifted attention towards Ahmedabad 2030. Neeraj Chopra and IOA president PT Usha received the Commonwealth flag and baton as India took over hosting duties for the centenary edition. Commonwealth Sport’s handover update said the next programme could feature 15 to 17 sports. India now has four years to turn Glasgow’s new medal routes into lasting results.
FAQs
How Many Medals Did India Win At Commonwealth Games 2026?
India won 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze medals, finishing fourth in Glasgow overall.
Which Sport Won India’s Most Medals In Glasgow?
Boxing led India’s campaign with seven golds and three silvers from ten podium-finishing boxers overall.
Why Was Gulveer Singh’s Performance Historic?
Gulveer Singh became India’s first Commonwealth medallist in both 10,000m and 5,000m events at Glasgow.
What Record Did Mirabai Chanu Set?
Mirabai Chanu won her third straight Commonwealth gold, setting fresh Games records in Glasgow too.
Where Will The Next Commonwealth Games Be Held?
Ahmedabad will host the 2030 centenary Games, bringing the Commonwealth event back to India again.
